MSNBC’s Ed Schultz Closes Week Beating CNN And HLN Combined

Cable news ratings, August 6, 2010: Check out the highlights, and see the full ratings below:

• MSNBC’s Ed Schultz topped CNN and HLN combined in the A25-54 demographic on Friday at 6pmET. It was the best non-prime time hour for MSNBC.

• Bill Hemmer‘s Fox News Reporting special on honor killing in America performed well for Fox News at 10pmET – topping Hannity the hour before in total viewers and the demo.

TV NEWS RATINGS: 25-54 DEMOGRAPHIC (L +SD)
5 pm	Beck 549	Blitzer 153	Matthews 113	Showbiz 39
6 pm	Baier 372	Blitzer 122	Ed Show 208	Prime 82
7 pm	Shep 294	King, USA 131	Matthews 171	Issues 115
8 pm	O’Reilly 453	Sanchez 122	Olbermann 228	Grace 122
9 pm	Hannity 297	King 151	Maddow 241	Behar 143
10 pm	Honor Killing 380	Cooper 110	Investigates 295	Grace 89
11 pm	O’Reilly 342	Cooper 79	Investigates 262	Showbiz 119
TOTAL DAY	279	106	137	103
PRIME TIME	377	128	255	117
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.

TV NEWS RATINGS: TOTAL VIEWERS (L +SD)
5 pm	Beck 1988	Blitzer 618	Matthews 458	Showbiz 165
6 pm	Baier 1765	Blitzer 479	Ed Show 586	Prime 250
7 pm	Shep 1172	King, USA 337	Matthews 473	Issues 387
8 pm	O’Reilly 2347	Sanchez 403	Olbermann 849	Grace 454
9 pm	Hannity 1490	King 403	Maddow 830	Behar 400
10 pm	Honor Killing 1610	Cooper 467	Investigates 481	Grace 309
11 pm	O’Reilly 1165	Cooper 273	Investigates 487	Showbiz 327
TOTAL DAY	1033	370	380	259
PRIME TIME	1815	424	720	380
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.

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