June 06,2008:
Countdown Beats O'Reilly Factor
"Countdown" Beats "O'Reilly Factor" In Ratings Demo For First Time Ever
May 3 2009:
Cable and Satellite Providers Take MSNBC Off Basic Plan
In the past few weeks, it has come to my personal attention that one cable or satellite company after another has been quietly moving MSNBC away from the news channel section of their lineup and into the premium section, or into the stratosphere of three and four digit channels.
As a result, when the ratings came out this week, it was no surprise to see how MSNBC is now a distant third behind CNN and FOX.
Kos Kids Complain About Not Being Able to Get Their MSNBC | NewsBusters.org
October 01,2009:
Comcast Seeks To Takeover MSNBC
Comcast Seeks an Empire in Bid for NBC Universal - NYTimes.com
November 05,2010:
Before Bush Donor Comcast Takeover Of MSNBC, Network Selectively Applies Rules To Suspend Olbermann
http://thinkprogress.org/media/2010/...comcast-msnbc/
January 18,2011
Comcast gets government OK to take over NBC Universal
Comcast gets government OK to take over NBC Universal - USATODAY.com
January 21,2011
Keith Olbermann Leaves MSNBC
Keith Olbermann Leaves MSNBC
Cable News Ratings for Thursday , August 25, 2011 - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers
My stats say something entirely different, but keep trying and keep on drinking that MSNBC coolaid.
Live + Same Day Cable News Daily Ratings for Thursday August 25, 2011
P2+ (000s) 25-54 (000s) 35-64 (000s)
Total Day
FNC 1,248 339 645
CNN 588 210 291
MSNBC 410 128 213
CNBC 214 73 124
FBN 65 16 32
HLN 284 105 147
Primetime P2+ (000s) 25-54 (000s) 35-64 (000s)
FNC 2,267 570 1,030
CNN 1,014 313 468
MSNBC 750 228 386
CNBC 233 94 122
FBN 78 17 32
HLN 505 154 231
Net Morning programs (6-9 AM) P2+ (000s) 25-54 (000s) 35-64 (000s)
FNC FOX & Friends 1,078 372 704
CNN American Morning 289 137 155
MSNBC Morning Joe 366 119 195
CNBC Squawk Box 173 65 130
HLN Morning Express w/ Meade 295 152 204
Net 5PM P2+ (000s) 25-54 (000s) 35-64 (000s)
FNC FIVE, THE 1,452 370 688
CNN Situation Room 785 182 320
MSNBC Hardball WITH C. MATTHEWS 611 169 281
CNBC Fast Money 225 73 135
HLN HLN SPECIAL REPORT 227 44 82
Net 6PM P2+ (000s) 25-54 (000s) 35-64 (000s)
FNC SPECIAL RPT W/Bret Baier 1,941 474 906
CNN Situation Room 655 209 345
MSNBC MSNBC LIVE 611 158 302
CNBC Mad Money 210 100 136
HLN Prime News 313 76 140
Net 7PM P2+ (000s) 25-54 (000s) 35-64 (000s)
FNC The Fox Report W/S.SMITH 2,008 546 922
CNN John King USA 719 232 381
MSNBC Hardball WITH C. MATTHEWS 619 192 329
CNBC CNBC SPECIAL REPORT 202 49 97
HLN ISSUES 437 139 221
Net 8PM P2+ (000s) 25-54 (000s) 35-64 (000s)
FNC THE OREILLY FACTOR 3,211 779 1,459
CNN Anderson Cooper 360 1,010 304 492
MSNBC Last Word W/ L. ODONNELL 608 183 272
CNBC FACEBOOK OBSESSION, THE 282 101 146
HLN Nancy Grace 701 179 327
Net 9PM P2+ (000s) 25-54 (000s) 35-64 (000s)
FNC Hannity 1,847 487 839
CNN Piers Morgan Tonight 1,078 293 447
MSNBC Rachel Maddow Show 934 308 501
CNBC BIG MAC: INSIDE MCDONALDS 270 127 153
HLN DR. DREW 475 154 205
Net 10PM P2+ (000s) 25-54 (000s) 35-64 (000s)
FNC On The Record W/GRETA 1,722 436 777
CNN Anderson Cooper 360 955 343 466
MSNBC Ed Show 709 192 384
CNBC CNBC TITANS: LEO BURNETT 148 54 68
HLN Joy Behar 366 131 172
Net 11PM P2+ (000s) 25-54 (000s) 35-64 (000s)
FNC THE OREILLY FACTOR 1,297 394 786
CNN CNNI/WORLD REPORT 513 218 289
MSNBC Last Word W/ L. ODONNELL 362 117 219
CNBC Mad Money 74 20 34
HLN SHOWBIZ TONIGHT 341 129 152
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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 July, 2011)
CNN/HLN: 101.12 million HHs
CNBC: 98.62 million HHs
FNC: 99.15 million HHs
MSNBC: 95.72 million HHs
Fox Business: 58.15 million HHs
Nielsen TV Ratings Data: ©2011 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
Tags: American Morning Ratings, Anderson Cooper 360 Ratings, CNBC
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