Debate Gives CNN Ratings Win; Erin Burnett Sees Big Boost, But Still Comes In Third
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Last night’s Republican debate gave CNN a ratings win last night, with a very impressive 5.5 million people tuning in. The big numbers translated to increased viewers across CNN’s entire evening slate of programs, but the build-up to the debate didn’t garner Erin Burnett a win as the lead-in — she finished third in the 7 p.m. time-slot, behind Shepard Smith and Chris Matthews. The debate did, however, almost double Burnett’s numbers from Monday night, bringing her from approximately 330,000 viewers to 636,000. Will the extra exposure translate into more viewers sticking around permanently? Find out tomorrow.
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Here are the complete cable news ratings for Tuesday night:
TV NEWS RATINGS: 25-54 DEMOGRAPHIC (L +SD) | ||||
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5 pm | The5
390 |
Blitzer
155 |
Matthews
171 |
Special
88 |
6 pm | Baier
379 |
King, USA
73 |
Sharpton
136 |
Prime
102 |
7 pm | Shep
563 |
Burnett
157 |
Matthews
177 |
Issues
114 |
8 pm | O’Reilly
548 |
GOP Debate 1.660 |
O’Donnell
158 |
Grace
163 |
9 pm | Hannity
437 |
GOP Debate (2) 1.536 |
Maddow
200 |
DrDrew
94 |
10 pm | Van Susteren
515 |
Cooper
735 |
Schultz
176 |
Behar
89 |
11 pm | O’Reilly
533 |
GOP Debate 439 |
O’Donnell
102 |
Showbiz
67 |
TOTAL DAY | 337 | 342 | 97 | 105 |
PRIME TIME | 500 | 1.347 | 172 | 112 |
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data. |
TV NEWS RATINGS: TOTAL VIEWERS (L +SD) | ||||
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5 pm | The5
1,671 |
Blitzer
622 |
Matthews
729 |
Special
317 |
6 pm | Baier
1,924 |
King, USA
412 |
Sharpton
670 |
Prime
329 |
7 pm | Shep
2.031 |
Burnett
636 |
Matthews
791 |
Issues
395 |
8 pm | O’Reilly
2.534 |
GOP Debate 5.495 |
O’Donnell
704 |
Grace
527 |
9 pm | Hannity
1.632 |
GOP Debate (2) 5.082 |
Maddow
790 |
DrDrew
360 |
10 pm | Greta
1,991 |
Cooper
2.244 |
Ed Show
1.009 |
Behar
443 |
11 pm | O’Reilly
1,503 |
GOP Debate 1.115 |
O’Donnell
527 |
Showbiz
296 |
TOTAL DAY | 1,341 | 1.093 | 495 | 278 |
PRIME TIME | 2,054 | 4.396 | 834 | 435 |
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data |
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