Note that CNN’s Campbell Brown had her lowest viewership and A25-54 ratings ever.
Live + Same Day Cable News Daily Ratings for May 14, 2010
P2+ Total Day
FNC – 1,065,000 viewers
CNN – 383,000 viewers
MSNBC – 398,000 viewers
CNBC – 201,000 viewers
HLN – 279,000 viewers
P2+ Prime Time
FNC – 1,927,000 viewers
CNN – 419,000 viewers
MSNBC –776,000 viewers
CNBC – 201,000 viewers
HLN –497,000 viewers
25-54 Total Day
FNC –294,000 viewers
CNN –116,000 viewers
MSNBC –131,000 viewers
CNBC – 58,000 viewers
HLN – 119,000 viewers
25-54 Prime Time
FNC – 434,000 viewers
CNN – 89,000 viewers
MSNBC –231,000 viewers
CNBC – 81,000 viewers
HLN – 150,000 viewers
35-64 Total Day
FNC – 481,000 viewers
CNN – 158,000 viewers
MSNBC 178,000 viewers
CNBC – 109,000 viewers
HLN – 150,000 viewers
35-64 Prime Time
FNC –844,000 viewers
CNN – 164,000 viewers
MSNBC –352,000 viewers
CNBC – 102,000 viewers
HLN –219,000 viewers
Morning programs (6:00AM-9:00AM) P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
FOX & Friends- 980,000 viewers (390,000) (544,000)
American Morning- 362,000 viewers (145,000) (174,000)
Morning Joe- 381,000 viewers (107,000) (173,000)
Squawk Box- 186,000 viewers (55,000) (109,000)
Morning Express w/ Meade- 294,000 viewers (174,000) (186,000)
5PM – P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Glenn Beck – 1,776,000 viewers (411,000) (780,000)
Situation Room—481,000 viewers (136,000) (184,000)
Hardball w/ C. Matthews – 528,000 viewers (113,000) (173,000)
Fast Money(5:00 – 5:30PM) – 223,000 viewers (a scratch w/47,000) (119,000)
Options Action (5:30 -6:00PM) – 164,000 viewers (a scratch w/47,000,000) (111,000)
Showbiz Tonight —197,000 viewers (70,000) (84,000)
6PM – P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Special Report w/ Bret Baier – 1,611,000 viewers (269,000) (629,000)
Situation Room—404,000 viewers (84,000) (116,000)
Ed Show —616,000 viewers (152,000) (268,000)
Mad Money —143,000 viewers (56,000) (91,000)
Prime News – 230,000 viewers (87,000) (134,000)
7PM – P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
The Fox Report w/ Shep – 1,340,000 viewers (233,000) (554,000)
John King USA – 372,000 viewers (66,000) (133,000)
Hardball w/ C. Matthews – 608,000 viewers (159,000) (249,000)
Kudlow Report – a scratch w/108,000 viewers (a scratch w/45,000) (56,000)
Issues – 352,000 viewers (114,000) (175,000)
8PM – P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
The O’Reilly Factor – 2,407,000 viewers (517,000) (1,066,000)
Campbell Brown – 314,000 viewers (66,000) (132,000)
Countdown w/ K. Olbermann – 1,045,000 viewers (277,000) (448,000)
The Apprentice – 160,000 viewers (56,000) (73,000)
Nancy Grace – 680,000 viewers (202,000) (339,000)
9 PM – P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Hannity – 1,754,000 viewers (419,000) (768,000)
Larry King Live —421,000 viewers (76,000) (152,000)
Rachel Maddow Show —942,000 viewers (282,000) (425,000)
The Apprentice — 284,000 viewers (108,000) (154,000)
Joy Behar – 409,000 viewers (95,000) (148,000)
10 PM P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
On the Record w/ Greta—1,619,000 viewers (367,000) (697,000)
Anderson Cooper 360 — 521,000 viewers (126,000) (208,000)
MSNBC Investigates – 341,000 viewers (136,000) (184,000)
Inside The Mind of Google– 158,000 viewers (80,000) (79,000)
Nancy Grace –430,000 viewers (157,000) (183,000)
11 PM P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
The O’Reilly Factor – 1,279,000 viewers (373,000) (614,000)
Anderson Cooper 360 – 396,000 viewers (166,000) (242,000)
MSNBC Investigates —464,000 viewers (254,000) (248,000)
Mad Money – a scratch w/85,000 viewers (55,000) (67,000)
Showbiz Tonight– 423,000 viewers (165,000) (213,000)
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For other days cable news ratings click here.
P2+ = viewers over the age of 2
(25-54) = Adults 25-54 viewing
(35-64) = Adults 35-64 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 Cable Network Coverage Estimates (as of December, 2009)
CNN/HLN: 100.22 million HHs
CNBC: 97.59 million HHs
FNC: 98.04 million HHs
MSNBC: 93.0 million HHs
Nielsen TV Ratings Data: ©2009 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
