November Numbers: MSNBC

MSNBC is noting its November numbers…

MSNBC BEATS CNN IN TOTAL DAY FOR THE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE MONTH

MSNBC Continues to Top CNN in the Morning and Every Hour From 6 p.m. – 12 a.m.

NEW YORK – November 30, 2010 – MSNBC topped CNN in viewers 25-54 for the fifth straight month in total day in November, the eighth month this year that it has done so, according to data from Nielsen Media Research. MSNBC has out-rated CNN in primetime among both Adults 25-54 and total viewers for ten consecutive months in 2010. MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” “Hardball with Chris Matthews,” “The Ed Show,” “Countdown with Keith Olbermann,” “The Rachel Maddow Show” and “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell” all out-rated CNN in November among both A25-54 and total viewers.

Following are MSNBC ratings highlights for October:

Free for All: 11/30/10

What’s on your mind?

More on Dr. Drew…

The New York Times’ Brian Stelter writes about HLN hiring Dr. Drew…

Mr. Safon picked up the talks with Dr. Pinsky where Mr. Jautz left off in the fall, and he is thinking about shuffling HLN’s prime-time schedule. HLN currently features “Issues” with Jane Velez-Mitchell at 7 p.m. Eastern time, “Nancy Grace” at 8 and “The Joy Behar Show” at 9. A repeat of “Nancy Grace” is broadcast at 10 p.m., followed by “Showbiz Tonight” at 11 p.m.

“None of our shows are going away,” Mr. Safon said, before indicating that he might switch some time slots in the coming months. Dr. Pinksy’s program, he added, “makes the schedule complete.”

Thomas Roberts’ “It gets Better” spot…

On Top Magazine writes about Thomas Roberts’ appearance in an “It gets Better” ad…

In an It Gets Better video, Thomas Roberts, the openly gay anchor on MSNBC, says he attempted suicide at age 15.

The It Gets Better Project encourages troubled gay teens to hang in there and not cave in to bullies, because life gets better.

“At 15 I unsuccessfully attempted suicide,” the handsome 38-year-old Roberts says. “Luckily, my sister found me and saved my life. My family, they rallied around me, but I couldn’t tell them what had brought me to that point. But I saw first-hand the pain in their eyes and I realized that suicide wasn’t the answer.”