Live + Same Day Cable News Daily Ratings for July 31, 2008
P2+ Total Day
FNC – 999,000 viewers
CNN – 507,000 viewers
MSNBC – 334,000 viewers
CNBC – 239,000 viewers
HLN – 316,000 viewers
P2+ Prime Time
FNC – 2,187,000 viewers
CNN – 814,000 viewers
MSNBC- 705,000 viewers
CNBC – 247,000 viewers
HLN – 605,000 viewers
25-54 Total Day
FNC – 233,000 viewers
CNN –154,000 viewers
MSNBC – 116,000 viewers
CNBC – 65,000 viewers
HLN- 136,000 viewers
25-54 Prime Time
FNC – 522,000 viewers
CNN – 255,000 viewers
MSNBC – 232,000 viewers
CNBC – 68,000 viewers
HLN – 236,000 viewers
Morning programs (6:00AM-9:00AM) P2+ (25-54)
FOX & Friends – 887,000 viewers (218,000)
American Morning- 386,000 viewers (124,000)
Morning Joe- 235,000 viewers (53,000)
Squawk Box- 209,000 viewers (46,000)
Morning Express w/ Meade- 340,000 viewers (173,000)
6PM – P2+ (25-54)
Special Report with Brit Hume – 1,413,000 viewers (229,000)
Situation Room- 662,000 viewers (222,000)
Race/WHTE HSE W. Gregory – 434,000 viewers (111,000)
Mad Money – 256,000 viewers (a scratch w/ 39,000)
Prime News- 162,000 viewers (76,000)
7PM – P2+ (25-54)
Fox Report w/ Shepard Smith – 1,209,000 viewers (266,000)
Lou Dobbs – 732,000 viewers (211,000)
Hardball w. Chris Matthews – 443,000 viewers (98,000)
Kudlow & Company- 212,000 viewers (a scratch w/41,000)
Glenn Beck – 260,000 viewers (100,000)
8PM – P2+ (25-54)
The O’Reilly Factor- 2,635,000 viewers (585,000)
CNN Election Center– 577,000 viewers (219,000)
Countdown w. Olbermann – 1,097,000 viewers (346,000)
The Suze Orman Show -303,000 viewers (83,000)
Nancy Grace – 811,000 viewers (289,000)
9 PM – P2+ (25-54)
Hannity & Colmes – 2,304,000 viewers (599,000)
Larry King Live – 1,061,000 viewers (281,000)
Verdict w/ Dan Abrams– 453,000 viewers (135,000)
City of Money & Mystery- 292,000 viewers (100,000)
Glenn Beck- 388,000 viewers (127,000)
10 PM P2+ (25-54)
On the Record – 1,622,000 viewers (381,000)
Anderson Cooper- 802,000 viewers (265,000)
Countdown w/ Olbermann– 565,000 viewers (214,000)
Big Idea w/ Deutsch –145,000 viewers (a scratch w/ 20,000)
Nancy Grace – 650,000 viewers (298,000)
11 PM P2+ (25-54)
The O’Reilly Factor – 1,199,000 viewers (303,000)
Anderson Cooper – 692,000 viewers (269,000)
MSNBC Special–347,000 viewers (189,000)
Mad Money-a scratch w/106,000 viewers (a scratch w/ 23,000)
Showbiz Tonight– 283,000 viewers (99,000)
P2+ = viewers over the age of 2
(25-54) = Adults 25-54 viewing
Prime Time = 8-11pm
LIVE+SD: The number that watched a program either while it was broadcast OR watched via DVR on the same day [through 3AM the next day] the program was broadcast.
For more information see Numbers 101.
Scratch = when a show’s audience fails to meet minimum Nielsen reporting levels. For more information go here.
Nielsen TV Ratings Data: ©2008 Nielsen Media Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
NO HE DOESNT, PERIOD!
yea but not enough people watch cable news in those demos.
the thing that matters is 25-54, which olbermann is 3rd and bill is 1st. but one works for a network with zero credibility and the other for a network with limited credibility, so whatever.
FNC – 2,187,000 viewers
CNN – 814,000 viewers
MSNBC- 705,000 viewers
The one at the top owns network news. The others are also-rans.
i guess those viewers just like to see osama/obama mixed up on the lower third of the screen and spelling education wrong. go figure.
Olbermann never has claimed to be unbiased. he simply points out how absurd it is for Faux News to claim to be “fair and balanced”.
Unfortunately, the days of unbiased news went out when Cronkite retired. If one watches BOR long enough, and has an open mind, one begins to see that he is more Libertarian than anything else. I've seen him go after the Bush administration many times. For example, it is his view that the war in Iraq was a gross mistake and says so frequently. He just thinks a knee jerk pullout would be insane, and he's right. He does, however support a withdraw when circumstances warrant it.
If one saw the interview with Hillary Clinton with an open mind, one could see a pretty fair interview. In fact, Hillary has remarked how fair FOX has treated her. Again, one has to open their mind before one can see these things. For some, that can take a lot of willingness and courage.
For all those who are quick to attack FNC, I would like to point to the ratings just at the top of this webpage to prove how FNC competes w/ the other news programs. I should say, the other programs try to fight for second….behind FNC. I watch Fox primarily; however, I do dip into the other news networks to get their point of view as well. I must say, Fox is in fact the FAIREST and most moderate news organization broadcasting on television. Yes, people like O'Reilly and Hannity lean right; however, to all those who say their bias is un-called for, I'd like to point to Obberman and Lou Dobbs and their extreme left-wing bias and personal attacks towards Bush and other prominant Republicans are un-called for and unproffessional as well. That is why FNC is #1 over the rest, in all facets might I point out. Keep hating on FNC, but the ratings and viewers don't lie.
And to the gentleman saying that the viewers of FNC are 'too dumb to change the channel' take it from a college student dual-majoring in civil engineering and finance. I watch FNC; I do believe I know how to turn the channel. I just choose to not turn it to the other idiots who try to call themselves reporters who are on NBC, MSNBC, and CNN. I also am glad to watch FNC and am glad to not have to resort to immediate personal attacks on people like the gentleman I'm referring to, and the other news organizations that are…trying to catch up to FNC. There's a reason all the other news outlets bash Fox, because they can't compete.