Thursday Ratings: Ed Schultz Beats Anderson Cooper In Demo, Doubles In Total Viewers

MSNBC’s Ed Schultz had a good Thursday night, topping CNN’s Anderson Cooper in the demo at 8 p.m. Moreover, Schultz just about doubled Cooper in total viewers. And Cooper was their best show, ratings wise, of the night. MSNBC’s highest-rated time slot of the night went to Rachel Maddow (in both demo and total viewers).

Happy weekend!

Here are the rest of your Thursday night ratings:

TV NEWS RATINGS: 25-54 DEMOGRAPHIC (L +SD)
5 pm	The5  388	Blitzer  226	Matthews  193	Express  41
6 pm	Baier  382	King, USA  215	Sharpton  207	Express  43
7 pm	Smith  438	Burnett  133	Matthews  289	Velez-Mitchell  52
8 pm	O’Reilly  577	Cooper  206	Schultz  308	Grace  127
9 pm	Hannity  503	Morgan  174	Maddow  459	Dr. Drew  121
10 pm	Van Susteren  421	Cooper  165	O’Donnell  361	Grace  104
11 pm	O’Reilly  403	Burnett  108	Schultz  185	Showbiz  161
TOTAL DAY	361	154	199	82
PRIME TIME	500	182	379	117
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.

TV NEWS RATINGS: TOTAL VIEWERS (L +SD)
5 pm	The5  2.071	Blitzer  724	Matthews  1.051	Express  146
6 pm	Baier  1.972	King, USA  527	Sharpton  1.007	Express  143
7 pm	Smith  1.797	Burnett  434	Matthews  1.002	Velez-Mitchell  225
8 pm	O’Reilly  2.856	Cooper  635	Schultz  1.232	Grace  360
9 pm	Hannity  2.538	Morgan  716	Maddow  1.467	DrDrew  270
10 pm	Van Susteren   2.107	Cooper  545	O’Donnell  1.239	Grace  211
11 pm	O’Reilly  1.341	Burnett  279	Schultz  670	Showbiz  325
TOTAL DAY	1.577	508	680	207
PRIME TIME	2.505	632	1.316	280
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data

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