in that time period. But the point the blogger is making is that Beck's ratings are starting to decline over his own previous ratings. Beck's ratings also do some wild swings depending on what he is pushing like his 9-12 project or his Live Free or Die. The point the blogger is making is in order to keep his ratings up Beck is going to have to get crazier and crazier and at some point he truly does become the rodeo clown and flame out.
We'll see if he has the staying power or do the people finally wake up to this whackjob and the BS he's selling them.
This is Beck at one of his zenith's in Aug 2009. Note over 3 million viewers. Incredible for summer at 5PM! Now he's seemed to have settled back to around 2.3 million viewers and he's no longer besting O' Reilly.
Big Beck: Goes over 3 million viewers, beats O’Reilly in demo: Cable News Ratings for Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Posted on 27 August 2009 by Robert Seidman
update: Beck again led all shows (including The O’Reilly Factor) in the adults 25-54 demographic on Thursday night.
Though a little scandal might alienate advertisers, it’s pure ratings gold. Last night Glenn Beck had over 3 million viewers at 5pm, second only to O’Reilly for the night. But, Beck had more 25-54 viewers than O’Reilly (888K to 876K). I don’t watch or really even care about the cable news wars, but still…wow. Even though Beck airs before primetime, when there are fewer people watching TV, he had the most 25-54 viewers in the cable news world for the night.
http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/08/27/big-beck-goes-over-3-million-viewers-beats-oreilly-in-demo-cable-news-ratings-for-wednesday-august-26-2009/25541April 7, 2010
5PM – P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Glenn Beck – 2,388,000 viewers (669,000) (1,198,000)
Situation Room—479,000 viewers (95,000) (141,000)
Hardball w/ C. Matthews – 561,000 viewers (132,000) (269,000)
Fast Money – 232,000 viewers (a scratch w/41,000) (96,000)
Showbiz Tonight —271,000 viewers (110,000) (152,000)
http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/04/08/cable-news-ratings-for-wednesday-april-7-2010/47780#more-47780April 6, 2010
5PM – P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Glenn Beck – 2,336,000 viewers (610,000) (1,092,000)
Situation Room—580,000 viewers (100,000) (191,000)
Hardball w/ C. Matthews – 514,000 viewers (88,000) (225,000)
Fast Money – 269,000 viewers (64,000) (138,000)
Showbiz Tonight —159,000 viewers (a scratch w/37,000) (64,000)
http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/04/07/cable-news-ratings-for-tuesday-april-6-2010/47687#more-47687April 5, 2010
5PM – P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Glenn Beck – 2,229,000 viewers (589,000) (1,070,000)
Situation Room—554,000 viewers (159,000) (246,000)
Hardball w/ C. Matthews – 509,000 viewers (82,000) (196,000)
Fast Money – 179,000 viewers (a scratch w/36,000) (90,000)
Showbiz Tonight —247,000 viewers (68,000) (108,000)
http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/04/06/cable-news-ratings-for-monday-april-5-2010/47575#more-47575