Cable news ratings, October 5, 2009: Check out the highlights, and see the full ratings below:
• Bill O’Reilly had the top cable news program in total viewers and the A25-54 demographic. As has been the growing trend, his colleague Glenn Beck was #2 in both categories.
• Keith Olbermann, at 8pmET on MSNBC, had the top non-FNC program in both categories.
Check out all the ratings below, and leave your own thoughts in the comments:
| TV NEWS RATINGS: 25-54 DEMOGRAPHIC (L +SD) | ||||
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| 5 pm | Beck
730 |
Blitzer
123 |
Matthews
148 |
Prime
113 |
| 6 pm | Baier
436 |
Blitzer
143 |
EdShow
154 |
Prime
98 |
| 7 pm | Shep
481 |
Dobbs
156 |
Matthews
200 |
Issues
153 |
| 8 pm | O’Reilly
884 |
Brown
131 |
Olbermann
259 |
Grace
221 |
| 9 pm | Hannity
629 |
King
190 |
Maddow
250 |
Behar
134 |
| 10 pm | Greta
493 |
Cooper
151 |
Olbermann
233 |
Grace
192 |
| 11 pm | O’Reilly
395 |
Cooper
151 |
Maddow
129 |
Showbiz
185 |
| TOTAL DAY | 403 | 152 | 129 | 129 |
| PRIME TIME | 669 | 157 | 247 | 180 |
| 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
2943 |
Blitzer
735 |
Matthews
596 |
Prime
276 |
| 6 pm | Baier
2143 |
Blitzer
582 |
EdShow
586 |
Prime
265 |
| 7 pm | Shep
1965 |
Dobbs
611 |
Matthews
650 |
Issues
468 |
| 8 pm | O’Reilly
3142 |
Brown
589 |
Olbermann
933 |
Grace
650 |
| 9 pm | Hannity
2183 |
King
706 |
Maddow
823 |
Behar
411 |
| 10 pm | Greta
1841 |
Cooper
515 |
Olbermann
640 |
Grace
394 |
| 11 pm | O’Reilly
1194 |
Cooper
393 |
Maddow
387 |
Showbiz
357 |
| TOTAL DAY | 1501 | 554 | 425 | 302 |
| PRIME TIME | 2390 | 604 | 799 | 475 |
| Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data. | ||||