Friday Ratings: Wolf Blitzer Tops CNN In Demo, Total Viewers

On Friday, Wolf Blitzer brought in CNN’s highest ratings during the 6 p.m. hour in both the demo and total viewers. The number-two spot on CNN went to Erin Burnett in the demo and Anderson Cooper in total viewers.

Elsewhere, Rachel Maddow remained MSNBC’s highest-rated hour in both demo and total viewers — with Ed Schultz coming in second in both.

Here are the rest of your Monday night ratings:

TV NEWS RATINGS: 25-54 DEMOGRAPHIC (L +SD)
5 pm	The5  506	Blitzer  125	Matthews  299	Express    32
6 pm	Baier  553	Blitzer  175	Sharpton  306	Express  35
7 pm	Smith  535	Burnett  156	Matthews  291	Velez-Mitchell  57
8 pm	O’Reilly  696	Cooper  150	Schultz  368	Grace  103
9 pm	Hannity  661	Morgan  147	Maddow  501	Velez-Mitchell  51
10 pm	Investigates   661	Cooper  141	Lawrence   347	Grace  41
11 pm	O’Reilly  517	Burnett  96	Schultz   239	Showbiz  27
TOTAL DAY	420	106	253	63
PRIME TIME	673	146	405	65
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.

TV NEWS RATINGS: TOTAL VIEWERS (L +SD)
5 pm	The5  2.264	Blitzer  511	Matthews  1.131	Express  116
6 pm	Baier  2.659	Blitzer  604	Sharpton  984	Express  167
7 pm	Smith  2.256	Burnett  516	Matthews  955	Velez-Mitchell  270
8 pm	O’Reilly  3.664	Cooper  486	Schultz  1.163	Grace  431
9 pm	Hannity  3.143	Morgan  530	Maddow  1.392	Velez-Mitchell  154
10 pm	Investigates   2.933	Cooper  395	Lawrence   1.130	Grace  170
11 pm	O’Reilly  1.695	Burnett  327	Schultz  618	Showbiz  106
TOTAL DAY	1.840	393	743	189
PRIME TIME	3.257	471	1.229	252
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data

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