MSNBC Edges Fox News In Prime Time Demo Saturday

Cable news ratings, October 17, 2009: Check out the highlights, and see the full ratings below:

• MSNBC was the top network during prime time in the A25-54 demographic on Saturday, just edging Fox News by 3,000 viewers. FNC was #1 in prime time in total viewers. The top program from 5pm-MidnightET in the demo was MSNBC’s 11pmET doc block. The top show in total viewers was Mike Huckabee‘s 8pmET hour on FNC.

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

TV NEWS RATINGS: 25-54 DEMOGRAPHIC (L +SD)
5 pm	212	115	149	60
6 pm	178	98	192	100
7 pm	150	116	133	130
8 pm	267	185	170	128
9 pm	184	165	218	86
10 pm	218	202	292	97
11 pm	140	136	311	111
TOTAL DAY	220	139	154	119
PRIME TIME	223	184	226	103
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.

TV NEWS RATINGS: TOTAL VIEWERS (L +SD)
5 pm	872	507	310	176
6 pm	927	619	352	245
7 pm	1007	474	330	300
8 pm	1573	535	424	347
9 pm	944	521	429	230
10 pm	1053	626	501	201
11 pm	608	360	518	212
TOTAL DAY	913	486	328	254
PRIME TIME	1190	561	452	259
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.

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