Cable news ratings, November 5, 2009: Check out the highlights, and see the full ratings below:
• Fox News was the top-rated cable news network, by far, yesterday during coverage of the Fort Hood shooting. The network topped all three cable news networks combined (CNN, MSNBC, HLN) from 3pmET-MidnightET with their coverage, in both total viewers and the A25-54 demographic. CNN was a clear #2 for the coverage, with MSNBC 3rd and HLN 4th.
• Bret Baier‘s 6pmET hour, Shepard Smith‘s 7pmET hour and Bill O’Reilly‘s 8pmET hour on Fox News all had their highest rated programs of the year last night in total viewers. O’Reilly also had his highest in the demo.
• Unlike election night on Tuesday, CNN was the clear #2 cable news network in prime time last night.
Check out all the ratings below, and leave your own thoughts in the comments:
| TV NEWS RATINGS: 25-54 DEMOGRAPHIC (L +SD) | ||||
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| 5 pm | Sp. Coverage
801 |
Blitzer
523 |
Matthews
222 |
Prime
206 |
| 6 pm | Baier
843 |
Blitzer
449 |
EdShow
278 |
Prime
184 |
| 7 pm | Shep
1055 |
Dobbs
513 |
Matthews
315 |
Issues
202 |
| 8 pm | O’Reilly
1485 |
Brown
605 |
Olbermann
351 |
Grace
293 |
| 9 pm | Hannity
1176 |
King
619 |
Maddow
283 |
Behar
125 |
| 10 pm | Greta
778 |
Cooper
565 |
Olbermann
290 |
Grace
258 |
| 11 pm | Greta
526 |
Cooper
451 |
Maddow
210 |
Showbiz
147 |
| TOTAL DAY | 544 | 309 | 166 | 155 |
| PRIME TIME | 1147 | 596 | 308 | 221 |
| Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data. | ||||
| TV NEWS RATINGS: TOTAL VIEWERS (L +SD) | ||||
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| 5 pm | Sp. Coverage
3227 |
Blitzer
1803 |
Matthews
778 |
Prime
413 |
| 6 pm | Baier
3351 |
Blitzer
1452 |
EdShow
799 |
Prime
358 |
| 7 pm | Shep
3966 |
Dobbs
1522 |
Matthews
1064 |
Issues
511 |
| 8 pm | O’Reilly
4955 |
Brown
2024 |
Olbermann
1360 |
Grace
996 |
| 9 pm | Hannity
3845 |
King
2211 |
Maddow
1161 |
Behar
454 |
| 10 pm | Greta
2480 |
Cooper
1837 |
Olbermann
782 |
Grace
470 |
| 11 pm | O’Reilly
1695 |
Cooper
1267 |
Maddow
517 |
Showbiz
319 |
| TOTAL DAY | 2038 | 1016 | 526 | 349 |
| PRIME TIME | 3765 | 2024 | 1101 | 621 |
| Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data. | ||||
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