Live + Same Day Cable News Daily Ratings for December 24, 2008
P2+ Total Day
FNC – 850,000 viewers
CNN – 616,000 viewers
MSNBC –305,000 viewers
CNBC – 279,000 viewers
HLN – 319,000 viewers
P2+ Prime Time
FNC – 859,000 viewers
CNN—928,000 viewers
MSNBC –324,000 viewers
CNBC – 424,000 viewers
HLN – 400,000 viewers
25-54 Total Day
FNC –208,000 viewers
CNN –178,000 viewers
MSNBC –122,000 viewers
CNBC –94,000 viewers
HLN- 169,000 viewers
25-54 Prime Time
FNC – 160,000 viewers
CNN –266,000 viewers
MSNBC –129,000 viewers
CNBC – 148,000 viewers
HLN – 130,000 viewers
35-64 Total Day
FNC –363,000 viewers
CNN –298,000 viewers
MSNBC –172,000 viewers
CNBC –134,000 viewers
HLN- 204,000 viewers
35-64 Prime Time
FNC –309,000 viewers
CNN – 430,000 viewers
MSNBC –187,000 viewers
CNBC – 192,000 viewers
HLN –202,000 viewers
Morning programs (6:00AM-9:00AM) P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
FOX & Friends –909,000 viewers (250,000) (492,000)
American Morning-394,000 viewers (133,000) (260,000)
Morning Joe-380,000 viewers (146,000) (218,000)
Squawk Box-177,000 viewers (51,000) (96,000)
Morning Express w/ Meade- 322,000 viewers (209,000) (242,000)
6PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Special Report w/Brit Hume – 974,000 viewers (211,000) (374,000)Situation Room—899,000 viewers (271,000) (431,000)
MSNBC Special - 230,000 viewers (106,000) (132,000)
Mad Money– 140,000 viewers (57,000) (68,000)
Prime News–290,000 viewers (116,000) (189,000)
7PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Fox Report w/Shepard Smith– 946,000 viewers (215,000) (355,000)
**Obama Revealed (7PM-9PM) –1,209,000 viewers (354,000) (536,000)
MSNBC Special —223,000 viewers (69,000) (125,000)
CNBC Reports —156,000 viewers (90,000) (90,000)
Issues– 237,000 viewers (72,000) (166,000)
NOTE: THAT SPECIAL RAN 2 HOURS AND AN HOUR IN CNN LOSES OUT TO FOX IN THE FOLLOWING HOUR
8PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
FOX & Friends Christmas—906,000 viewers (169,000) (310,000)
MSNBC Special —215,000 viewers (77,000) (146,000)
**Deal or No Deal (8PM-10PM)—535,000 viewers (170,000) (224,000)
Nancy Grace –512,000 viewers (146,000) (258,000)
9 PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
FOX & Friends Christmas 881,000 viewers (150,000) (294,000)
Larry King Live—809,000 viewers (213,000) (399,000)
Dateline —507,000 viewers (198,000) (261,000)
Lou Dobbs- 291,000 viewers (83,000) (146,000)
10 PM P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Christmas w/ Rick Warren—790,000 viewers (159,000) (324,000)
**CNN Presents (10PM-12AM)—597,000 viewers (191,000) (278,000)
MSNBC Special —250,000 viewers (112,000) (152,000)
On the Money —203,000 viewers (104,000) (129,000)
Nancy Grace –428,000 viewers (174,000) (227,000)
11 PM P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
FOX & Friends Christmas —638,000 viewers (111,000) (252,000)
MSNBC Special –200,000 viewers (119,000) (121,000)
Mad Money—180,000 viewers (109,000) (140,000)
Russian Gamble– a scratch w/ 104,000 viewers (135,000) (166,000)
Showbiz Tonight– 317,000 viewers (143,000) (221,000)
