The Scoreboard: Saturday, Dec. 17: MSNBC Beats CNN In Demo All Day

In the 25-54 demo, MSNBC edged CNN in total day and easily beat them in primetime on Saturday, even coming close to FNC:

25-54 demographic:

Total day: FNC: 183,000 / CNN: 116,000 / MSNBC: 122,000 / HLN: 78,000 / CNBC: 51,000

Primetime: FNC: 176,000 / CNN: 112,000 / MSNBC: 166,000 / HLN: 34,000 / CNBC: 63,000

7pm: Fox Report: 158,000 / On the Story: 95,000 / MSNBC Special: 141,000

8pm: Heartland: 157,000 / CNN Presents: 68,000 / H&L: 126,000

9pm: The Line Up: 189,000 / King: 155,000 / MSNBC Investigates: 217,000

10pm: Big Story Weekend: 181,000 / CNN Saturday Night: 113,000 / City n Fear: 154,000

11pm: Heartland: 112,000 / CNN Presents: 60,000 / MSNBC Special: 213,000

Total viewers:

Total day: FNC: 706,000 / CNN: 339,000 / MSNBC: 249,000 / HLN: 232,000 / CNBC: 127,000

Primetime: FNC: 888,000 / CNN: 466,000 / MSNBC: 304,000 / HLN: 138,000 / CNBC: 166,000

7pm: Fox Report: 904,000 / On the Story: 353,000 / MSNBC Special: 283,000

8pm: Heartland: 1,000,000 / CNN Presents: 300,000 / H&L: 195,000

9pm: The Line Up: 891,000 / King: 654,000 / MSNBC Investigates: 394,000

10pm: Big Story Weekend: 774,000 / CNN Saturday Night: 445,000 / City in Fear: 324,000

11pm: Heartland: 459,000 / CNN Presents: 249,000 / MSNBC Special: 337,000