Cable News Ratings

Jane Velez-Mitchell Beating Glenn Beck's Ratings On HLN

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 03.02.2009 | Media


Jane Velez-Mitchell, the HLN host who replaced Glenn Beck when he jumped ship for Fox News, is already topping Beck's ratings from when he held the ti...

Nancy Grace Hits Ratings Record, Releases Family Christmas Card

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 01.15.2009 | Media


Nancy Grace rode the news that a child's body was found near Caylee Anthony's grandparents' home to a ratings record Thursday night. Her Headline New...

Post-Election Retention: Fox News Weathers The Storm Best

Broadcasting & Cable | Alex Weprin | Posted 12.25.2008 | Media


According to Nielsen Media Research, Fox News retained 74% of its total day and 70% of its primetime audience. MSNBC retained 62% of its total day an...

Fox News Sees No Post-Election Slump

MediaWeek | Anthony Crupi | Posted 12.19.2008 | Media


Conventional wisdom would suggest that cable news ratings were ripe for a precipitous fall once the cuticle-gnawing tension of the election finally ab...

"Morning Joe" Catching Up To "American Morning" In The Ratings

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 12.18.2008 | Media


CNN's "American Morning" — which dominated its competition the morning after the election, with 2.1 million viewers — is facing increasing...

Fox News Wins Election Week, #1 Network In All Of Cable

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 12.12.2008 | Media


CNN may have won election night, but Fox News retained the most viewers, winning Election Week and taking the #1 spot in primetime among all cable net...

MSNBC Tops CNN For October

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 11.28.2008 | Media


MSNBC beat CNN in prime time for the month of October, led by the breakout success of "The Rachel Maddow Show," which brought MSNBC its first-ever vic...

Cable News Ratings Return To Normalcy: Fox News Wins Wednesday

Huffington Post | Posted 11.23.2008 | Media


After MSNBC's surprise win in the demo Tuesday night, cable news ratings underwent a return to normalcy Wednesday night, to some extent, with Fox News...

Fox News Most-Watched Channel On Cable In Prime Time Weekly Ratings

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 11.14.2008 | Media


Fox News Channel was the number one network in prime time on all of basic cable last week (10/6/08-10/12/08), marking only the second time this year t...

Vice Presidential Debate Ratings: 69.9 Million Total, ABC, Fox News Win, MSNBC Tanks

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 11.03.2008 | Media


Update: The final numbers are in: 69.9 million viewers watched the Vice Presidential debate, making it the most watched debate since 1992 and the most...

Fox News Wins Q3 Cable News Race

TVWeek | Michele Greppi | Posted 11.02.2008 | Media


The wild rides of the campaign for president and the economic turmoil boosted Fox News Channel's prime-time block to fourth among all cable channels f...

Rachel Maddow Ratings: Beats Larry King For The Week

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 10.24.2008 | Media


Update: "Larry King Live" beat "The Rachel Maddow Show" in total viewers and in the demo Monday night. Numbers below: Monday, September 22 9 PM - P2...

Rachel Maddow Ratings: Beats Olbermann's "Countdown" To Be MSNBC's Top Show

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 10.19.2008 | Media


The student has surpassed the master, at least for one night. "The Rachel Maddow Show" was MSNBC's top-rated broadcast Tuesday night, unseating Keith...

Fox News Back On Top, Wins Second Quarter Ratings After Q1 Loss To CNN

Los Angeles Times | Matea Gold | Posted 07.04.2008 | Media


NEW YORK -- Fox News is poised to reclaim the title of the most-watched cable news network in the key advertising demographic in the second quarter of...

"Countdown" Beats "O'Reilly Factor" In Ratings Demo For First Time Ever

Huffington Post | Posted 06.18.2008 | Media


MSNBC's "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" beat Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor" in the key Adults 25-54 demographic for the first time ever last week. ...

O'Reilly Headlines Fox News' Big January Ratings Win

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


TVNewser reports that Fox News Channel had 8 of the top 10 highest rated programs on cable news during the month of January. Leading that charge was ...