HUFFINGTON POST, December 29, 2011 --2011 is drawing to a close, which means it is now time to report year-end ratings for cable news shows. As in previous months and years, Fox News dominated the list. Just like November, Fox News programs held on to the top thirteen spots. MSNBC's Rachel Maddow broke Fox News' streak.
While Fox News maintained its ratings dominance and will celebrate it's 10th year as the number one cable news channel in January, the network's 2011 ratings were down from 2010.
MSNBC ranked second in 2011, and beat rival CNN in prime time programming in both total viewers and in the key demo (adults age 25-54). During the last quarter of the year, MSNBC made significant changes to its lineup, moving "The Ed Show" to 8:00 p.m., and "Last Word With Lawrence O'Donnell" to 10:00 p.m.
CNN was up 29 percent in prime time. The network's highest rated show was the 10:00 p.m. repeat of "Anderson Cooper 360," which beat MSNBC in the key demo and was up 16 percent in total viewers from 2010. While MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show" beat CNN at 9:00 pm.
Also placing in the top 30 after The Rachel Maddow Show were MSNBC's The Last Word with Lawrence O"Donnell, The Ed Show with Ed Schultz, Politics Nation with Rev. Al Sharpton and Hardball with Chris Matthews.
Posted By: Richard Kigel
Friday, December 30th 2011 at 2:27PM
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