Ed Schultz Returns After ‘Torch This Place’ Story With Better Ratings Than Olbermann, Maddow

Steve KrakauerAug 30th, 2010, 7:51 pm
 

Cable news ratings, August 27, 2010: Check out the highlights, and see the full ratings below:

• The Ed Schultz ‘torch this place’ story came out Thursday, and he was off that night. But he was back Friday – and he had better ratings in the A25-54 demographic than prime time hosts Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow. The power of Page Six!

• Anderson Cooper‘s final night in New Orleans gave him CNN’s best prime time ratings in the demo.

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

Beck

315

Blitzer

127

Matthews

157

Showbiz

51
6 pm

Baier

257

Blitzer

76

Ed Show

204

Prime

63
7 pm

Shep

225

King, USA

84

Matthews

123

Issues

122
8 pm

O’Reilly

363

Katrina

135

Olbermann

192

Grace

182
9 pm

Hannity

287

King

78

Maddow

146

Behar

105
10 pm

Greta

297

Cooper

164

Investigates

175

Grace

140
11 pm

O’Reilly

351

Katrina

226

Investigates

290

Showbiz

90
TOTAL DAY 265 110 153 107
PRIME TIME 315 126 171 138
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

Beck

1690

Blitzer

477

Matthews

607

Showbiz

120
6 pm

Baier

1699

Blitzer

305

Ed Show

668

Prime

172
7 pm

Shep

1004

King, USA

306

Matthews

485

Issues

376
8 pm

O’Reilly

1742

Katrina

375

Olbermann

866

Grace

569
9 pm

Hannity

1303

King

428

Maddow

632

Behar

368
10 pm

Greta

1193

Cooper

384

Investigates

439

Grace

316
11 pm

O’Reilly

1063

Katrina

477

Investigates

458

Showbiz

295
TOTAL DAY 1098 344 424 271
PRIME TIME 1415 395 647 414
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.

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