The ratings for the second night of the 2008 Democratic Convention were again higher than the comparable night in 2004 for cable news operations, but the increases vs 2004 were not as great. Prime-time viewership was up 42-44% over 2004 [vs. an increase of 84-88% on Monday] and adults 25-54 ...
Live + Same Day Cable News Daily Ratings for August 26 2008
A slightly different and closer prime-time race than Monday. CNN edges Fox for total prime-time viewers. Fox edges MSNBC for second in the prime-time adults 25-54 demo which is easy won by CNN. CNN edges Fox for the prime-time ...
Big Convention Viewership Increases For Cable News Operations
For the top 3 Cable News networks, CNN, Fox News and MSNBC, the ratings for the first night of the 2008 Democratic Convention were substantially higher than the first night in 2004, with prime-time viewership up as much as 88% and adults 25-54 ...
Live + Same Day Cable News Daily Ratings for August 22 2008
P2+ Total Day
FNC – 1,045,000 viewers
CNN – 776,000 viewers
MSNBC – 502,000 viewers
CNBC – 296,000 viewers
HLN – 230,000 viewers
Laura Ingraham, or Bill O'Reilly, FNC still dominates. Since I personally watch none of the shows listed below, I am basing it just on the numbers. It's not an attack on anyone's politics, but nonetheless, the numbers tell a tale. On this night it wasn't a particularly friendly tale ...
It appears that even without O'Reilly being on The O'Reilly Factor, FNC still easily bested Olbermann and the CNN documentary.
Live + Same Day Cable News Daily Ratings for August 20 2008
P2+ Total Day
FNC – 1,048,000 viewers
CNN – 662,000 viewers
MSNBC – 537,000 viewers
CNBC – 292,000 viewers
HLN – 265,000 viewers
P2+ Prime Time
FNC ...
Live + Same Day Cable News Daily Ratings for August 19 2008
Note, the Obama/McCain documentaries that aired on Monday & Tuesday night (data below) in O’Reilly’s 8pm timeslot were the two highest rated documentaries this year on FNC.
P2+ Total Day
FNC – 1,045,000 viewers
CNN – 516,000 viewers
MSNBC – 568,000 viewers
CNBC – ...