FNC Edges MSNBC During Demo Prime Time on Sunday

Cable news ratings, August 23, 2009: Check out the highlights, and see the full ratings below:

• Fox News was the top-rated cable news network on Sunday, in the A25-54 demographic and total viewers, in total day and in prime time. It was close in the demo during prime time, with FNC edging MSNBC by just 17,000. CNN was #2 in total viewers.

Check out all the ratings below, and leave your own thoughts in the comments:

TV NEWS RATINGS: 25-54 DEMOGRAPHIC (L +SD)
5 pm	275	117	210	64
6 pm	255	90	160	82
7 pm	263	249	239	87
8 pm	263	93	285	115
9 pm	368	169	334	58
10 pm	302	155	290	98
11 pm	230	78	330	144
TOTAL DAY	261	119	169	95
PRIME TIME	320	139	303	102
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.

TV NEWS RATINGS: TOTAL VIEWERS (L +SD)
5 pm	1207	448	383	277
6 pm	1138	351	367	182
7 pm	1241	448	559	212
8 pm	1417	404	638	280
9 pm	1330	616	632	186
10 pm	1044	534	593	457
11 pm	654	250	632	271
TOTAL DAY	969	436	341	221
PRIME TIME	1263	518	621	230
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.

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