May Ratings: MSNBC Up In 25-54 Prime

B&C’s May ratings summary: “Without the spike from coverage of Pope John Paul II’s death and successor, CNN”s ratings resurgence faded in May, while Headline News continued to grow in prime.” John Higgins writes: “In the key news demo — adults 25-54 — CNN’s prime time average dropped 12% to 179,000. Leader Fox News’ average fell even more, off 16% to 332,000. MSNBC, on the other hand, was up 11% to 109,000.”