Friday Ratings: CNN Beats All Non-Fox Networks

During its breaking news coverage of the tragic Aurora, Colo. shootings last Friday, CNN beat all non-Fox competitors (And Fox in Demo at 10 & 11pm) in both total viewership and Demo. From 5 p.m. onward, CNN’s coverage consistently near-doubled the demographic ratings of its MSNBC and HLN counterparts.

TV NEWS RATINGS: 25-54 DEMOGRAPHIC (L +SD)
5 pm	The5  576	Blitzer  316	Matthews  131	Express  148
6 pm	Baier  488	Blitzer  260	Sharpton  152	Express  139
7 pm	Smith  440	Burnett  316	Matthews  194	Velez-Mitchell  173
8 pm	O’Reilly  625	Cooper  360	Schultz  196	Grace  231
9 pm	Hannity  525	Morgan  432	Maddow  201	Velez-Mitchell  202
10 pm	Van Susteren   350	Cooper  398	Shooting:  177	Grace  147
11 pm	Van Susteren  303	Burnett  326	Shooting:  154	Showbiz  132
TOTAL DAY	429	310	148	168
PRIME TIME	507	397	191	193
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.

TV NEWS RATINGS: TOTAL VIEWERS (L +SD)
5 pm	The5  2.034	Blitzer  1.036	Matthews  610	Express  414
6 pm	Baier  2.062	Blitzer  870	Sharpton  629	Express  333
7 pm	Smith  1.711	Burnett  936	Matthews  669	Velez-Mitchell  453
8 pm	O’Reilly  2.711	Cooper  1.132	Schultz  608	Grace  549
9 pm	Hannity 2.099	Morgan  1.228	Maddow  641	Velez-Mitchell  455
10 pm	Van Susteren   1.347	Cooper  941	Shooting   475	Grace  359
11 pm	Van Susteren  1.110	Burnett  695	Shooting  364	Showbiz  268
TOTAL DAY	1.563	836	469	388
PRIME TIME	2.066	1.101	575	454
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data

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