Fox News Bill O'Reilly, Bret Baier, and Sheppard Smith dominate Cable News Ratings

It is not a new story that Fox News dominates the other Cable News stations. What is news is that the top three are not what most folks rattle off when you ask who has the most watched programs at that outlet. TV by the Numbers follows TV ratings like a Laser beam, crunching the numbers every day of the week. We all know that Bill O’Reilly’s numbers are high, but did you know that the next two, in the most watched list, are Bret Baier and Sheppard Smith?
Live + Same Day Cable News Daily Ratings for November 26, 2010

		P2+ (000s)	25-54 (000s)	35-64 (000s)
Total Day
FNC		918	217	397
CNN		363	107	159
MSNBC		333	180	187
CNBC		160	62	86
HLN		224	85	114

Primetime		P2+ (000s)	25-54 (000s)	35-64 (000s)
FNC		1,323	282	513
CNN		465	137	183
MSNBC		412	187	236
CNBC		170	86	101
HLN		384	80	149

Net	Morning programs (6-9 AM)	P2+ (000s)	25-54 (000s)	35-64 (000s)
FNC	FOX & Friends	807	252	424
CNN	American Morning	246	95	158
MSNBC	Morning Joe	334	157	176
CNBC	Squawk Box	85	34	54
HLN	Morning Express w/ Meade	296	152	169

Net	5PM	P2+ (000s)	25-54 (000s)	35-64 (000s)
FNC	GLENN BECK	1,347	285	595
CNN	SITUATION ROOM	714	158	235
MSNBC	MSNBC SPECIAL	311	190	180
CNBC	FORD: AMERICAN ICON	121	37	48
HLN	SHOWBIZ TONIGHT	125	47	56

Net	6PM	P2+ (000s)	25-54 (000s)	35-64 (000s)
FNC	SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER	1,562	249	563
CNN	SITUATION ROOM	622	152	218
MSNBC	MSNBC SPECIAL	254	166	166
CNBC	REMINGTON UNDER FIRE	192	118	125
HLN	PRIME NEWS	185	90	96

Net	7PM	P2+ (000s)	25-54 (000s)	35-64 (000s)
FNC	THE FOX REPORT W/S.SMITH	1,445	339	669
CNN	TIME FRAMES	337	66	117
MSNBC	MSNBC SPECIAL	366	211	259
CNBC	HAYNESVILLE	119	63	81
HLN	ISSUES	237	74	141

Net	8PM	P2+ (000s)	25-54 (000s)	35-64 (000s)
FNC	THE OREILLY FACTOR SPCL	1,565	336	624
CNN	SANJAY GUPTA REPORTS	593	190	303
MSNBC	MSNBC SPECIAL	393	174	236
CNBC	ENRON: SMARTEST GUYS	126	54	58
CNBC	HOW I MADE MY MILLIONS	135	54	59
HLN	NANCY GRACE	532	138	241

Net	9PM	P2+ (000s)	25-54 (000s)	35-64 (000s)
FNC	HANNITY SPECIAL	1,330	262	481
CNN	LARRY KING LIVE	407	104	127
MSNBC	MSNBC SPECIAL	374	157	234
CNBC	ENRON: SMARTEST GUYS	175	97	102
HLN	JOY BEHAR	401	55	131

Net	10PM	P2+ (000s)	25-54 (000s)	35-64 (000s)
FNC	ON THE RECORD W/GRETA	1,074	248	434
CNN	AMAZING ANIMALS	394	118	119
MSNBC	MSNBC SPECIAL	469	231	238
CNBC	ENRON: SMARTEST GUYS	205	108	142
HLN	NANCY GRACE	247	58	87

Net	11PM	P2+ (000s)	25-54 (000s)	35-64 (000s)
FNC	THE OREILLY FACTOR SPCL	745	210	359
CNN	TIME FRAMES	324	77	94
MSNBC	MSNBC SPECIAL	489	267	239
CNBC	REMINGTON UNDER FIRE	191	70	96
HLN	SHOWBIZ TONIGHT	217	59	101