February Ratings: MSNBC's Best February Yet

Yeah MSNBC!!! Don't understand the Morning Joe rating (I don't watch anymore and I don't see that reflected). Look at these numbers!

In weekday prime time (8-11pmET M-F), MSNBC was up 31% in Total Viewers and up 4% in the A25-54 demo. In total day (6a-6a), MSNBC was up 17% in Total Viewers and up 7% in the demo.

"Morning Joe" continues to be the fastest growing morning cable news show — up 74% in the demo and up 41% in Total Viewers.

In prime time, Countdown with Keith Olbermann is up 32% in Total Viewers and up 15% in the demo. (Olbermann had a 44% advantage in the demo/29% advantage in Total Viewers over CNN's "Campbell Brown: No Bias, No Bull.") At 9pmET, "The Rachel Maddow Show" is up 115% in the demo and up 127% in Total Viewers.

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"1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" was up 31 percent in A25-54 (157,000 vs. 120,000) and up 49 percent in total viewers (571,000 vs. 383,000) vs. Feb. 2008, and was the fastest growing cable news show in the hour.(ed note- YEAH SHUSTER!)

President Obama's First Presser Ratings Huge

Republicans mess with this guy to their peril. That's alot of eyeballs that care what he says.

AFTER his first press con ference Monday night, Barack Obama is still pretty much the most popular thing on TV.

The hour-long press conference, which aired over four networks, drew nearly 49 million viewers - including those who watched on the cable news channels, according to first reports.

It's the biggest primetime press conference since Oct. 11, 2001, when 65 million people watched then-President George Bush take questions from reporters a month after the 9/11 attacks.

60 Minutes Devotes Upcoming Hour to Barack Obama

Hey, they know what gets the ratings.

60 Minutes is devoting its entire hour on Dec. 28 to Barack Obama and his journey to the White House. 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft has been chronicling Obama's story for nearly two years.

He was the first reporter to interview the Pres.-elect and Michelle Obama after the election.