Monday’s Numbers…
Things looked a lot more like what we’ve seen over the past couple of years. MSNBC was down badly from Katrina levels…its primetime lineup had only one show over 400,000 and it was Countdown. CNN and FNC were down as well though not as badly from a percentage standpoint. Anderson Cooper and Paula Zahn continue to show resilience while Newsnight started to fizzle at the 11 pm hour. Was Greta off yesterday? That number is low for her program given its recent history going back the past few months.
Total Day P2+
FNC 1,254,000
CNN 739,000
MSNBC 266,000
HLN - 241,000
Total Day P25-54
FNC 396,000
CNN 262,000
HLN 101,000
MSNBC 90,000
Prime Time P2+
FNC 2,381,000
CNN 1,148,000
HLN 405,000
MSNBC 389,000
Prime Time P25-54
FNC 667,000
CNN 339,000
MSNBC 151,000
HLN 145,000
7pm
Fox Report 1,865,000
Anderson Cooper 1,149,000
Hardball 308,000
Showbiz Tonight 134,000
8pm
O’Reilly 3,288,000
Paula Zahn 1,229,000
Nancy Grace 573,000
Countdown 401,000
9pm
Hannity & Colmes 2,067,000
Larry King Live 1,241,000
Rita Cosby 390,000
Prime News 315,000
Mad Money 112,000
10pm
On the Record 1,789,000
NewsNight 974,000
Scarborough Country 375,000
Nancy Grace 329,000
11pm
O’Reilly (r) 1,302,000
Newsnight 672,000
The Situation 252,000
Showbiz Tonight (r) 146,000
Ouch for MSNBC…looks like ratings are finally gonna settle down again (emphasis on DOWN).
Comment by Anonymous — September 27, 2005 @ 6:59 pm
That’s funny, what I see is CNN quickly falling down, hard, while Fox is back to more than doubling them in Prime Time.
Comment by Gene — September 27, 2005 @ 7:02 pm
Starting to fizzle? Aaron Brown on CNN is below a million viewers, that’s more than starting to fizzle, that’s burnt, baby. He’s done.
Comment by Roxxy — September 27, 2005 @ 7:18 pm
Gene, what do u mean, CNN is not falling that much, 360 and now are still doing really well
Comment by jman — September 27, 2005 @ 7:18 pm
Greta was on. I didn’t watch it because the teaser was that Beth Twitty was on the show.
Comment by Colorado — September 27, 2005 @ 7:43 pm
If Klein and all the people who “only” watch CNN would have a brainstorming session perhaps things could get better. Klein worries too much about what the other networks are doing. All the while touting “the most trusted name in news”. Instead of acting like the captain of the ship, he needs to become one! Boot the neverhasbeens off the network, pay them to stay home until contracts run out. Put some 25-40 year olds in the lineup! The ratings couldn’t get much worse since there are some people that actually can deal with that crap. I do watch some CNN but, I prefer HLN.
Comment by Terance — September 27, 2005 @ 7:47 pm
How pathetic is CNN? OR’s rerun beats any of their primetime lineup. Now we just have to wait for 360 and Zahn’s numbers to be cut in half. LOL
Comment by Lurker — September 27, 2005 @ 7:50 pm
Hmm..what’s sorry are fnc demo #’s. To have so many P2+ numbers their demo #’s suck. And ah….FNC and greta are back doing ‘real news’ huh? Didn’t take them long to get back the no news story of natalee holloway.
Comment by Anonymous — September 27, 2005 @ 11:29 pm
Fox’s prime time demo almost beats CNN’s total day viewers. That’s not sucky. That’s very impressive.
Comment by Mia — September 28, 2005 @ 10:11 am
CNN is sliding back to their normal position in the world of cable news, right back to the cellar.
Comment by JM — September 28, 2005 @ 10:25 am
It is inevitable that Greta’s numbers would drop. She has gone back to ambulance chasing, looking for missing young people and grieving mothers.It is disgusting, and her shrill voice is so offensive.
I am basically a Fox Fan, but can appreciate good reporting on the other news channels. I don’t see this as a contest, but rather a search for the best news and political discourse.
Comment by Cara — September 28, 2005 @ 10:36 am
Crappy News Network heads back to the cellar where they belong. I’m with everyone else on Greta - I don’t like her show, can’t watch her show. I wish Fox would put someone else on in her slot.
Comment by ravi — September 28, 2005 @ 11:19 am