MEDIA WINNER: Sean Hannity Fox’s Sean Hannity beat MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow in both total viewers and in the key demographic of viewers age 25-54 Friday, helping boost Fox News to viewership wins in prime time, as the annual CPAC convention got underway in Florida. CNN averaged the most viewers in the demo in total day, while Fox was most-watched overall. In the 9 p.m. hour Friday, Hannity had 2.68 million total viewers, and 368,000 in the demo. The Rachel Maddow Show had 2.41 million total viewers and 331,000 in the demo. CNN’s Cuomo Prime Time, also at 9 p.m., was third in the hour, with 1.58 million total viewers and 306,000 in the demo, according to data from Nielsen. Fox won in total day viewers Friday, averaging 1.54 million total viewers, and was second-highest in the demo in total day, with 219,000. MSNBC was second most-watched overall, with 1.39 million total viewers, and 173,000 in the demo. CNN was first in the demo for total day, averaging 239,000, and was third in total viewers, with 1.04 million. Fox dominated prime time, with 2.52 million total viewers and 363,000 in the demo. MSNBC was second in total viewers, with 1.98 million, and third in the demo, with 265,000. CNN had the fewest average total viewers, with... Read the rest from Mediaite+! |