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Fri Mar 2, 2018, 09:25 PM Mar 2018

Rachel Maddow Surges To Become The #1 Show On Cable TV [View all]

https://www.politicususa.com/2018/03/02/rachel-maddow-surges-become-1-show-cable-tv.html

Rachel Maddow Surges To Become The #1 Show On Cable TV

By Jason Easley on Fri, Mar 2nd, 2018 at 5:57 pm


On March 1, MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show was the most watched show not only on all of cable news but on all of cable television.

Here are the total viewership numbers for all of cable for Thursday, March 1:


Here is the press released provided to PoliticusUSA by MSNBC:

MSNBC was the #1 cable news network in A25-54 during prime, beating both FOX News and CNN on Thursday, 3/1/18.

MSNBC also had 3 of the Top 10 shows on all of cable in total viewers: “The Rachel Maddow Show” was #1, “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell” was #5 and “All In with Chris Hayes” was #6.

· In addition to “Maddow,” three other shows beat FOX News and CNN across the board: “Deadline: White House” at 4pm, which began with a breaking news exclusive from anchor Nicolle Wallace on HR McMaster; “Hardball with Chris Matthews” at 7pm; and “The 11th Hour with Brian Williams” at 11pm.

· “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell” also beat both FOX News and CNN in the A25-54 demo.

· MSNBC beat CNN in every part in both total viewers and the A25-54 demo – including Dayside (9am-5pm), Sales Day (6am-2am), Morning Joe (6-9am), and Prime (8-11pm).

· For all of television, MSNBC had 2 of the Top 20 programs: “Maddow” was #12 and “The Last Word” was #20.


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https://www.politicususa.com/2018/03/02/rachel-maddow-surges-become-1-show-cable-tv.html
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YAY!!!!! dhol82 Mar 2018 #1
Go Rachel shenmue Mar 2018 #2
gotta think the FUX audience is dying off rurallib Mar 2018 #3
I am glad people are turning off to the jrthin Mar 2018 #4
k and r...great news... Stuart G Mar 2018 #5
I wish she was on tonight :( blogslut Mar 2018 #6
I hate it when she's not on live!! :( n/t TryingNot2Freak Mar 2018 #9
UP YOURS, HANNITY! SergeStorms Mar 2018 #7
You go, Doc Maddow! Hekate Mar 2018 #8
Shes the only one onlyadream Mar 2018 #10
Excellent! Upthevibe Mar 2018 #11
Thereby proving that this country has well informed lunatica Mar 2018 #12
Should make media owners take notice that there is a huge market for liberal factual news. notdarkyet Mar 2018 #13
i can see the steam shooting out of hannity's ears Takket Mar 2018 #14
Her show is the only show I make an effort to watch everyday. Glimmer of Hope Mar 2018 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author Tbear Mar 2018 #16
Way to go, Rachel! maryallen Mar 2018 #17
Rachel, with her team, throw us a life line to navigate these deadly waters of FailureToCommunicate Mar 2018 #18
did Rachel Maddow take Today Off ? JI7 Mar 2018 #19
Richard Engel had a special "On Assignment" in her place. She gave the intro to his show thou. politicaljunkie41910 Mar 2018 #22
What is wrong with Americans? D23MIURG23 Mar 2018 #20
Because it's funny, and so too is Young Sheldon ! OnDoutside Mar 2018 #24
Americans? Codeine Mar 2018 #29
She's impressive, all right. Glad that others think so, too. Honeycombe8 Mar 2018 #21
Good Job MSNBC 2left4u Mar 2018 #23
Joy Reid would be near the top if she had her own primetime slot. John Fante Mar 2018 #25
What about the agregate numbers? Turbineguy Mar 2018 #26
What's troubling to me is the 2, 3, and 4 spots! And that's a PROBLEM!! YOHABLO Mar 2018 #27
Exactly. Scammity, who thinks Obama's portrait is embedded with jizz? HE'S #2? flibbitygiblets Mar 2018 #28
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