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MSNBC Ranks as No. 1 Cable Network in Total Viewers for First Time EverJoe Otterson TV Reporter AUGUST 17, 2017 | 03:19PM PT
MSNBC ranked as the number one network across all of cable in total viewers for the first time in its history, according to Nielsen data.
For Wednesday, Aug. 16, MSNBC averaged 1.52 million viewers for the total day across all of cable, edging out second place Fox News, who averaged 1.5 million. CNN ranked fourth among all cable networks for the day with 1.13 million total viewers. Fox News was second in the demo for total day with 353,000 viewers, and MSNBC was third with 343,000.
In primetime, MSNBC was also first in total viewers among the cable news networks with 2.61 million viewers. Fox News was second with 2.4 million. CNN was third with 1.59 million. In the key demo for primetime, MSNBC was first with 613,000. Fox News narrowly outpaced CNN for second place with 560,000, with CNN averaging 557,000.
Across all of broadcast in primetime, Wednesdays episodes of The Rachel Maddow Show and The Last Word with Lawrence ODonnell were among the top 10 shows of the night in total viewers, with Maddow averaging 3.25 million viewers at 9 p.m. and ODonnell averaging 2.54 million at 10. They were both the highest-rated and most-watched cable news programs in their respective time slots, with Maddow also nabbing 778,00 viewers in the key demo and ODonnell nabbing 597,000.
http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/msnbc-cable-news-ratings-charlottesville-1202531567/
ismnotwasm
(42,008 posts)workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)Both the highest-rated and most-watched cable news programs in their respective time slots!
Go Rachel and Larry!
Grassy Knoll
(10,118 posts)...And that full blown perv O'reilly has gone out to pasture.
flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)No wonder BLOTUS is so f**ked up!
Me.
(35,454 posts)Considering how Andy Lack was trying to replace him with Brian Williams
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)And that jerk was trying to turn MSNBC into Fux snooze lite as well.
I bet he stopped that stupid idea real quick when he saw these numbers.
BigmanPigman
(51,627 posts)workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)Me.
(35,454 posts)But he has bosses too and they like success...ca-ching
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)are killin it!
AgadorSparticus
(7,963 posts)11th hr w Brian Wulliams is ok. But if I had to choose, The Last Word wins HANDS DOWN. Rachel is in a league of her own right now. Lots of good investigative journalism going on. Gives me hope.
Me.
(35,454 posts)Susteren out, Kelley failing and Hewitt...who knows..that 8 am time spot has always had bad numbers...so he'll get a break ...for a while
AgadorSparticus
(7,963 posts)zentrum
(9,865 posts)Hope he takes great satisfaction. Really like Lawrence.
kerry-is-my-prez
(8,133 posts)station.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)All we have around here is hate radio.
cilla4progress
(24,766 posts)Last edited Fri Aug 18, 2017, 12:38 AM - Edit history (1)
BILL MOYERS ON TONIGHT!!!