Shep Smith Posts Glenn Beck-Sized Numbers on FNC

Cable news ratings, November 16, 2010:

•Was it the debate over “junk-touching?” Hard news guy Shepard Smith turned in big numbers Tuesday, even outperforming FNC’s biggie Glenn Beck among viewers 25-54.

•On CNN, Parker Spitzer remained a distant fourth at 8 p.m., even losing viewers from John King, USA.

Here’s the full scoreboard:

TV NEWS RATINGS: 25-54 DEMOGRAPHIC (L +SD)
5 pm	Beck 565	Blitzer 111	Matthews 100	Showbiz 63
6 pm	Baier 450	Blitzer 146	Ed Show 160	Prime 94
7 pm	Shep 598	King, USA 99	Matthews 165	Issues 253
8 pm	O’Reilly 983	ParkerSpitzer 87	Olbermann 373	Grace 237
9 pm	Hannity 651	King 114	Maddow 366	Behar 104
10 pm	Van Susteren 509	Cooper 195	O’Donnell 295	Grace 179
11 pm	O’Reilly 523	Cooper 119	Olbermann 190	Showbiz 97
TOTAL DAY	357	104	125	126
PRIME TIME	714	132	345	171
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.

TV NEWS RATINGS: TOTAL VIEWERS (L +SD)
5 pm	Beck 2364	Blitzer 499	Matthews 461	Showbiz 149
6 pm	Baier 2494	Blitzer 527	Ed Show 706	Prime 241
7 pm	Shep 2287	King, USA 405	Matthews 655	Issues 569
8 pm	O’Reilly 3735	ParkerSpitzer 477	Olbermann 1281	Grace 822
9 pm	Hannity 2367	King 538	Maddow 1164	Behar 371
10 pm	Van Susteren 1998	Cooper 666	O’Donnell 865	Grace 402
11 pm	O’Reilly 1556	Cooper 384	Olbermann 529	Showbiz 188
TOTAL DAY	1379	391	425	283
PRIME TIME	2700	560	1103	518
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data

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