Below are the cable news ratings for FOX News, CNN, and MSNBC from Monday, September 28 through Thursday, October 1. The main demographic of interest is A25-54, with A18-49 serving as the first tiebreaker demo for the sake of chart placement, A18-34 the second tiebreaker demo, and total viewers presented in millions the third tiebreaker demo.
All three networks saw huge ratings boosts for the debate between President Trump and Former Vice President Joe Biden. Ratings on Thursday were also particularly high after the breaking news of President Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis. We wish him well.
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Network
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Day
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A25-54
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A18-49
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A18-34
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Total viewers
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Presidential Debate (9:03 pm)
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FOX News
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Tuesday
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4.39
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3.36
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2.57
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17.812
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Presidential Debate/Analysis (10:39 pm)
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FOX News
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Tuesday
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3.12
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2.37
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1.68
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12.548
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Presidential Debate Coverage (8:50 pm)
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FOX News
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Tuesday
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2.93
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2.12
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1.57
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12.918
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1st Presidential Debate (9:04 pm)
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CNN
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Tuesday
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2.91
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2.35
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1.64
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8.287
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Debate Night In America (10:39 pm)
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CNN
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Tuesday
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2.67
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2.16
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1.48
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8.085
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Debate Night In America (11:00 pm)
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CNN
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Tuesday
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2.08
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1.62
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0.99
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6.731
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Tucker Carlson Tonight
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FOX News
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Tuesday
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1.75
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1.18
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0.84
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8.266
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Hannity (11:00 pm)
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FOX News
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Tuesday
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1.65
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1.16
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0.78
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7.139
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Debate (9:03 pm)
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MSNBC
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Tuesday
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1.43
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1.00
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0.54
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7.189
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MSNBC Debate Analysis (10:40 pm)
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MSNBC
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Tuesday
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1.37
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0.93
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0.50
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6.954
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11th Hour with Brian Williams (11 pm)
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MSNBC
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Tuesday
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0.95
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0.59
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0.29
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4.568
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The Ingraham Angle (12:00 am)
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FOX News
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Tuesday
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0.83
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0.52
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0.32
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4.021
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MSNBC Debate Preview (8:00 pm)
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MSNBC
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Tuesday
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0.80
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0.52
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0.27
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4.443
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Tucker Carlson Tonight
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FOX News
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Monday
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0.81
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0.50
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0.25
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5.019
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Hannity
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FOX News
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Thursday
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0.78
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0.47
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0.26
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5.004
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The Story with Martha MacCallum
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FOX News
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Tuesday
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0.73
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0.51
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0.34
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3.833
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Hannity
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FOX News
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Wednesday
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0.69
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0.43
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0.22
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4.923
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Tucker Carlson Tonight
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FOX News
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Wednesday
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0.68
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0.42
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0.16
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4.935
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Hannity
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FOX News
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Monday
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0.67
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0.40
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0.21
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4.534
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Tucker Carlson Tonight
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FOX News
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Thursday
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0.64
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0.39
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0.22
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4.808
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The Ingraham Angle
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FOX News
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Wednesday
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0.60
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0.37
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0.18
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3.952
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Erin Burnett OutFront
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CNN
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Tuesday
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0.58
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0.40
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0.22
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2.161
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The Ingraham Angle
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FOX News
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Thursday
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0.57
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0.33
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0.17
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3.610
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The Ingraham Angle
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FOX News
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Monday
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0.55
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0.33
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0.14
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3.775
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Rachel Maddow Show
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MSNBC
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Wednesday
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0.53
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0.32
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0.11
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3.796
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Cuomo Prime Time
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CNN
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Wednesday
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0.51
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0.33
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0.15
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2.279
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Rachel Maddow Show
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MSNBC
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Monday
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0.51
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0.31
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0.11
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3.702
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The Story with Martha MacCallum
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FOX News
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Monday
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0.50
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0.31
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0.13
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2.778
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Rachel Maddow Show
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MSNBC
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Thursday
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0.47
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0.27
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0.13
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3.493
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Cuomo Prime Time
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CNN
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Thursday
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0.46
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0.29
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0.14
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3.610
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Anderson Cooper 360
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CNN
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Wednesday
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0.44
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0.28
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0.14
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2.154
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CNN Tonight (10pm)
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CNN
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Wednesday
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0.44
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0.27
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0.09
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1.856
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The Story with Martha MacCallum
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FOX News
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Wednesday
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0.43
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0.28
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0.10
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2.668
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Erin Burnett OutFront
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CNN
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Wednesday
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0.41
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0.27
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0.12
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1.829
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CNN Tonight (10pm)
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CNN
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Thursday
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0.41
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0.26
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0.12
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1.982
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Cuomo Prime Time
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CNN
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Monday
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0.41
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0.22
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0.08
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1.931
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The ReidOut
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MSNBC
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Tuesday
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0.40
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0.24
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0.10
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2.346
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The Story with Martha MacCallum
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FOX News
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Thursday
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0.37
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0.22
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0.09
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2.556
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Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell
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MSNBC
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Thursday
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0.37
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0.20
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0.13
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2.703
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Anderson Cooper 360
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CNN
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Thursday
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0.35
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0.21
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0.13
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1.907
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Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell
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MSNBC
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Monday
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0.35
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0.20
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0.07
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2.871
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Anderson Cooper 360
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CNN
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Monday
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0.35
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0.20
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0.07
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1.657
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The ReidOut
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MSNBC
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Wednesday
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0.33
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0.20
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0.09
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2.282
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All In with Chris Hayes
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MSNBC
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Monday
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0.33
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0.19
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0.05
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2.245
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CNN Tonight (10pm)
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CNN
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Monday
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0.33
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0.17
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0.06
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1.558
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Erin Burnett OutFront
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CNN
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Monday
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0.32
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0.21
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0.08
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1.548
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The ReidOut
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MSNBC
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Monday
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0.29
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0.16
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0.09
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2.126
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The ReidOut
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MSNBC
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Thursday
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0.27
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0.16
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0.06
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1.956
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All In with Chris Hayes
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MSNBC
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Wednesday
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—
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0.19
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—
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2.411
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Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell
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MSNBC
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Wednesday
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—
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0.18
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—
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2.869
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Erin Burnett OutFront
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CNN
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Thursday
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—
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0.15
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—
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1.422
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All In with Chris Hayes
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MSNBC
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Thursday
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—
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0.13
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—
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2.171
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