Here are the hourlies. Notice how dramatically CNN’s and MSNBC’s ratings drop between 11am and 4pm, and how FNC keeps more than a million viewers all day:
8am: FNC: 1,039,000 / CNN: 602,000 / MSNBC: 287,000
9am: FNC: 1,373,000 / CNN: 725,000 / MSNBC: 227,000
10am: FNC: 1,519,000 / CNN: 874,000 / MSNBC: 349,000
11am: FNC: 1,346,000 / CNN: 905,000 / MSNBC: 305,000
12pm: FNC: 1,254,000 / CNN: 608,000 / MSNBC: 257,000
1pm: FNC: 1,088,000 / CNN: 663,000 / MSNBC: 199,000
2pm: FNC: 1,106,000 / CNN: 487,000 / MSNBC: 206,000
3pm: FNC: 1,127,000 / CNN: 387,000 / MSNBC: 195,000
4pm: FNC: 1,116,000 / CNN: 272,000 / MSNBC: 255,000
> Update: 6:05pm: CNN never broke a million viewers during the breaking news coverage; the network peaked at 905,000. FNC peaked at 1,519,000.
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