Latest Ratings Spell CNN Woe: Blitzer, King, Parker/Spitzer Hit Serious Lows Against FNC, MSNBC, Even HLN
Cable news ratings, November 17, 2010:
•On the ratings chart for Wednesday, CNN’s column may be stressful reading for execs at the Time Warner Center: Wolf Blitzer, John King, and Parker Spitzer all got nowhere near breaking a threshold considered critical: at least 100,000 viewers 25-54.
•Over at HLN, a standout Wednesday was the solid showing for the 11 p.m. Showbiz, which placed second with 150,000 viewers 25-54, beating AC 360 and Countdown.
Here’s the full scoreboard:
| TV NEWS RATINGS: 25-54 DEMOGRAPHIC (L +SD) | ||||
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| 5 pm | Beck
595 |
Blitzer
75 |
Matthews
123 |
Showbiz
89 |
| 6 pm | Baier
523 |
Blitzer
74 |
Ed Show
183 |
Prime
144 |
| 7 pm | Shep
489 |
King, USA
86 |
Matthews
188 |
Issues
218 |
| 8 pm | O’Reilly
975 |
ParkerSpitzer
87 |
Olbermann
277 |
Grace
235 |
| 9 pm | Hannity
598 |
King
153 |
Maddow
314 |
Behar
119 |
| 10 pm | Van Susteren
365 |
Cooper
179 |
O’Donnell
241 |
Grace
174 |
| 11 pm | O’Reilly
422 |
Cooper
128 |
Olbermann
129 |
Showbiz
150 |
| TOTAL DAY | 371 | 92 | 127 | 150 |
| PRIME TIME | 647 | 140 | 277 | 174 |
| Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data. | ||||
| TV NEWS RATINGS: TOTAL VIEWERS (L +SD) | ||||
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| 5 pm | Beck
2297 |
Blitzer
499 |
Matthews
517 |
Showbiz
221 |
| 6 pm | Baier
2273 |
Blitzer
404 |
Ed Show
712 |
Prime
305 |
| 7 pm | Shep
1958 |
King, USA
393 |
Matthews
577 |
Issues
657 |
| 8 pm | O’Reilly
3522 |
ParkerSpitzer
357 |
Olbermann
1140 |
Grace
870 |
| 9 pm | Hannity
2347 |
King
749 |
Maddow
1139 |
Behar
561 |
| 10 pm | Van Susteren
1775 |
Cooper
704 |
O’Donnell
859 |
Grace
537 |
| 11 pm | O’Reilly
1491 |
Cooper
451 |
Olbermann
409 |
Showbiz
399 |
| TOTAL DAY | 1510 | 373 | 464 | 359 |
| PRIME TIME | 2550 | 604 | 1046 | 652 |
| Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data | ||||
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