Larry King Has Top CNN Prime Time Show Thursday, But Maddow Still Wins Both Categories

Cable news ratings, September 9, 2010: Check out the highlights, and see the full ratings below:

• Larry King had the top show on CNN in prime time, in total viewers and the A25-54 demographic. Rachel Maddow‘s 9pmET show topped King in both categories.

• Bill O’Reilly was the top cable news show, of course, but #2 in total viewers was a rare one – Special Report with Bret Baier.

TV NEWS RATINGS: 25-54 DEMOGRAPHIC (L +SD)
5 pm	Beck 447	Blitzer 226	Matthews 129	Showbiz 63
6 pm	Baier 431	Blitzer 169	Ed Show 174	Prime 85
7 pm	Shep 454	King, USA 171	Matthews 216	Issues 129
8 pm	O’Reilly 733	Sanchez 161	Olbermann 261	Grace 100
9 pm	Hannity 487	King 205	Maddow 209	Behar 85
10 pm	Greta 321	Cooper 165	Olbermann 176	Grace 108
11 pm	O’Reilly 301	Cooper 164	Maddow 117	Showbiz 89
TOTAL DAY	298	133	112	106
PRIME TIME	513	177	215	96
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.

TV NEWS RATINGS: TOTAL VIEWERS (L +SD)
5 pm	Beck 1750	Blitzer 692	Matthews 561	Showbiz 175
6 pm	Baier 2092	Blitzer 488	Ed Show 708	Prime 240
7 pm	Shep 1855	King, USA 390	Matthews 713	Issues 363
8 pm	O’Reilly 2875	Sanchez 482	Olbermann 1067	Grace 556
9 pm	Hannity 1829	King 705	Maddow 960	Behar 414
10 pm	Greta 1552	Cooper 568	Olbermann 538	Grace 318
11 pm	O’Reilly 1162	Cooper 429	Maddow 381	Showbiz 273
TOTAL DAY	1180	393	404	261
PRIME TIME	2085	585	855	421
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data

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