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Rachel Maddow Debuts Strong, Beats Larry King

MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show tops CNN's Larry King Live in debut but still trails Fox News Channel's Hannity & Colmes .

By Marisa Guthrie -- Broadcasting & Cable, September 9, 2008

Rachel Maddow's inaugural show Monday night on MSNBC premiered with strong numbers, beating Larry King Live, CNN's top-rated regular program.

At 9 p.m., The Rachel MaddowShow was watched by 1.54 million viewers (483,000 in news' target demographic of 25- to 54-year-olds), according to Nielsen Media Research. (To read an exclusive profile of Maddow from this week's issue of B&C, click here.)

A new installment of King, with Bob Woodward talking about his new book, was seen by 1.38 million viewers (383,000 in the demo).

Fox News Channel's Hannity & Colmes, the cable news leader at 9 p.m., was first in the time slot with 3.05 million viewers (845,000 in the demo).

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Submitted by:	donald warfle donaldwarfle@bellsouth.net 9/30/2009 11:31:01 PM EDT
Location:	psl fla
Occupation:	chef

shes a joke like a cartoon

Submitted by:	Susan 9/23/2008 12:41:00 PM EDT
Location:	Dover DE
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I saw the blurb on Drudge that Rachel beat Larry King. It's a shame the info didn't reveal that Fox News had more the double her viewership!

Submitted by:	Nisha Blair 9/10/2008 8:08:00 PM EDT
Location:	Franklin
Occupation:	Psychaitrist

I love her views!!Shez a bit too left leaning to be fir,But maybe its a reaction to Faux news and all their slime ball tactics..
U go girl!!!!

Submitted by:	Yamiley Rangel 9/10/2008 5:56:00 PM EDT
Location:	Pikeville, KY
Occupation:	Dentist

You make honor to the three "c": Clear, Confine and Concise.
Great analyst,I would like the others news channels learn from you.
Congratulations!

Submitted by:	Ben 9/10/2008 3:54:00 PM EDT
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Best political analyst on TV, period.

Finally SMART people on TV. Never thought I'd see the
day.

Submitted by:	Marian Agnew 9/10/2008 11:14:00 AM EDT
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Occupation:	retired attorney

FINALLY! A SMART, FUNNY, INSIGHTFUL POLITICAL ANALYIST WHO "GETS IT!"
RACHEL, IF YOU ARE TEMPORARILY BAFFLED BY SARAH PALIN'S INSTANT APPEAL (as we all are) AND WANT TO GAIN SOME INSIGHT INTO WHAT MAKES HER TICK, READ, "THE SOCIOPATH NEXT DOOR" BY DR. MARTHA STOUT, (Harvard phD, Professor for 20 years.) SARAH COULD BE THE LATEST MEMBER OF THE BUSH CLUB. CHECK IT OUT.

Submitted by:	Tim Manning 9/10/2008 7:47:00 AM EDT
Location:	Lexington, KY
Occupation:	Software support

Like Keith Olberman and Chris Matthews, Rachel Maddow is too opinionated to be seen as neutral in the heat of the presidential campaign. Her show last night was nothing more than a campaign ad for Obama. The majority of the show was spent bashing McCain-Palin. How can MSNBC claim to be non-partisan when they allow this type of broadcasting.

Submitted by:	F. Ghori 9/10/2008 4:50:00 AM EDT
Location:	Sacramento, CA
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Rachel,
You are amazing! Thank you for sharing your brilliance with the rest of us - read your history - very impressive. I think it's great that you are not afraid to call a spade a spade. We need people like you that don't sugar coat things. You have the necessary knowledge and guts to ask the questions and say the things that need to be asked/said. I am a huge fan and I hope that your style inspires others to be more real. Keep going and congrats on your show - I'll be tuning in regularly.

Submitted by:	margaret sheehan 9/10/2008 3:43:00 AM EDT
Location:	queensbury, n.y. 12804
Occupation:	retired nurse

love the new show, she gives me hope, peg

Submitted by:	s marie merc 9/10/2008 12:57:00 AM EDT
Location:	Culver City
Occupation:	mom, educator, lawyer

funny is cutsie, but please focus on big issues - I am so afraid that too many photos of Palin feed into McCains goal to sidetrack us - talk of her policies, and its not about her - its about McCain

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