Ratings for April
The month may not be over just yet, but TVNewser has ratings for 3/28 - 4/24.
Highlights:
- O’Reilly is the #1 cable news show — with a household rating of 1.9. That’s a full .4 ahead of the next program — Hannity & Colmes at a 1.5
- CNN’s top program is Larry King Live, ranking fourth with a 1.2 HH rating
- Of the top 10 programs, FNC owns eight of them — all but LKL & NewsNight
- MSNBC’s top daily program is Scarborough Country - with a .4 HH rating. Countdown, Hardball and Imus all grab a .3.
- Headline News’ Nancy Grace beat all MSNBC programming for the month in HH — but was behind all CNN programming except Crossfire and CNN Daybreak
- But: Showbiz Tonight is getting beat by every FNC, MSNBC, CNN and HLN program on the air (and most of CNBC’s lineup too). Even Dennis Miller beats the show in the demo.
- Connected: Coast to Coast is hurting MSNBC’s NewsForce programming. MSNBC Live’s average is 203,000 in people 2+, and 71,000 in the demo. C:CC scores 157,000 P2+ and 49,000 in the demo.
- CNN is crowing about it’s vast improvement in the 25/54 demo. Quoting CNN’s release: “In total day P25-54, FNC’s lead was also cut in half (98% lead in April 2004, 49% in April 2005). This marks the 6th consecutive month where FNC declined versus prior
month in M-F, primetime P25-54 (every month since Nov ‘04).” - Oh, and about the above — FNC is still beating CNN in every single timeslot. From its release: “While all major cable news networks experienced viewer increases during the news of the death of Terri Schiavo and the death and funeral of Pope John Paul II, FOX News Channel (FNC) remained the cable news leader during both Prime Time and Total Day for April,”
Ask TVNewser to show you his CNN press release, there was none. Can’t speak for FNC or MSNBC, he got his information from who?, where?, show it to me! Variety was only place where any numbers showed up and even they didn’t quote “press releases”. Guess you have to ask yourself WHY then did TVNewser, hmmm?
Comment by anonymous — April 26, 2005 @ 9:43 pm
Once again I ask can O’reilly’s SHOW even be put in the category as a CABLE NEWS SHOW? Well it’s not about NEWS, it’s all about OPINION. Well geez, if that’s the case FNC’s entire program schedule is about opinion and NOT NEWS.
And on another subject, I agree with the above poster. TVN tends to stretch the truth. He tends to make something out of nothing BECAUSE IT WASN’T NEVER THERE. How easy it is to pull something out of thin air and say someone said it.
Comment by Hairy — April 26, 2005 @ 11:35 pm
On what planet are these numbers real? Just got done looking at Neilson numbers and O’Reilly is in the tank! Maybe this is posted by Murdocks mother.
Comment by She who dare not be named — July 27, 2005 @ 11:53 am
Where does one find the curent Nielsen ratings?
Comment by John innov8 — August 18, 2005 @ 12:38 am
just face the ratings are fine. O’Reilly still kicks but. get over it
Comment by OOOOOO — April 13, 2007 @ 9:57 pm
Bill is far and away #1. The dems and libs are just mad that their news shows are on the verge of demise due to not telling the truth!!!
Comment by Frank Selto — August 11, 2007 @ 12:54 pm