CNN’S REPUBLICAN DEBATE IS #1 LAST NIGHT; DRAWING 3.162
MILLION VIEWERS TOPS FNC’S FIRST
GOP DEBATE IN THE KEY DEMO AC 360 #1 AT 10 PM
According to
Nielsen
Fast National data, CNN’s first Republican
debate (8-10pm) moderated by
John King, delivered an impressive 3.162 million total viewers and 918k
among
adults 25-54 last night, Monday, June 13. CNN
ranked first in both total
viewers and in the key demo 25-54, topping second place Fox News by 61%
among
total viewers (3.162 million vs. 1.959 million) and 94% among adults
25-54
(918k vs. 473k). CNN also out-performed
third place MSNBC by 288% among
total viewers (3.162 million vs. 814k) and by 348% among P25-54 (918k
vs.
205k). Compared to
Fox News'
recent GOP Debate (5/5/11), CNN had a 7%
advantage in the key demo adults 25-54
(918k vs. 854k). Following
the debate,
CNN's Anderson
Cooper 360 ranked
first in cable news with 1.895 million total viewers and 627k adults
25-54,
ahead of FNC’s On the Record
by 23% (1.546m) and 51% (416k), respectively. MSNBC’s The
Ed
Show trailed with 963k total viewers and 281k in the demo. Other key
highlights: --Compared to
CNN’s first GOP Debate in the 2008 Election
Cycle (6/5/07), last
night’s debate was 54% ahead among total viewers (3.162 million vs.
2.055
million) and was 23% ahead among P25-54 (918k vs. 747k). --CNN's performance last
night represents an increase of 385% in total viewers and a 352%
advantage in
the demo over CNN'S prior 4-Monday 8-10p
average (excluding Memorial Day).
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Jennifer
A.
Scoggins
CNN Washington
| Senior Publicist