Larry King Live Finale 2.24 Million

Ratings Soar for 'Larry King Live' Finale; Draws 2.24 Million Viewers

The final Larry King Live telecast on CNN saw a nice bounce, up more than 100% from the night before to 2.25 million viewers and 530,000 viewers in the adults 25-54 demographic. King bettered Hanity on Fox News in total viewers (2.24m vs. 2.16m) but Hannity won out with adults 25-54 (543,000 vs. 530,000).

Update: the night's full cable news ratings are now posted, but I've included them again below:

	Primetime	P2+ (000s)	25-54 (000s)
	FNC	2331	525
	CNN	1310	312
	MSNBC	847	241
	HLN	437	134
Net	Morning programs (6-9 AM)	P2+ (000s)	25-54 (000s)
FNC	FOX & Friends	958	288
CNN	American Morning	243	105
MSNBC	Morning Joe	403	126
HLN	Morning Express w/ Meade	410	253
Net	5PM	P2+ (000s)	25-54 (000s)
FNC	GLENN BECK	1800	397
CNN	Situation Room	498	112
MSNBC	Hardball WITH C. MATTHEWS	681	126
HLN	SHOWBIZ TONIGHT	173	64
Net	6PM	P2+ (000s)	25-54 (000s)
FNC	SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER	2175	486
CNN	Situation Room	448	97
MSNBC	Ed Show	763	166
HLN	Prime News	185	72
Net	7PM	P2+ (000s)	25-54 (000s)
FNC	The Fox Report W/S.SMITH	1732	445
CNN	John King USA	425	100
MSNBC	Hardball WITH C. MATTHEWS	645	166
HLN	ISSUES	359	145
Net	8PM	P2+ (000s)	25-54 (000s)
FNC	THE OREILLY FACTOR	3121	672
CNN	PARKER SPITZER	524	123
MSNBC	COUNTDOWN W/ K. OLBERMANN	1016	276
HLN	Nancy Grace	672	197
Net	9PM	P2+ (000s)	25-54 (000s)
FNC	Hannity	2162	543
CNN	Larry King Live	2240	530
MSNBC	Rachel Maddow Show	874	252
HLN	Joy Behar	365	109
Net	10PM	P2+ (000s)	25-54 (000s)
FNC	ON THE RECORD W/GRETA	1706	361
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	1140	282
MSNBC	Last Word W/ L. ODONNELL	651	194
HLN	Nancy Grace	313	109
Net	11PM	P2+ (000s)	25-54 (000s)
FNC	THE OREILLY FACTOR	1269	422
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	496	133
MSNBC	COUNTDOWN W/ K. OLBERMANN	365	143
HLN	SHOWBIZ TONIGHT	307	128

Source:http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/17/ratings-soar-for-larry-king-live-finale-draws-2-24-million-viewers/75915/