Cable News Ratings for Wednesday, September 16, 2009:

FNC bigger than combined competition in primetime

Posted on 17 September 2009 by Robert Seidman

FNC eclipsed its primetime cable news competition in both total viewers (3.29 million vs. 2.699 million for the combined CNN, MSNBC, CNBC and HLN) and adults 25-54 (1.009 million vs 916,000).

Live + Same Day Cable News Daily Ratings for September 16, 2009

Morning programs (6:00AM-9:00AM) P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
FOX & Friends- 1,014,000 viewers (387,000) (619,000)
American Morning- 406,000 viewers (188,000) (284,000)
Morning Joe- 338,000 viewers (140,000) (212,000)
Squawk Box- 176,000 viewers (72,000) (91,000)
Morning Express w/ Meade- 301,000 viewers (165,000) (188,000)

5PM – P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Glenn Beck– 3,909,000 viewers (624,000) (1,195,000)
Situation Room—707,000 viewers (130,000) (256,000)
Hardball w/ Chris Matthews—566,000 viewers (177,000) (284,000)
Fast Money—253,000 viewers (55,000) (108,000)
Prime News–284,000 viewers (153,000) (168,000)

6PM – P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Special Report with Bret Baier– 2,237,000 viewers (512,000) (978,000)
Situation Room—569,000 viewers (136,000) (224,000)
Ed Show—505,000 viewers (189,000) (249,000)
Mad Money —242,000 viewers (71,000) (116,000)
Prime News — 271,000 viewers (126,000) (155,000)

7PM – P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
The Fox Report w/ Shep –1,943,000 viewers (463,000) (826,000)
Lou Dobbs Tonight—638,000 viewers (196,000) (304,000)
Hardball w/ C. Matthews—663,000 viewers (190,000) (350,000)
Kudlow Report —184,000 viewers (65,000) (98,000)
Issues– 515,000 viewers (263,000) (340,000)

8PM – P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
The O’Reilly Factor– 4,035,000 viewers (1,137,000) (1,879,000)
Campbell Brown – 719,000 viewers (232,000) (365,000)
Countdown w/ K. Olbermann – 1,205,000 viewers (392,000) (654,000)
CNBC Reports– 134,000 viewers (a scratch w/ 49,000) (76,000)
Nancy Grace – 920,000 viewers (354,000) (495,000)

9 PM – P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Hannity –3,344,000 viewers (1,150,000) (1,675,000)
Larry King Live —1,180,000 viewers (319,000) (483,000)
Rachel Maddow Show —998,000 viewers (341,000) (549,000)
1 Year Later: Reflections – a scratch w/ 70,000 viewers (a scratch w/ 28,000) (a scratch w/44,000)
Issues- 499,000 viewers (211,000) (293,000)

10 PM P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
On The Record w/ Greta Van Susteren —2,489,000 viewers (741,000) (1,229,000)
Anderson Cooper 360 —953,000 viewers (301,000) (441,000)
Countdown w/ K. Olbermann – 755,000 viewers (255,000) (396,000)
American Greed – 147,000 viewers (a scratch w/48,000) (97,000)
Nancy Grace –572,000 viewers (237,000) (336,000)

11 PM P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
The O’Reilly Factor —1,755,000 viewers (623,000) (937,000)
Anderson Cooper 360 —634,000 viewers (204,000) (293,000)
Rachel Maddow Show —511,000 viewers (191,000) (269,000)
Mad Money – 130,000 viewers (77,000) (96,000)
Showbiz Tonight– 477,000 viewers (246,000) (277,000)

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