Cable news ratings, August 11, 2009: Check out the highlights, and see the full ratings below:
• Sean Hannity topped Bill O’Reilly last night in the A25-54 demographic – for the most demo viewers on cable news. O’Reilly was still #1 in total viewers. Monday and Tuesday night were the best of 2009 for Hannity’s 9pmET show in the demo. He had 887,000 last night.
• Keith Olbermann had a big night, and he had the top-rated non-FNC program on cable news in both categories. O’Reilly had the clear #1 program at 8pmET though.
• FNC beat CNN, MSNBC, HLN and CNBC combined in both total viewers and the demo. It was the third time this year FNC beat all other networks combined in the demo during prime time.
• CNN’s top show was Larry King Live in both categories. Wolf Blitzer filled in.
Check out all the ratings below, and leave your own thoughts in the comments:
| TV NEWS RATINGS: 25-54 DEMOGRAPHIC (L +SD) | ||||
| 5 pm | Beck 687 | Blitzer 159 | Matthews 133 | Prime 63 |
| 6 pm | Baier 567 | Blitzer 155 | EdShow 192 | Prime 89 |
| 7 pm | Shep 528 | Dobbs 198 | Matthews 293 | Issues 111 |
| 8 pm | O’Reilly 856 | Brown 202 | Olbermann 487 | Grace 195 |
| 9 pm | Hannity 887 | King 275 | Maddow 306 | Issues 136 |
| 10 pm | Greta 765 | Cooper 233 | Olbermann 212 | Grace 191 |
| 11 pm | O’Reilly 716 | Cooper 177 | Maddow 151 | Showbiz 155 |
| TOTAL DAY | 421 | 171 | 135 | 115 |
| PRIME TIME | 838 | 237 | 335 | 171 |
| Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data. | ||||
| TV NEWS RATINGS: TOTAL VIEWERS (L +SD) | ||||
| 5 pm | Beck 2331 | Blitzer 748 | Matthews 621 | Prime 164 |
| 6 pm | Baier 2086 | Blitzer 612 | EdShow 607 | Prime 189 |
| 7 pm | Shep 1750 | Dobbs 648 | Matthews 908 | Issues 288 |
| 8 pm | O’Reilly 3193 | Brown 801 | Olbermann 1461 | Grace 555 |
| 9 pm | Hannity 2866 | King 923 | Maddow 1021 | Issues 405 |
| 10 pm | Greta 2352 | Cooper 867 | Olbermann 697 | Grace 422 |
| 11 pm | O’Reilly 1878 | Cooper 473 | Maddow 415 | Showbiz 363 |
| TOTAL DAY | 1441 | 586 | 441 | 250 |
| PRIME TIME | 2805 | 864 | 1059 | 453 |
| Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data. | ||||