CNN Dominates Sen. Kennedy Memorial Coverage Friday

Cable news ratings, August 28, 2009: Check out the highlights, and see the full ratings below:

• CNN was the top-rated cable news network on Friday in both the A25-54 demographic and total viewers during prime time. The memorial began during the 6pmET hour and continued into the 9pmET hour. CNN won the 7,8,9 and 10pmET hour in both categories. MSNBC finished 2nd in the demo with FNC 3rd (FNC was 2nd in total viewers).

• While CNN won in prime time, Fox News still was #1 in total day in both categories. Fox News also had the single best-rated hour on Friday – Glenn Beck‘s 5pmET hour.

• The top-rated hour for CNN and MSNBC was at 9pmET in the demo, while the 9pmET hour was FNC’s lowest in prime time.

Check out all the ratings below, and leave your own thoughts in the comments:

TV NEWS RATINGS: 25-54 DEMOGRAPHIC (L +SD)
5 pm	Beck 684	Blitzer 176	Matthews 109	Prime 159
6 pm	Baier 511	Blitzer 201	Special Coverage 191	Prime 154
7 pm	Kennedy Memorial 284	Kennedy Remembered 401	Special Coverage 245	Issues 175
8 pm	Kennedy Memorial 282	Kennedy Remembered 510	Special Coverage 320	Grace 225
9 pm	Kennedy Memorial 254	Kennedy Remembered 492	Special Coverage 351	Issues 184
10 pm	Greta 297	Cooper 412	Headliners 237	Grace 143
11 pm	O’Reilly 428	Teddy: In His Own Words 320	Matthews 199	Showbiz 261
TOTAL DAY	359	251	148	176
PRIME TIME	276	481	316	176
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.

TV NEWS RATINGS: TOTAL VIEWERS (L +SD)
5 pm	Beck 2896	Blitzer 863	Matthews 489	Prime 356
6 pm	Baier 2157	Blitzer 869	Special Coverage 641	Prime 329
7 pm	Kennedy Memorial 1087	Kennedy Remembered 1536	Special Coverage 1149	Issues 503
8 pm	Kennedy Memorial 1397	Kennedy Remembered 2003	Special Coverage 1470	Grace 861
9 pm	Kennedy Memorial 1494	Kennedy Remembered 2167	Special Coverage 1478	Issues 611
10 pm	Greta 1340	Cooper 1621	Headliners 835	Grace 403
11 pm	O’Reilly 1535	Teddy: In His Own Words 958	Matthews 488	Showbiz 480
TOTAL DAY	1393	958	533	418
PRIME TIME	1427	1973	1332	607
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.

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