Sean Hannity Finishing 2nd In Demo Tuesday As Ratings Grow

Cable news ratings, May 11, 2010: Check out the highlights, and see the full ratings below:

• While Bill O’Reilly remained host of the top cable news show on Tuesday in both categories, Sean Hannity finished 2nd in the A25-54 demographic. Hannity had his best demo rating since May 3. Glenn Beck was #2 in total viewers.

• The top non-FNC show in the demo was Rachel Maddow‘s 9pmET MSNBC program, while the top non-FNC show in total viewers was her competitor, Larry King on CNN.

TV NEWS RATINGS: 25-54 DEMOGRAPHIC (L +SD)
5 pm	Beck 556	Blitzer 177	Matthews 184	Showbiz 94
6 pm	Baier 418	Blitzer 191	Ed Show 191	Prime 77
7 pm	Shep 418	King, USA 161	Matthews 171	Issues 159
8 pm	O’Reilly 694	Brown 96	Olbermann 238	Grace 154
9 pm	Hannity 567	King 210	Maddow 243	Behar 115
10 pm	Greta 422	Cooper 146	Olbermann 227	Grace 188
11 pm	O’Reilly 445	Cooper 147	Maddow 163	Showbiz 105
TOTAL DAY	315	131	118	111
PRIME TIME	561	151	236	149
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.

TV NEWS RATINGS: TOTAL VIEWERS (L +SD)
5 pm	Beck 2165	Blitzer 621	Matthews 623	Showbiz 182
6 pm	Baier 2129	Blitzer 544	Ed Show 708	Prime 202
7 pm	Shep 1792	King, USA 505	Matthews 631	Issues 408
8 pm	O’Reilly 2819	Brown 374	Olbermann 959	Grace 437
9 pm	Hannity 2034	King 1136	Maddow 867	Behar 502
10 pm	Greta 1548	Cooper 650	Olbermann 572	Grace 589
11 pm	O’Reilly 1360	Cooper 410	Maddow 376	Showbiz 338
TOTAL DAY	1170	444	392	285
PRIME TIME	2134	740	799	501
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.

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