CNN’s 8pmET Hour Is Lowest On Network In Demo Friday

Cable news ratings, March 5, 2010: Check out the highlights, and see the full ratings below:

• CNN’s 8pmET hour, with Jessica Yellin filling in as anchor, had the lowest ratings in the A25-54 demographic of any program on CNN all day Friday. It was also the lowest among all cable news programs from 6pm-MidnightET.

• Top cable news shows Friday in both categories: O’Reilly, Beck, Hannity.

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 674	Blitzer 108	Matthews 78	Prime 74
6 pm	Baier 484	Blitzer 124	Ed Show 105	Prime 89
7 pm	Shep 479	Blitzer 118	Matthews 143	Issues 130
8 pm	O’Reilly 883	Brown 86	Olbermann 251	Grace 179
9 pm	Hannity 498	King 105	Maddow 202	Behar 101
10 pm	Greta 438	Cooper 121	Olbermann 192	Grace 128
11 pm	O’Reilly 394	Cooper 129	Maddow 150	Showbiz 172
TOTAL DAY	390	112	112	146
PRIME TIME	606	104	215	133
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.

TV NEWS RATINGS: TOTAL VIEWERS (L +SD)
5 pm	Beck 2648	Blitzer 529	Matthews 424	Prime 176
6 pm	Baier 2116	Blitzer 482	Ed Show 463	Prime 213
7 pm	Shep 1899	Blitzer 475	Matthews 531	Issues 249
8 pm	O’Reilly 3477	Brown 448	Olbermann 863	Grace 593
9 pm	Hannity 2512	King 484	Maddow 908	Behar 448
10 pm	Greta 1865	Cooper 524	Olbermann 560	Grace 263
11 pm	O’Reilly 1416	Cooper 379	Maddow 456	Showbiz 336
TOTAL DAY	1555	432	401	294
PRIME TIME	2619	485	778	424
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.

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