Who is best informed? 12 million watch moderate FoxNews while 2.3 million watch the radicals at MSNBC.

Midknight Review often runs Nielsen ratings for cable news. What we have found as we track these numbers over the previous months and years is (1) Bill O'Reilly remains the giant in the cable news industry and (2), Glenn Beck is experiencing a resurgence in viewership. During the winter months, his numbers had fallen below those of the unprofessional Greta van Susteren. That has changed. He is now [and once again] the #3 most popular prime time personality at FoxNews.

What I have not mentioned in the recent past is the fact that CNN is, also, experiencing a resurgence while MSNBC remains the laughing stock of cable news.

Having made those observations, it remains that 12 million are watching Fox during the evening at the same time 4 million are watching CNN and 3 million are sleeping through MSNABC.

CABLE NEWS RACE
MON. MAR. 21, 2011

FOXNEWS O'REILLY 3,271,000
FOXNEWS HANNITY 2,432.000
FOXNEWS BECK 2,334,000
FOXNEWS BAIER 2,301,000
FOXNEWS SHEP 2,039,000
FOXNEWS GRETA 1,691,000
CNN COOPER 1,170,000
CNN BLITZER 1,028,000
CNN PIERS 958,000
MSNBC MADDOW 933,000
CNN KING 927,000
MSNBC O'DONNELL 817,000
MSNBC SHULTS 810,000
MSNBC HARDBALL 784,000

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