On Wednesday night, during the 9 p.m. ET hour, Dr. Drew Pinsky‘s HLN show beat out its competitors in MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow and CNN’s Piers Morgan in the key 25-54 demo.
Racking up 329k demo viewers, Dr. Drew placed second among all cable networks during that hour, beating Maddow’s 279k and Morgan’s 114k.
In total viewership, however, Pinsky’s show came in third behind Fox’s Sean Hannity and MSNBC’s Maddow.
Here are the rest of your Wednesday night ratings:
TV NEWS RATINGS: 25-54 DEMOGRAPHIC (L +SD) | ||||
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5 pm | The5
279 |
Blitzer
74 |
Matthews
166 |
Express
354 |
6 pm | Baier
329 |
Blitzer
104 |
Sharpton
193 |
Express
386 |
7 pm | Shep
361 |
Burnett
99 |
Matthews
193 |
Velez-Mitchell
329 |
8 pm | O’Reilly
554 |
Cooper
136 |
Schultz
204 |
Grace
293 |
9 pm | Hannity
416 |
Morgan
114 |
Maddow
279 |
Dr. Drew
329 |
10 pm | Van Susteren
273 |
Cooper
172 |
O’Donnell
184 |
Grace
264 |
11 pm | O’Reilly
308 |
Burnett
82 |
Schultz
152 |
Showbiz
121 |
TOTAL DAY | 251 | 100 | 136 | 187 |
PRIME TIME | 415 | 141 | 222 | 295 |
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
1.888 |
Blitzer
418 |
Matthews
772 |
Express
1.112 |
6 pm | Baier
1.865 |
Blitzer
433 |
Sharpton
687 |
Express
1.145 |
7 pm | Smith
1.897 |
Burnett
397 |
Matthews
696 |
Velez-Mitchell
945 |
8 pm | O’Reilly
3.329 |
Cooper
471 |
Schultz
916 |
Grace
823 |
9 pm | Hannity
2.306 |
Morgan
497 |
Maddow
1.128 |
Dr. Drew
921 |
10 pm | Greta
1.711 |
Cooper
453 |
O’Donnell
841 |
Grace
665 |
11 pm | O’Reilly
1.278 |
Burnett
264 |
Schultz
455 |
Showbiz
382 |
TOTAL DAY | 1.298 | 351 | 457 | 524 |
PRIME TIME | 2.453 | 473 | 961 | 803 |
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data |
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