Please note: You can view ALL our cable news ratings data, which is regularly updated daily, Monday-Friday (we get the weekend data, too but usually not until Tuesdays, but we post them then).
Today begins a new cable news rating report philosophy here at TVbytheNumbers. In the past, I’d opted for delaying ratings till the end of the week so I could make a nice chart with weekly and historical data from a few shows. Instead, I’ve decided it’s better to provide all the data as soon as we get it in a somewhat less pretty format.
So without further ado, here are all the cable news shows, and all the cable news networks, for all the time periods we have available.
Live + Same Day Cable News Daily Ratings for May 1, 2008
P2+ Total Day
FNC – 1,053,000 viewers
CNN – 524,000 viewers
MSNBC – 348,000 viewers
CNBC – 268,000 viewers
HLN – 262,000 viewers
P2+ Prime Time
FNC – 2,170,000 viewers
CNN – 892 ,000 viewers
MSNBC- 803,000 viewers
CNBC – 231,000 viewers
HLN – 477,000 viewers
25-54 Total Day
FNC – 265,000 viewers
CNN –147,000 viewers
MSNBC – 130,000 viewers
CNBC – 77,000 viewers
HLN- 103,000 viewers
25-54 Prime Time
FNC – 496,000 viewers
CNN – 189,000 viewers
MSNBC – 307,000 viewers
CNBC –77,000 viewers
HLN – 169,000 viewers
Morning programs P2+ (25-54)
FOX & Friends – 1,106,000 viewers (335,000)
American Morning- 379,000 viewers (149,000)
Morning Joe – 315,000 viewers (122,000)
Morning Express w/ Meade- 229,000 viewers (108,000)
6PM – P2+ (25-54)
Special Report with Brit Hume – 1,356,000 viewers (237,000)
Situation Room- 519,000 viewers (125,000)
Race to the White House- 623,000 viewers (244,000)
Mad Money – 262,000 viewers (98,000)
Prime News- 198,000 viewers (89,000)
7PM – P2+ (25-54)
Fox Report w/ Shepard Smith – 1,372,000 viewers (290,000)
Lou Dobbs – 708,000 viewers (180,000)
Hardball – 707,000 viewers (280,000)
Kudlow & Company- 246,000 viewers (76,000)
Glenn Beck – 477,000 viewers (181,000)
8PM – P2+ (25-54)
The O’Reilly Factor- 3,193,000 viewers (694,000)
CNN Election Center– 561,000 viewers (151,000)
Countdown w/Olbermann – 1,183,000 viewers (452,000)
Fast Money- 180,000 viewers (67,000)
Nancy Grace – 579,000 viewers (171,000)
9 PM – P2+ (25-54)
Hannity & Colmes – 1,965,000 viewers (461,000)
Larry King – 1,036,000 viewers (158,000)
Verdict w/Dan Abrams – 656,000 viewers (218,000)
Deal or No Deal- 454,000 viewers (137,000)
Glenn Beck- 440,000 viewers (150,000)
10 PM P2+ (25-54)
On the Record – 1,353,000 viewers (334,000)
Anderson Cooper– 1,078,000 viewers (258,000)
Countdown w/Olbermann – 570,000 viewers (250,000)
Donny Deutsch- a scratch w/ 59,000 viewers (a scratch w/ 27,000)
Nancy Grace – 451,000 viewers (204,000)
11 PM P2+ (25-54)
The O’Reilly Factor (repeat) – 1,227,000 viewers (414,000)
Anderson Cooper – 737,000 viewers (198,000)
MSNBC Special- 251,000 viewers (137,000)
Mad Money- a scratch w/ 62,000 viewers (a scratch with 34,000)
Showbiz Tonight– 419,000 viewers (201,000)
Numbers in parentheses are viewing adults 25-54.
Nielsen TV Ratings Data: ©2008 Nielsen Media Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
They even have Democratic opperatives saying that Fox has been more “fair and balanced” in their coverage. A person would have to be deaf and blind not so see how MSNBC is so in the tank for Oboma – Especially that Keith Olbermann clown who purports to be a reporter when he is so obviously a rabid advocate
Hi, is it possible you show these data with graphics like what you did before? Thanks!
Oh, I mean can you also provide “daily” graphics (hour-by-hour ratings)? That would be easier and faster to figure out… Thanks!
Oh, I apology for not knowing that…
I agree. Keith is a complete “liberal robot”.
The US most popular TV channel Fox News has been beaten by CNN for the first time during the last seven years.
I read this statement in a Pravda article and could not believe that Fox news beat everyone else for 7 years.
Turns out to be truE!!!
God help us!
Keith Olbermann is an idiot. Who the hell gave this guy his own show. It was not that long ago he was reporting on the Hartford Walers(ESPN) now he thinks he’s Walter Cronkite. Ratings don’t lie. Just go away Keith. I’m begging you.
Please!
I can’t decide whose worse Chris Matthews or Keith what’s his name. American’s have spoken and Americans watch Fox News. Not CNN or the National Barack Channels MSNBC and NBC.
Nice one, Jim. And good use of spaces. That has got to be tough without opposable thumbs.
