Do viewers want to sit in The Situation Room at 7pm? Wednesday’s ratings suggest otherwise.
Wolf Blitzer‘s broadcast averaged 708,000 viewers, but only 99,000 in the 25-54 demographic. Shep Smith averaged 1,507,000 viewers, and nearly quadrupled Wolf’s demo number, with 398,000. MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews even beat Wolf in the demo: MSNBC averaged 159,000 25-54 viewers at 7pm Wednesday, a total of 60,000 more than CNN. Matthews averaged 527,000 total viewers…
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