CNN finished in first place at 10pmET in the A25-54 demo for the month of May, topping FNC 339,000 v. 317,000. The average includes all nights at 10pmET, including CNN’s primary night coverage wins. Also, year-to-date, CNN is averaging first place in the demo at 10pmET. (In a true head-to-head match-up at 10pmET, Cooper v. Van Susteren, FNC edges out CNN in the A25-54 demo, 316K v. 303K. CNN includes the primary nights of May 13 & 20 in the AC360 average).
CNN also has seen the largest growth of any cable news network in prime time year-to-year (Monday-Sunday), up 59% in Total Viewers and 70% in the A25-54 demo.
Headline News saw success during May as well, with Glenn Beck posting his best Total Viewer average ever at 7pmET, up 53% year-to-year.
All prime time programs on the network are up year-to-year in both Total Viewers and the A25-54 demo.