As Casey Anthony Prosecution Winds Down, HLN Ratings Rise To The Top
Cable news ratings, June 9, 2011:
•Interest in the trial of accused murderer Casey Anthony has intensified as the prosecution nears the end of its case and the defense–which could include Anthony taking the stand–looms. HLN’s expansive coverage of the case, led by Nancy Grace, continues to provide the CNN sister network huge ratings, coming in second place in primetime and total day on Tuesday, and giving HLN the third and fourth highest rated programs in cable news. At 5 p.m. HLN’s special coverage of the Anthony trial was a dominant number one, with 447,000 viewers 25-54, far ahead of Fox’s Glenn Beck, who had 239,000. HLN won the hour among total viewers, though by a narrow margin.
•The ever-fascinating contest at 10 p.m. saw HLN’s Joy Behar beating MSNBC’s Ed Schultz for third place among viewers 25-54, with Fox’s Greta Van Susteren taking first place (364,000) ahead of CNN’s Anderson Cooper (298,000).
Here’s the full scoreboard:
| TV NEWS RATINGS: 25-54 DEMOGRAPHIC (L +SD) | ||||
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| 5 pm | Beck
239 |
Blitzer
197 |
Matthews
199 |
Special
447 |
| 6 pm | Baier
242 |
Blitzer
159 |
Live
167 |
Prime
331 |
| 7 pm | Shep
337 |
King, USA
184 |
Matthews
156 |
Issues
367 |
| 8 pm | O’Reilly
548 |
InTheArena
113 |
O’Donnell
258 |
Grace
462 |
| 9 pm | Hannity
493 |
Morgan
149 |
Maddow
355 |
DrDrew
330 |
| 10 pm | Van Susteren
364 |
Cooper
298 |
Schultz
227 |
Behar
265 |
| 11 pm | O’Reilly
414 |
Cooper
223 |
O’Donnell
151 |
Showbiz
163 |
| TOTAL DAY | 311 | 167 | 167 | 254 |
| PRIME TIME | 468 | 280 | 280 | 347 |
| 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
1432 |
Blitzer
600 |
Matthews
679 |
Special
1436 |
| 6 pm | Baier
1627 |
Blitzer
562 |
Live
547 |
Prime
969 |
| 7 pm | Shep
1520 |
King, USA
476 |
Matthews
627 |
Issues
1173 |
| 8 pm | O’Reilly
2661 |
InTheArena
449 |
O’Donnell
895 |
Grace
1617 |
| 9 pm | Hannity
2086 |
Morgan
546 |
Maddow
1075 |
DrDrew
1320 |
| 10 pm | Van Susteren
1772 |
Cooper
786 |
Schultz
770 |
Behar
947 |
| 11 pm | O’Reilly
1277 |
Cooper
522 |
O’Donnell
473 |
Showbiz
493 |
| TOTAL DAY | 1240 | 435 | 515 | 811 |
| PRIME TIME | 2174 | 594 | 913 | 1277 |
| Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data | ||||
