"CNN lost some ratings ground from 3-6 p.m. with the debut of 'The Situation Room.' For the three hours, CNN averaged 410,000 viewers, down 15 percent from the previous Monday, down 6 percent compared with July and flat compared with the comparable day in 2004.
"In the demo, 'Situation' was down 8 percent compared with the three hours the previous Monday and down 14 percent compared with both July and the comparable day in 2004.
"On a big night in cable news, 'Rita Cosby's' performance was not enough to boost MSNBC out of fourth place in total viewers for the hour, but the new show starring the former Fox News personality did beat CNN Headline News phenom 'Nancy Grace' by 4,000 viewers in the demo.
"'The Situation With Tucker Carlson' moved to 11 p.m. Monday and improved the time slot by 3 percent in the demo compared with the same hour in July while bringing in 19 percent fewer total viewers.
"For the 9 p.m. hour, Fox News Channel's 'Hannity & Colmes' was the clear winner with 2.128 million viewers. 'Larry King Live' averaged 1.79 million viewers. 'Nancy Grace' averaged 855,000 viewers.
"Fox News Channel dominated the three afternoon hours with 976,000 viewers, even with the previous Monday, down 8 percent from July and up 6 percent year to year.
"In third place for the three hours was MSNBC, with an average 155,000 viewers, which was down 9 percent from the previous Monday, down 3 percent compared with July and down 11 percent year to year."
