Monday Ratings: P2+ & 25-54 Demo Data

Thanks to Michael Jackson, ratings for all the cable nets were above-average on Monday: In total day, FNC was up 55%, CNN was up 99%, MSNBC was up 80% and HLN was up 40% over May 2005 averages. Some numbers:

Total viewers:

Total day: FNC: 1,169,000 / CNN: 733,000 / MSNBC: 338,000 / HLN: 293,000 / CNBC: 131,000

Primetime: FNC: 1,990,000 / CNN: 1,283,000 / MSNBC: 445,000 / HLN: 540,000 / CNBC: 158,000

25-54 demographic:

Total day: FNC: 379,000 / CNN: 303,000 / MSNBC: 138,000 / HLN: 114,000 / CNBC: 31,000

Primetime: FNC: 634,000 / CNN: 556,000 / MSNBC: 197,000 / HLN: 202,000 / CNBC: 68,000

> The premiere of The Situation with Tucker Carlson averaged 177,000 viewers in the 25-54 demo that MSNBC covets. The show averaged 452,000 total viewers, compared to 1.7 million for CNN and FNC. But the show’s ratings were up significantly from May 2005′s 9pm averages for the network…

Create a social media strategy, launch your campaign, and track the results in our Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting February 16. The online event and workshop will feature speakers including The Onion‘s Baratunde Thurston (left), Facebook’s Morin Oluwole, and bitly’s Tim Devane. Register now.