Fox News #1, CNN #2 On Saturday

Cable news ratings, September 19, 2009: Check out the highlights, and see the full ratings below:

• Fox News was the top-rated network on Saturday, in total day and prime time, A25-54 demographic and total viewers. The top hour was 7pmET in the demo and 8pmET in total viewers. CNN was #2 in every category except prime time demo, when MSNBC edged them for 2nd place.

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

TV NEWS RATINGS: 25-54 DEMOGRAPHIC (L +SD)
5 pm	172	164	260	58
6 pm	235	128	181	76
7 pm	278	182	259	79
8 pm	261	155	179	115
9 pm	277	176	219	141
10 pm	256	177	176	99
11 pm	154	158	180	126
TOTAL DAY	249	168	151	112
PRIME TIME	265	169	192	118
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.

TV NEWS RATINGS: TOTAL VIEWERS (L +SD)
5 pm	1073	527	447	167
6 pm	1099	579	285	276
7 pm	1069	511	451	274
8 pm	1532	471	382	304
9 pm	1357	534	452	299
10 pm	1205	605	428	291
11 pm	716	396	419	249
TOTAL DAY	1026	549	324	258
PRIME TIME	1365	537	421	298
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.

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