Wow. In ratings boost, Rachel Maddow is on fire.

[kstewart33]

The Hill:

MSNBC in February continued its strong performance since Election Day, finishing #2 in total viewers among all cable networks while topping rival CNN for the third straight month in viewership, according to the Nielsen Research.

MSNBC grew its primetime viewership by 63 percent, compared to February of 2016, while its daytime offerings are up 62 percent.

The program enjoying the most success has been "The Rachel Maddow Show.” In February, the progressive politically focused program delivered MSNBC’s biggest total viewer audience in the 9 p.m. ET time period ever. It was the 45th consecutive month Maddow has beaten CNN’s regularly scheduled programs in the timeslot in total viewers, according to the network. During the previous week between Feb. 13-18, Maddow enjoyed her most-watched week since October of 2008 with an average of 2.6 million viewers.

In the morning show race, "Morning Joe" topped CNN in total viewers for second place in the cable news race, behind Fox News's "Fox & Friends." But CNN won in the advertiser-friendly 25-54 year-old demographic.

Link: http://thehill.com/media/321587-msnbc-sees-strong-ratings-gains-in-february

[triron]

1. Great that more people are hearing what Rachel has to say!

[monmouth4]

2. She also deserves a Pulitzer for investigative journalism. I love how she cuts to it, eventually..nt

[kstewart33]

3. Wish she could but not possible.

Pulitzers aren't given for TV broadcasting achievement.

[monmouth4]

4. Thanks. I did not know that..n/t

[SticksnStones]

16. How about a Peabody then? Or an Edward R. Murrow Award?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peabody_Award

https://www.rtdna.org/content/edward_r_murrow_awards

[mobeau69]

22. Or that one that Bill O'liely got that he called a Peabody.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

23. That was a Pinewood Derby trophy (third place)

[calimary]

30. Those would work. Or an Emmy.

Pulitzers are for print.

[Norbert9]

5. Yes, I posted a link earlier today with all of her recent investigative pieces

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017426548

[Gothmog]

6. This is great news for Rachel

[lunatica]

15. And it's well earned!

[lark]

7. Morning Joe beating out CNN is a bad thing and kind of crazy.

CNN's morning show is much more sane than Morning Joe and much more adversarial towards this asshole bunch currently running our country into the ground. Joe Scarborough parties with Drumpf then lies and denies it, he's on the take and has been since Drumpf got into the race for presidency.

[notdarkyet]

13. Now that rump is not watching Morning Joe anymore, that probably cuts his

Viewership in half.

[Fred Sanders]

29. On the contrary, the Fascist in Chief not watching will double the ratings.

[coco22]

37. I think a lot of people watch MJ ..

to see how he tries to spin Trumps lies,how he kisses Trumps ass,How far he goes to be right,.

Me,I watch waiting for someone to finally jump across that table and beat the shit out of Scar..

[annabanana]

8. She and her staff are doing GREAT work.

Lots to chew on there.

[Wounded Bear]

9. Well earned...

Rachel has been on fire since inauguration day.

[charlyvi]

10. She's the right wing's worst enemy....

With a smile on her face as she reveals their self-righteous hypocrisy.

[BBri]

12. Yep

Darn right.

[flying rabbit]

42. What's wrong with trump.

Indeed!

[grantcart]

45. and unfortunately he is a foreigner's idea of an American.

[BBri]

11. Rachel is so obviously partisan...

Is the cry that I hear from right-leaning people. But, quelling their "feelings" about her is quite easy. Her stories and segments are obviously well researched, well written and on-topic. You typically get very little in the way of personal opinion from her. She states the case, which it's obvious she personally agrees with, fact laid out on the table. If you cannot refute what she is reporting with researched information and facts (not alternative facts...), your "feelings" about her being "partisan" are moot.

[calimary]

31. Welcome to DU, BBri!

The problem is - facts. REAL facts, not the "alternative facts" that those groups tend to cling to, are nonpartisan.

But Stephen Colbert reminded us awhile ago that reality has a liberal bias.

What I like is how well she connects the dots. I feel like watching her is attending a master class.

[lunatica]

14. If you've watched her lately you'lll see why

She's carved out her own niche in a very good way. She refuses to fall for what Trump is saying and instead watching what he's doing. Him and his people. And she connects the dots like no other.

I imagine the Trump Administration and Republicans are getting terrified of her. She looks under the rocks.

[lagomorph777]

17. If the most progressive show is their most successful,

Why are they importing all those pigs from Faux "News"?

Very important to watch selectively so they get the message that truth and decency matter.

[flying_wahini]

19. I'd love to know that too, almost don't want to turn on MSNBC

because of all the Faux news people.

[SalviaBlue]

24. Because their actual job is not to have the most popular shows.

It is to sell their corporate sponsor's message.

[uponit7771]

34. +1

[rickford66]

18. They canned Phil Donahue when he was at the top.

A bunch of others were sidelined or marginalized as they became more popular. Let's see how long they will allow her spewing facts.

[Dem2]

40. Ancient history

[lillypaddle]

20. Good for Rachel

and good for us, because the more people who watch her, the more well informed they are. She carries a strong message.

[leftynyc]

21. It's because she doesn't focus

on the bullshit. She ignores the shiny objects and goes to the heart of what's really going on - with facts, figures - she backs up EVERYTHING. It's such a rarity these days.

[Dawson Leery]

25. +1

[coco22]

38. And she shows..

the connections and history..

[leftynyc]

39. Yes

I know her professorial manner annoys some people but they need to remember she's not only speaking to us. She's speaking to many that don't live politics. Important things need context.

[gopiscrap]

26. Excellent

[NCjack]

27. See what can be done, when the reporter

isn't in the WH Press Room, begging for a niblet (that is probably a lie).

[Squinch]

28. Sad to see Morning Trump Ass-Kiss doing well. But good for Rachel. She earned it.

[Me.]

32. So Is Joy

“• Saturday editions of “AM Joy” more than tripled the growth of its competition in total viewers (+121% vs. CNN’s +32% and FNC’s +22%). “AM Joy” also posted more growth than CNN and FOX News in the A25-54 demo (+85% vs. CNN’s +74% and FOX News’ +36%). The Saturday edition averaged 981,000 total viewers and 210,000 viewers A25-54.
• Sunday editions posted more growth than CNN and FOX News in both total viewers (+87% vs. CNN’s +48% and FOX News’ +29%) and the A25-54 demo (+94% vs. CNN’s +69% and FOX News’ +28%). The Sunday edition averaged 810,000 total

http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/february-2017-ratings-msnbc-is-the-no-2-cable-news-network-in-prime-time/322241

[hedda_foil]

43. Yay JOY!!!!! You GO girl!!!

[Kimchijeon]

33. Yay! ✨🌟⭐️🌃✴️

Great to hear it, not surprising that more people are tuning in... she does great work.

[BannonsLiver]

35. Fox and Friends should come with a warning label

I've shat turds smarter than Steve Doocy.

[triron]

36. knr

[riversedge]

41. Congrats to Maddow!

[Fantastic Anarchist]

44. She's great and very informative, but ...

... the thing that bothers me is her tendency speak in circles about a point. It takes her a very long time to make a point, which is great if her audience were children (or Trumpsters), but each segment is quite suspenseful and stressing.

That's my minor quibble, but I'll take it because she does do well with nuance on complicated issues. If that's her only fault, I'll take it.

Good on her for her ratings. More people will be better informed which is a good thing.