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Rachel Maddow Within 16,000 Viewers (25-54) Of Hannity Friday Night

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Cable news ratings, August 5, 2011:

•A busy news night Friday–with Standard & Poors downgrading the nation’s credit–put MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Show within just 16,000 viewers 25-54 of Fox News’ usual ratings winner Hannity, which still won the hour with 314,000 viewers. Hannity was a taped program with live updates. CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight was third, but well back, with 151,000 viewers.

•In Anderson Cooper‘s last night at 10 and 11 p.m. ET (AC 360 moves to 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. starting tonight), the busy news night pushed 360 to a second place finish at ten and an overall first place finish (among viewers 25-54) at 11. At 11 p.m., Cooper had an average audience of 322,000 viewers, edging Fox’s 311,000.

Here’s the full scoreboard:

TV NEWS RATINGS: 25-54 DEMOGRAPHIC (L +SD)
Fox News CNN MSNBC CNN Headline News
5 pm The5

311

Blitzer

119

Matthews

137

Special

65

6 pm Baier

406

Blitzer

137

Live

183

Prime

95

7 pm Shep

381

King, USA

131

Matthews

158

Issues

144

8 pm O’Reilly

479

Special

116

O’Donnell

175

Grace

163

9 pm Hannity

314

Morgan

151

Maddow

298

DrDrew

104

10 pm Van Susteren

370

Cooper

268

Maddow

170

Behar

69

11 pm O’Reilly

311

Cooper

322

O’Donnell

172

Showbiz

68

TOTAL DAY 276 143 135 99
PRIME TIME 388 184 214 109
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.
TV NEWS RATINGS: TOTAL VIEWERS (L +SD)
Fox News CNN MSNBC CNN Headline News
5 pm The5

1346

Blitzer

503

Matthews

644

Special

372

6 pm Baier

1716

Blitzer

422

Live

659

Prime

408

7 pm Shep

1414

King, USA

435

Matthews

562

Issues

545

8 pm O’Reilly

2067

Special

394

O’Donnell

751

Grace

749

9 pm Hannity

1310

Morgan

415

Maddow

899

DrDrew

585

10 pm Van Susteren

1417

Cooper

666

Maddow

395

Behar

427

11 pm O’Reilly

1067

Cooper

640

O’Donnell

343

Showbiz

383

TOTAL DAY 1010 402 427 371
PRIME TIME 1603 503 682 576
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data

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  • James R

    Al Shopton is beating Tingles..
    How would you like that news, and STILL, have to
    go to work  and knock FOX all day! lol lol lol

  • fyonista

    Ms Maddow is fair and balanced and Hannity is a meglomaniac.

  • Anonymous

    “Hannity, it should be noted, was re-airing a special report against Maddow’s live show.”

    reruns even beat her…

  • Anonymous

    So, Hannity had only 16,002 viewers on Friday?

  • BR

    lol   They left that part out?

  • Anonymous

    Does Joyella realize that he socked it to Maddow in bringing up Hannity’s re-run in which she still lost despite the jaw dropping (Larry O’Donnell’s reaction, not mine.  He admitted that he thought it would never happen!) news?

    Or is Joyella one of the few who isn’t in the tank for MSNoBodyCares?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_VPOX7QKJCIVFGUSF5W2W4Z4LXE esther

    Your kidding, right? I mean you got to be, if not your delusional, oh but wait your a lib who loves the obama network, the all total one sided liberal network and maddow has been known to fudge a little, I mean a bunch of little, she only sees one side, and that she comes close to Hannity as this writer says is a joke, what is the overall ratings, to me thats what counts. Hannity is one sided I know but maddow is even worse, at least Hannity is civil to the other side and only a liberal would say otherwise, but doesnt matter Hannity beats the c— out of her everynight as FOX NEWS does msnbc, come on msnbc, hiring sharpton, bad move. What does that say about msnbc? No guts, just caved in ……………….

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_VPOX7QKJCIVFGUSF5W2W4Z4LXE esther

    jdubbelu, you make my point, they would die to have Hannitys ratings even on a bad day lol

  • Anonymous

    Haven’t read a comment yet but I’m betting on homophobic remarks.

  • Anonymous

    wow I take it back.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_ZIQS6YEA47QFXGOR4JWUBU2QRM Shark City

    Mediate……why dont  you wait till RM have more viewers than Hannity or anyone from FOX and then post because right now you guys are just making some liberals wet and nothing else.

  • Bushittinus

    how are viewers counted? does every tv in every walmart which is required to be tuned to FUX NOOS count as one viewer or does every walmart employee and shopper count as a viewer?

  • my2centshere

    The Five beat her at 5:00. That’s just sad.

  • http://www.facebook.com/JackpotHunter Rudy Lopez

    Maddow had one good day according to Mediaite. One day does not make a season.

  • Jerry Baustian

    Didn’t you read the story? Hannity’s show was a taped interview with the disgraced ex-governor of South Carolina, the one who went off to Argentina with his girlfriend instead of hiking the Appalachian Trail. I’m surprised he had a single viewer — or maybe the TVs were just on and nobody felt like reaching for the remotes.

  • Anonymous

    Rick beats itself… off.

  • Anonymous

    I object to the Ms. That has not been proven. Probably just another maddow lie, or Ms.-take. Hannity IS INDEED A megalomaniac (which you did spell wrong- another liberal using big words it doesn’t really know). A MEGALOMANIAC with higher ratings in reruns than Rick’s first run crap.

  • Anonymous

    Fisty,  are you insane? She isn’t fair and balanced, nor is Hannity. They are opinion anchors. At least Hannity has liberals on his show. Wait, Did you mean she is fair and balanced with regards to performing cunnilingus? I can’t attest to that, but she looks generous in that respect. Maybe I misunderstood you.

  • gordonbloyershow

    Another stupid misleading headline. Maddow had far less than a million viewers in the ONLY count that matters.

  • Anonymous

    Leftists love Maddow’s lies.  She feeds their stupidity.  I know that some people sometimes watch Maddow not for what she says or for her importance but for the laughs. Of course you will always have the gay’s watching her and the brainwashed left.

    The young viewers watch her for the same reason then watch Jon Stewart, or the Jersey Shore and “Snookie” they think she’s a comedian.  

  • Grayce

    In terms of point of view, Maddow is sharing the “lean forward” viewers with other networks, and Hannity on Fox is THE conservative at that moment. So, her gain is an absolute big deal. I like the way she gives background to her stories. To say her audience is all GLBT is sloppy thinking.

  • Laurence Glavin

    Nobody is mentioning Cooper’s 666.

  • Bonerlicious

    Big fukin deal, why do ur readers care? Godalmighty shall shower the earth with the blood of the innocent…hjiy cggd koug (speakin n tongue). Michelle is hot.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Caroline-M-Corman/1790826629 Caroline M. Corman

    If they rated in IQ numbers Maddow would be over the top.

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