Ratings At A Glance

Ratings for the week June 2 - June 6, 2008

	8PM^Adults 25-54 FOX 472,000 1 CNN 290,750 1 MSNBC 477,500 1
	9PM^Adults 25-54 FOX 381,750 1 CNN 412,250 1 MSNBC 297,000 2
	10PM^Adults 25-54 FOX 274,250 1 CNN 456,000 1 MSNBC 298,000 1

This week was a good week for CNN. They not only won the 9PM and 10PM timeslots, they also had the highest average Adults 25-54 demographic for every hour between 5PM and 12 MIDNIGHT except for 8PM which went to MSNBC. (Although FOX can claim victory on the average total number of viewers each hour, FOX didn't win a single timeslot in the demo.)

¹ 4 day average. Tuesday primary coverage excluded.
^{^} Courtesy Nielsen Media Research; Demographics where noted; Live + Same Day (LS) Fast Track Nationals.

FOX	739,333
CNN	1,413,333
MSNBC	1,052,667

June 3rd was the last night of primary coverage in the 2008 election cycle. Here's the breakdown on ratings that night 8PM - 11PM in the Adults 25-54. CNN had the highest average in the demo as well as total viewers for the same time period. CNN's ratings peaked during the 10PM hour with 1,890,000 viewers in the Adults 25-54 demographic and 4,523,000 total viewers.

Tim Russert 1950 - 2008 photo credit: Alex Wong / Getty via Time.com

Our condolences go out to Tim Russert's family, friends, and coworkers at NBC.

Tom Brokaw broke the news on Russert's passing this afternoon. CNN's programming since the announcement has been filled with memories from those who knew and had worked with him. Below are a few links to the stories and videos that have been posted on CNN.com:

• Tom Brokaw announcement
• Russert's advice to his son
• Newsman Tim Russert dies at 58
• Larry King remembers Russert

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