These numbers by Nielsen Media Research, and provided to ICN by Fox News Channel.

TOTAL DAY
FNC — 844,000
CNN — 335,000
MSNBC — 166,000

TOTAL DAY 25-54
FNC — 254,000
CNN — 103,000
MSNBC — 65,000

PRIMETIME
FNC — 1,801,000
CNN — 561,000
MSNBC — 261,000

PRIMETIME 25-54
FNC — 401,000
CNN — 132,000
MSNBC — 110,000

SHOWS

6PM
HUME — 1,103,000
DOBBS — 350,000
ABRAMS — 176,000

7PM
SHEP — 1,411,000
COOPER — 427,000
HARDBALL — 254,000

8PM
O’REILLY — 2,262,000
ZAHN — 452,000
OLBERMANN — 373,000
GRACE — 551,000

9PM
H&C — 1,647,000
KING — 887,000
MSNBC INVESTIGATES — 172,000

10PM
GRETA — 1,495,000
AARON BROWN — 344,000
SCARBOROUGH — 237,000
DEUSTCH — SCRATCH 64,000

The deal is done but what does it all mean? Things to note…

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FIRST ON ICN

NBC has announced that Rita Cosby will join the network — but her program will not debut until the fourth quarter of this year.

From the release:

Rita Cosby will join MSNBC, it was announced today by Rick Kaplan, President of MSNBC. Cosby will start with the network in June and will anchor a daily evening program. In addition, she will serve as a special correspondent. Cosby’s program is in development and will debut in the fourth quarter.
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Both TVNewser and Drudge are saying that Rita Cosby is headed to MSNBC. Newser says that there will be an afternoon announcement. Before I comment on this move I want to see the release detailing what her position will be exactly.

One of the issues involving a multi-blogger blog like this one is occasionally you get differing views of the same story. So here’s my take on the O’Donnell move…

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Fox News Channel and Rita Cosby are parting ways.

Cosby was the host of “The Big Story Weekend with Rita Cosby” — Saturday’s on FNC, and Fox News Live programming on Sunday.

Fox is not renewing the anchor’s contract. No word on a replacement.

Her bio has been yanked from FoxNews.com (cache) — but the Big Story Weekend page is still intact.