From Mike Calderon’s blog comes word that MSNBC is proud that Rachel Maddow’s little show has topped Larry King’s in important 25-54 demographic:

MSNBC’s seven-week old “The Rachel Maddow Show” marked a huge milestone, out-rating CNN’s “Larry King Live” in just its second month on the air among Adults 25-54, the first time ever MSNBC has out-rated CNN at 9 p.m. (700,000 vs. 673,000, program data, excludes presidential debates). “The Rachel Maddow Show” is up an astounding 396 percent from Oct. 07 among A25-54 (700,000 vs. 141,000) and up 387 percent in total viewers (1,893,000 vs. 389,000).

I don’t have the ratings handy, but FNC’s Hannity & Colmes has handily defeated whatever the other cable networks have aired at 9p, so I assume that’s still no contest. But Ms. Maddow is showing success in her niche, and I wish her luck in keeping it going after the election.