Fox was #1 in total viewers for prime time with 2.603M viewers. CNN came in at #2 with 1.882M total viewers and, once again, MSNBC was third with 926K. Fox peaked at 8pm with a special report from Shepard Smith, which drew 3.107M total viewers. CNN’s peak came two hours later at 10pm with Cooper, who drew 2.053M total viewers.
During heavy coverage of the Oklahoma tornado Monday night in prime time, CNN was #1 in the 25-54 demo with 790K viewers. Fox came in second with 632K and MSNBC was a distant third with 337K. Anderson Cooper‘s 10pm broadcast was a high point for CNN, winning the demo in that hour with 916K viewers.
Also notable, Fox outpaced The Weather Channel, a major destination for storm coverage, which saw 1.245M total viewers in prime time.
Here are the rest of your Monday night ratings:
| TV NEWS RATINGS: 25-54 DEMOGRAPHIC (L +SD) | ||||
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| 5 pm | The Five
364 |
Blitzer
321 |
Tornado Special
135 |
Express
182 |
| 6 pm | Baier
463 |
Blitzer
465 |
Tornado Special
193 |
Express
203 |
| 7 pm | Smith
455 |
Burnett
558 |
Matthews
253 |
Velez-Mitchell
218 |
| 8 pm | Smith
688 |
Cooper
686 |
Hayes
380 |
Grace
236 |
| 9 pm | Hannity
645 |
Morgan
766 |
Maddow
361 |
Dr. Drew
222 |
| 10 pm | Van Susteren
555 |
Cooper
916 |
O’Donnell
265 |
After Dark
231 |
| 11 pm | Van Susteren
519 |
Burnett
641 |
Hayes
196 |
After Dark
129 |
| TOTAL DAY | 352 | 343 | 153 | 206 |
| PRIME TIME | 632 | 790 | 337 | 229 |
| Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data. | ||||
| TV NEWS RATINGS: TOTAL VIEWERS (L +SD) | ||||
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| 5 pm | The Five
2.398 |
Blitzer
1.022 |
Tornado Special
709 |
Express
558 |
| 6 pm | Baier
2.429 |
Blitzer
1.206 |
Tornado Special
714 |
Express
609 |
| 7 pm | Smith
2.365 |
Burnett
1.379 |
Matthews
959 |
Velez-Mitchell
698 |
| 8 pm | Smith
3.107 |
Cooper
1.663 |
Hayes
1.025 |
Grace
738 |
| 9 pm | Hannity
2.642 |
Morgan
1.924 |
Maddow
926 |
Dr. Drew
653 |
| 10 pm | Van Susteren
2.040 |
Cooper
2.053 |
O’Donnell
815 |
After Dark
626 |
| 11 pm | Van Susteren
1.511 |
Burnett
1.364 |
Hayes
478 |
After Dark
407 |
| TOTAL DAY | 1.696 | 858 | 495 | 589 |
| PRIME TIME | 2.603 | 1.882 | 926 | 672 |
| Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data | ||||
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