It is so much of a relief to see that the American Public for the most part knows that FOX is the fairest cable news network we have. I was an MSNBC watcher for years until this Presidential race…MSNBC is Obama’s own free public relations group. The only problem is that because of this they have lost quite a few of us dedicated watchers…for good I might ad. Now I only catch a glimpse here and there to see what the idiots are conjuring up against McCain and Palin. Oh and I absolutely LOVE (NOT) the running on the ad showing McCain’s scars…thanks MSNBC you have now made me a volunteer for the McCain campaign..and I am a registered Democrat. Great Job FOX…you have me DVRing your shows now to watch if later if I miss them…shame on you MSNBC
I never thought the day would come that I would abandon the democratic party but it is here. I will never ever watch another second of NBC, MSNBC or any other media station that would place itself into the campaign for a candidate. Fox is far from perfect but they do present a balanced view on all topics. Also Nancy Pelosi’s phony outrage with the blow hard Barney Fatass Frank was unbelieveable! She told 16 house members to vote NO on the bill thus killing it and then blamed the Republicans for it. I am ashamed to hold my registration card for this evil party.
Olbermann is biased toward Obama…but someone has to counter Fox News and their “fair & UNbalanced” NEO-conservative bent. FOX right now is dredging up old news regarding Obama’s very weak connections with ACORN and Ayers. Because they can’t address the real issues. FOX and their Rovian Swiftboat Journalism is being exposed for what it: PROPAGANDA. As I state, Somebody has to counterpunch Murdocks Orwellian Lie machine. Hopefully, America is awakening
FYI. I am a registered Republican. I stopped voting Republican after the first “W” term. Vincent Bugliosi hit the nail on the head in his new book. The facts are out there for all to view. “W” lied to the American people, then he & his “Number 2″ continued the lie and completely botched the War. Top Army officers exposed the bungling of the occupation. In essence what they say, is that this administration actually was responsible for creating the insurgency which claimed so many American lives. Read Col. Paul Hughes book. Watch the documentary “NO END IN SIGHT”. What you will learn, is that as Donald Trump said. “W” is the “Worst President Ever” Anyone disputing what I say…Read the facts first…then I can debate. If you insist on responding without educating yourself first; then you are just a “Joe Sixpack” who sits in front of The FOX Propaganda Mill with a beer, primping your mutton cut…and getting spoon fed B.S.
Its funny that only FOX will report these ratings, the other alphabet networks dodge this. They are pretty good at creating news with their stupid polls, to take the attention off of thier declining ratings.
UNBELIEVABLE!~ This country is in the tank! What kind of 1 million plus idiots watch the “Fair and Balanced: news (aka fixed news)??~~ Do any of you read books, understand what the rest of the world think of you~~~~oh, my bad~~~what was I thinking~~~the neo cons don’t care what the rest of the world thinks…there’s a great bumper sticker that I have in my classroom , a picture of the flag of the USA with, “these colors don’t run the world”…..gee maybe FIXED news needs to understand that!!~~ Let’s see, the rest of the world knows that-thank you to the intelligence of the rest of the world.
We have been hit in the very place that hurts most-economically. When the republican party picks John McCain and Sarah Palin (the McSHAMES) as their choice for Pres and VP….you know that there is nothing between the skull, membrane and grey matter. How embarassing that the rest of the world watch us! ANY intelligent person who would consider voting for those incompetent, dangerous, racist, unconscenable picks by the Republican Party has a definate loose screw! IF infact Abraham Lincoln were alive today…..he would NOT be a republican. I think that was the last shining star the republican party ever had!
MSNBC and Democracy Now does speak the truth!! The problem is that the 1+ million who watch fixed news don’t know how to think for themselves so they, like infant children, have to be led and told what and how to think. Thank you for Keith Olberman, Chris Mathews, Rachel Maddou and Democracy NOW’s Amy Goodman!!!!!!! We will take back our country and the neo cons will NO LONGER control us, our children nor our future generations!!!!
I watch both Fox news(only the O’Reilly Factor) and CNN (I love Anderson Cooper and Campbell Brown) and notice the very stark differences between them. I must say that Fox News is as much in the pocket of the right wing as MSNBC is in the pocket of the left. Now sometimes O’Reilly can ask tough questions to both right and left wing people. But as much as he wants to can not hide his hatred for the democrat party. CNN is more fair than Fox News.
All of you morons who think CNN or Msnbc are fair , don’t know how to think for yourself. Fox always has a rep. of both sides, thus the, we report you decide. I hate to break the guys bubble who think only right wing watch fox.Nielson demo shows30 to 40 % are lefties. They like to hear real debate, not one sided like MSNBC and most of the time CNN. Lou Dobbs is like OReilly, they both get complaints from the left and the right, accussing them of being one sided. That is the sign of a fair commentator.
I forgot one thing. When you have someone like Chris Mathews who says he gets a funny feeling up his leg when he hears Obama talk, is the funniest and most biased thing I have ever heard. Keith Oldman says he knows what he means. He got kicked off ESPN and got a prime time slot with the worst news organization there is.
I have noticed that most of the more intelligent liberals have abandoned MSNBC. They have realized that is no more than another edition of Saturday Night Live but not funny at all. The only funny thing about it is the reporting and the anchors. What a joke that channel has become. They try and bring up all these conspiracy theories like two weeks ago when Oberman was saying that Bush was spying on his email. Yeah right pal, I don’t know anyone that would give a darn about your email. Maddow is just like a sideshow entertainer. Any news she does give out must be given with a snarky face. Get back to real reporting or you’ll all loose your jobs.