Thursday Ratings: Lawrence O’Donnell Tops Anderson Cooper And Greta With Foster Friess Segment

by Mediaite Staff | 5:42 pm, February 17th, 2012

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MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell beat out Fox News and CNN in the 10 p.m. slot Thursday night — when he took on Foster Friess about his controversial contraception remarks — scoring 300+ in the 25-54 demo. Fox topped every other primetime slot.

Here are your full Thursday night ratings:

TV NEWS RATINGS: 25-54 DEMOGRAPHIC (L +SD)

5 pm

The5

401

Blitzer

135

Matthews

180

Special

6 pm

Baier

416

King, USA

Sharpton

183

Prime

7 pm

Shep

488

Burnett

120

Matthews

186

Issues

8 pm

O’Reilly

632

Cooper

179

Schultz

267

Grace

163

9 pm

Hannity

378

Piers

239

Maddow

345

Dr. Drew

183

10 pm

Van Susteren

336

Cooper

196

O’Donnell

338

Grace

166

11 pm

O’Reilly

362

Burnett

147

Schultz

192

Showbiz

170

TOTAL DAY

323

140

157

112

PRIME TIME

449

205

317

170

Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.

TV NEWS RATINGS: TOTAL VIEWERS (L +SD)

5 pm	The5 1.666	Blitzer 624	Matthews 825	Special 161
6 pm	Baier 1.757	King, USA 371	Sharpton 703	Prime 224
7 pm	Shep 1.865	Burnett 364	Matthews 704	Issues 353
8 pm	O’Reilly 2.915	Cooper 490	Schultz 1.108	Grace 599
9 pm	Hannity 1.926	Piers 580	Maddow 1.283	DrDrew 587
10 pm	Greta 1.520	Cooper 480	O’Donnell 1.189	Grace 422
11 pm	O’Reilly 1.138	Burnett 295	Schultz 646	Showbiz 376
TOTAL DAY	1.301	402	590	299
PRIME TIME	2.124	517	1.203	530
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data

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Anonymous

I watched the show but didn’t fit the demo (59). Curses! Foiled again!
http://twitter.com/DakotaLV Dakota

Its so funny when Mediate makes headlines when somebody ever blue moon comes close to FOX in demo, or beats FOX in one time slot because of the scheduled guest and this makes a headline… so SAD !! Like yesterday when MSNBC in one time slot came close in Demo but was still DOUBLE in total viewers,,,and this was a BIG DEAL.
Anonymous

go lawrence! go lawrence!
Anonymous

stop being pissed at not always seing your right wing ad channel being number 1
Anonymous

stop being pissed at not always seing your right wing ad channel being number 1
Anonymous

Good show Lawrence.
http://www.proactivepolitics.blogspot.com/ Norbit Peters

Oh, how bad does CNN want to get this guy?
They’d even settle for a Meghan McCain at this point, but the Media Matters network has her locked up already too!

Where-O-Where to go for an audience?
lol
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_45S32GWGDRUJIL6E2U4HOZW4BM Bob

For crossing Greta the Scientologist., Lawrence risks having his thetan sent to a lowly existence after reincarnation.
Hail Greta!
Hail Xenu!
Anonymous

Larry, when did you interview Rev. Wright, Jimmy Hoffa Jr. or Maxine Waters about their comments
Anonymous

Greta beat O’Donnell in total viewers and only beat Great in the 25-54 demo by 2 on a night he was suppose to rule. Hahaha
Anonymous

But those two points fully justify the sensationalist headline.

Like a drowning man would desperately try to hang onto two straws