'Hannity' Premiere Beats King and Maddow Combined

[red states rule]

I miss dumbass Alan Colmes. Sean always cleaned his clock

Has anyone seen the new show - if so what did you think of it?



'Hannity' Premiere Beats King and Maddow Combined
By Noel Sheppard (Bio | Archive)

January 14, 2009 - 10:25 ET

Don't listen to folks in the media claiming conservatism is either dead or dying, for on Monday night the premiere of Fox News's "Hannity" attracted more viewers than CNN's "Larry King Live" and MSNBC's "Rachel Maddow Show" combined.

And, in the critical demographic of folks aged 25-54, host Sean Hannity, now flying solo without longtime co-host Alan Colmes, bested his liberal competition by wide margins suggesting that it's not just older people interested in conservative views.

Here are the specifics from TV by the Numbers.com:

9 PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Hannity–2,835,000 viewers (703,000) (1,155,000)
Larry King Live—934,000 viewers (319,000) (468,000)
Rachel Maddow Show –1,341,000 viewers (441,000) (723,000)
Saving GM: Inside Crisis– 293,000 viewers (167,000) (183,000)
Lou Dobbs- 597,000 viewers (247,000) (339,000)

Maybe more interesting, Hannity by himself attracted about 400,000 more viewers in his premier than he did with Colmes in their final show last Friday. As TVNewser reported Tuesday, "The program was up 51% in Total Viewers and 78% in the demo compared to "Hannity & Colmes" in January '09."

To be fair, Monday's show included the first in a two-part interview with President Bush. Yet, it still makes you wonder if the absence of the often-annoying Colmes will be a boon for Hannity AND conservatism.

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2009/01/14/hannity-premier-beats-king-maddow-combined

[darin]

I think hannity's message is often loss because he can be a bit of a blow-hard.

[red states rule]

I think hannity's message is often loss because he can be a bit of a blow-hard.

Sean a blowhard? I do not think so

He tells it like it is - gives the facts - and asks direct questions

I also liked it when he applies the same standards he holds Dems to to Pres Bush and Republicans

[darin]

O'Reilly is better than hannity at avoiding hyper-activity and hyperbole during a telecast. :)

[red states rule]

O'Reilly is better than hannity at avoiding hyper-activity and hyperbole during a telecast. :)

I have seen O'Reilly lose it more then Sean has

Both are good at what they do. Sean is more conservative then Bill is however

[darin]

I think O'Reily is more conservative - Hannity is more "republican" ;)

[red states rule]

I think O'Reily is more conservative - Hannity is more "republican" ;)

On that we will have to agree to disagree

Bill is more of an independent - while Sean is a Reagan conservative (like I am)

[LiberalNation]

love maddow the rest of msnbc sucks, chris mathews and keith olberman, can't stand more than 5 minutes of those guys. Same with o'reailly and hannity.

[red states rule]

love maddow the rest of msnbc sucks, chris mathews and keith olberman, can't stand more than 5 minutes of those guys. Same with o'reailly and hannity.

The liberal lesbo Maddow is sinking in the ratings. She is no different on TV then she is on Dead Air America

No opposing voices, and its all "I hate Bush" all the time

[darin]

On that we will have to agree to disagree

Bill is more of an independent - while Sean is a Reagan conservative (like I am)

You are confusing and combining political persuations with Conserviate vs. Liberal.

IMO, Bill is a Conservate Libertarian.

[red states rule]

You are confusing and combining political persuations with Conserviate vs. Liberal.

IMO, Bill is a Conservate Libertarian.

Bill himself says he is an Independent DMP

Sean is constantly reminding the audience he is a Reagan conservative.

I see some liberal leanings in Bill - but I still like him. I watch his show, and I sometimes find myself asking if Bill is serious

[April15]

There is so much more to life than ratings. While they are nice and will keep you on air they are not the end all of information.

[Yurt]

There is so much more to life than ratings. While they are nice and will keep you on air they are not the end all of information.

i rate this post a 5

[April15]

i rate this post a 5But what is the scale?

[Yurt]

But what is the scale?

the scale weighs -- old buddha proverb

[red states rule]

There is so much more to life than ratings. While they are nice and will keep you on air they are not the end all of information.

Yep, with liberals at CNN, and MSNBC the most important thing is to hate Pres Bush and be madly in love with Obama