On Tuesday evening, during the primetime hours, CNN beat Fox News in the key 25-54 demo.
With an average demo viewership of 438k during the primetime hours, CNN topped Fox’s 419k, HLN’s 255k, and MSNBC’s 169k.
However, in total viewership, Fox still remained at #1 with 2.34M viewers compared to second-place CNN’s 1.14M viewers.
CNN’s Piers Morgan beat both Rachel Maddow and Sean Hannity in the demo, raking in 406k compared to Hannity’s 383k and Maddow’s 224k. Morgan also beat Maddow in total viewers, 1.09M to 743k.
Here are the rest of your Tuesday night ratings:
TV NEWS RATINGS: 25-54 DEMOGRAPHIC (L +SD) | ||||
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5 pm | The Five
353 |
Blitzer
258 |
Matthews
89 |
Express
290 |
6 pm | Baier
394 |
Blitzer
252 |
Sharpton
122 |
Express
375 |
7 pm | Smith
380 |
Burnett
320 |
Matthews
189 |
Velez-Mitchell
307 |
8 pm | O’Reilly
502 |
Cooper
439 |
Hayes
150 |
Grace
230 |
9 pm | Hannity
383 |
Morgan
406 |
Maddow
224 |
Dr. Drew
306 |
10 pm | Van Susteren
373 |
Cooper
524 |
O’Donnell
134 |
After Dark
228 |
11 pm | O’Reilly
421 |
Knox Special
343 |
Hayes
68 |
After Dark
161 |
TOTAL DAY | 301 | 278 | 96 | 210 |
PRIME TIME | 419 | 438 | 169 | 255 |
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
2.282 |
Blitzer
928 |
Matthews
595 |
Express
1.003 |
6 pm | Baier
2.194 |
Blitzer
807 |
Sharpton
550 |
Express
1.013 |
7 pm | Smith
2.009 |
Burnett
902 |
Matthews
703 |
Velez-Mitchell
982 |
8 pm | O’Reilly
3.030 |
Cooper
1.168 |
Hayes
532 |
Grace
745 |
9 pm | Hannity
2.071 |
Morgan
1.085 |
Maddow
743 |
Dr. Drew
724 |
10 pm | Van Susteren
1.898 |
Cooper
1.330 |
O’Donnell
534 |
After Dark
556 |
11 pm | O’Reilly
1.385 |
Knox Special
725 |
Hayes
288 |
After Dark
404 |
TOTAL DAY | 1.415 | 730 | 370 | 569 |
PRIME TIME | 2.340 | 1.139 | 603 | 675 |
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data |
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