Monday Ratings: Rachel Maddow Tops MSNBC, CNN, HLN In Demo And Total Viewers

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow started the week off well, topping not only her own network but CNN and HLN as well — in both the demo and total viewers. Colleague Lawrence O’Donnell came close, but no cigar. Elsewhere, Anderson Cooper brought in CNN’s highest ratings of the night.

Here are the rest of your Monday night ratings:

TV NEWS RATINGS: 25-54 DEMOGRAPHIC (L +SD)
5 pm	The5  338	Blitzer  92	Matthews  92	Express  74
6 pm	Baier  205	King, USA  94	Sharpton  123	Express  55
7 pm	Smith  303	Burnett  130	Matthews  146	Velez-Mitchell  99
8 pm	O’Reilly  525	Cooper  152	Schultz  177	Grace  112
9 pm	Hannity  437	Morgan  164	Maddow  249	Dr. Drew  106
10 pm	Van Susteren  315	Cooper  196	O’Donnell  228	Grace  124
11 pm	O’Reilly  383	Burnett  122	Schultz  163	Showbiz  133
TOTAL DAY	298	115	111	89
PRIME TIME	425	171	218	114
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.

TV NEWS RATINGS: TOTAL VIEWERS (L +SD)
5 pm	The5  1.663	Blitzer  492	Matthews  668	Express  136
6 pm	Baier  1.491	King, USA  364	Sharpton  626	Express  115
7 pm	Smith  1.456	Burnett  404	Matthews  522	Velez-Mitchell  305
8 pm	O’Reilly  2.753	Cooper  493	Schultz  799	Grace  409
9 pm	Hannity  1.904	Morgan  493	Maddow  990	DrDrew  320
10 pm	Van Susteren  1.673	Cooper  516	O’Donnell  898	Grace  279
11 pm	O’Reilly  1.318	Burnett  331	Schultz  591	Showbiz  317
TOTAL DAY	1.334	368	488	232
PRIME TIME	2.115	500	896	336
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data

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