Tucker At 4pm #1 In Demo Last Week

> Update: 5:58pm: This information, released by MSNBC, was based on time period ratings — not program data. “Lockup” ran in the time slot on Monday, giving the weekly average a boost. Based on a four-day average of Tucker’s shows, he averaged 123,000 in the demo, behind FNC and CNN…

I meant to post this yesterday: MSNBC’s 4pm edition of Tucker, hosted by (who else?) Tucker Carlson, was the #1 cable news show in the 25-54 demo last week.

It was a very close race: Tucker averaged 138,000 demo viewers, while CNN’s The Situation Room delivered 137,000 and FNC’s Your World averaged 134,000.

At 6pm, facing stiffer competition (Lou Dobbs and Brit Hume), Tucker was a distant third…

> Update: 2:39pm: Tucker is a taped repeat at 6pm, which may account for the lower ratings relative to the 4pm hour, an insider notes…