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) | ||||
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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) | ||||
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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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