Wednesday Ratings Report: Anderson Cooper Surges At 10pm, Nipping At Greta’s Heels

Anderson Cooper ‘s AC 360 had a stellar night in the ratings on Wednesday, and came exceptionally close to overtaking Greta Van Susteren‘s On The Record in the demo.

Another honorable mention for the night was Fox News’ The O’Reilly Factor, which nearly beat NBC’s Rock Center. The two shows were separated by only 60,000 viewers, a stat made even more astounding by the fact that Rock Center was available in 17 million more homes.

Here are the rest of your Wednesday night ratings:

TV NEWS RATINGS: 25-54 DEMOGRAPHIC (L +SD)
5 pm	The5  309	Blitzer  180	Matthews  160	Special  77
6 pm	Baier  344	King  103	Sharpton  201	Prime  79
7 pm	Smith  340	Burnett  140	Matthews  171	Velez Mitchell  148
8 pm	O’Reilly  574	Cooper  227	Schultz  193	Grace  237
9 pm	Hannity  498	Morgan  252	Maddow  278	Dr. Drew  169
10 pm	Van Susteren  364	Cooper  325	O’Donnell  214	Grace  180
11 pm	O’Reilly  346	Burnett  199	Schultz  149	Showbiz  178
TOTAL DAY	306	144	131	114
PRIME TIME	489	268	228	192
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.

TV NEWS RATINGS: TOTAL VIEWERS (L +SD)
5 pm	The5  1,546	Blitzer  634	Matthews  870	Special  237
6 pm	Baier  1,744	King  463	Sharpton  840	Prime  303
7 pm	Smith  1,706	Burnett  460	Matthews  626	Velez Mitchell  447
8 pm	O’Reilly  2,934	Cooper  647	Schultz  860	Grace  706
9 pm	Hannity  2,101	Morgan  725	Maddow  1,004	Dr. Drew  584
10 pm	Van Susteren  1,646	Cooper  766	O’Donnell  871	Grace  467
11 pm	O’Reilly  1,254	Burnett  384	Schultz  495	Showbiz  504
TOTAL DAY	1,325	444	534	314
PRIME TIME	2,238	713	914	580
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data

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