As the Rita news subsided, FNC returned to first place in all categories:

Total viewers:

Total day: FNC: 1,097,000 / CNN: 813,000 / MSNBC: 313,000 / HLN: 270,000

Primetime: FNC: 1,332,000 / CNN: 933,000 / MSNBC: 322,000 / HLN: 280,000

25-54 demographic:

Total day: FNC: 372,000 / CNN: 335,000 / MSNBC: 139,000 / HLN: 117,000

Primetime: FNC: 456,000 / CNN: 314,000 / MSNBC: 135,000 / HLN: 100,000