Monday’s numbers…
FOX beat CNN 2:1 in Total Day and nearly 2.5:1 in Prime Time. O’Reilly led the way with 2.6 million viewers. Anderson Cooper 360 was flat. Grace pulled back from her highs of the previous week. MSNBC had a decent night despite The Situation pulling down its average. Scarborough and Countdown both pulled in better than 350,000 and Hardball did better than 300,000.
(numbers courtesy of FOX News)
P2+ Total Day
FNC - 1,057,000 viewers
CNN - 432,000 viewers
HLN - 222,000 viewers
MSNBC - 187,000 viewers
CNBC - 124,000 viewers
25-54 Total Day
FNC - 301,000 viewers
CNN - 144,000 viewers
HLN - 93,000 viewers
MSNBC - 67,000 viewers
CNBC -33,000 viewers [scratch]
P2+ Prime Time
FNC -2,435,000 viewers
CNN - 909,000 viewers
HLN - 497,000 viewers
MSNBC - 300,000 viewers
CNBC - 137,000 viewers
25-54 Prime Time
FNC - 577,000 viewers
CNN - 268,000 viewers
HLN - 183,000 viewers
MSNBC - 131,000 viewers
CNBC - 65,000 viewers
Evening and Primetime Breakdown
7PM - P2+
FOX Report with Shepard Smith - 1,464,000 viewers
Anderson Cooper 360 (sub host) - 489,000 viewers
Hardball - 308,000 viewers
Showbiz Tonight - 126,000 viewers
8PM - P2+
O’Reilly Factor - 2,643,000 viewers
Nancy Grace - 724,000 viewers
Paula Zahn Now - 716,000 viewers
Countdown with Keith Olbermann (sub host) - 356,000 viewers
The Restaurant - 131,000 viewers
9 PM - P2+
Hannity & Colmes - 2,220,000 viewers
Larry King Live - 1,392,000 viewers
Prime News Tonight - 301,000 viewers
The Situation with Tucker Carlson - 173,000 viewers
Mad Money (r) - 133,000 viewers
10 PM P2+
On the Record w/Greta Van Susteren- 2,442,000 viewers
Nancy Grace ( r ) - 465,000 viewers
NewsNight with Aaron Brown - 618,000 viewers
Scarborough Country - 370,000 viewers
Donny Deutsch - 149,000 viewers
YAWN…what’s the use of ‘reporting’ the numbers these days? That is other than being PR machine for FNC. Just look at the stats for who visits this blog and you’ll find ALOT of visits from the NEWS CORP domain. BTW I am glad ICN refrained from posting the press release statements from FNC. TVN just can’t help himself. I guess that is what boozing does to ones brains.
Comment by Anonymous — August 2, 2005 @ 9:18 pm
Numbers are numbers. Whoever has the highest, wins. It’s pretty simple. Fox won July by a huge margin, and the other all chase their tails trying to figure out what the heck to do next.
Comment by Rhoda — August 2, 2005 @ 9:51 pm
Yeah I see no problem posting these numbers. FNC aside as the “top dog,” I find it fun to watch CNN and CNNHN to chase after each other…
Comment by Thebiz — August 3, 2005 @ 8:42 am
Doesn’t the winner always leak the numbers? I’m sure if CNN or MSNBC were in the lead they wouldn’t hesitate.
Comment by Terance — August 3, 2005 @ 9:14 am
Hey - In response to the above post by anonymous, I just read the fox news ratings press release on ftvlive.com. Does that make him a part of the fox PR machine as well?
Here’s a thought…the fox PR department is just better at what they do than the PR departments at CNN and other places.
Comment by Clarissa — August 3, 2005 @ 2:24 pm