Olbermann Returns With More Viewers Than Sanchez And Grace Combined

Cable news ratings, August 2, 2010: Check out the highlights, and see the full ratings below:

• Keith Olbermann returned to MSNBC Monday night after two weeks off, and he had more viewers than Rick Sanchez on CNN and Nancy Grace on HLN combined. By way of comparison though, Bill O’Reilly had more total viewers than all three.

• In the A25-54 demographic at 10pmET, Anderson Cooper on CNN was beat by two repeats – Grace and Olbermann.

TV NEWS RATINGS: 25-54 DEMOGRAPHIC (L +SD)
5 pm	Beck 638	Blitzer 82	Matthews 147	Showbiz 57
6 pm	Baier 398	Blitzer 99	Ed Show 207	Prime 93
7 pm	Shep 398	King, USA 110	Matthews 277	Issues 127
8 pm	O’Reilly 781	Sanchez 118	Olbermann 329	Grace 201
9 pm	Hannity 554	King 123	Maddow 257	Behar 120
10 pm	Greta 453	Cooper 145	Olbermann 230	Grace 152
11 pm	O’Reilly 451	Cooper 144	Maddow 253	Showbiz 138
TOTAL DAY	310	101	147	206
PRIME TIME	596	128	272	255
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.

TV NEWS RATINGS: TOTAL VIEWERS (L +SD)
5 pm	Beck 2362	Blitzer 558	Matthews 510	Showbiz 218
6 pm	Baier 2172	Blitzer 413	Ed Show 612	Prime 251
7 pm	Shep 1611	King, USA 380	Matthews 659	Issues 358
8 pm	O’Reilly 3347	Sanchez 400	Olbermann 1121	Grace 603
9 pm	Hannity 2381	King 665	Maddow 949	Behar 487
10 pm	Greta 1950	Cooper 559	Olbermann 586	Grace 377
11 pm	O’Reilly 1365	Cooper 441	Maddow 532	Showbiz 344
TOTAL DAY	1215	386	413	263
PRIME TIME	2559	541	885	480
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.

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