Cable News Ratings Friday April 15: Fox Sweeps Top 14 Shows in Demo and Total Viewers

Mediaite StaffApr 18th, 2022, 6:41 pm
 

Fox News topped CNN and MSNBC on Friday, securing the top 14 high-rated shows on cable news in both the key 25-54 age demographic and in terms of total viewers.

The Five, Special Report with Bret Baier, Tucker Carlson Tonight, America’s Newsroom, Gutfeld!, Outnumbered, America Reports, Jesse Watters Primetime, Hannity, The Faulkner Focus, FOX & Friends, The Ingraham Angle, Your World with Neil Cavuto and The Story led the demo on Friday, respectively.

Bret Baier jumping over Tucker Carlson to secure second in the demo is a notable achievement for the Special Report host. The Five remained on top with 423,000 demo viewers and also was the highest-rated show on cable with 3.15 million total viewers. It should be noted that Friday’s edition of Tucker Carlson Tonight departed from regular programming and aired a promo for the host’s Originals documentary series.

The Rachel Maddow Show was the top non-Fox show with 1.2 million total viewers.

Here is a full breakdown of Friday’s cable news ratings by show:

Total Viewers (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1069		 NEW DAY:
398		 MORNING JOE:
717		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
12		 ELEMENTARY:
16
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1513		 NEW DAY:
542		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
94		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
19
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1868		 NEW DAY:
613		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
2039		 CNN NEWSROOM:
721		 MORNING JOE:
865		 NATIONAL REPORT:
169		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1965		 CNN NEWSROOM:
814		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
653		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
87
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1859		 AT THIS HOUR:
853		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
593		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
105
12p OUTNUMBERED:
2002		 INSIDE POLITICS:
888		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
618		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
181		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
173
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1761		 CNN NEWSROOM:
859		 MTP DAILY:
674		 TROOPATHON 2022:
75		 BLUE BLOODS:
112
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1650		 CNN NEWSROOM:
745		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
636		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
92		 BLUE BLOODS:
156
3p STORY, THE:
1545		 CNN NEWSROOM:
858		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
653		 — BLUE BLOODS:
207
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1671		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
807		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1067		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
184		 BLUE BLOODS:
266
5p FIVE, THE:
3153		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
783		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
271		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
164
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2248		 SITUATION ROOM:
741		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1080		 SPICER & CO:
264		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
115
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2011		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
663		 REIDOUT:
994		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
335		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
65
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
2213		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
772		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1008		 STINCHFIELD:
264		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
62
9p HANNITY:
2116		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
708		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
1206		 PRIME NEWS:
107		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
51
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1758		 CNN TONIGHT:
508		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1152		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
93		 BANFIELD:
38
11p GUTFELD!:
1919		 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE:
405		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
844		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
97		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
21

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
186		 NEW DAY:
89		 MORNING JOE:
86		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
5		 ELEMENTARY:
1
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
310		 NEW DAY:
121		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
6		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
1
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
335		 NEW DAY:
151		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
332		 CNN NEWSROOM:
172		 MORNING JOE:
113		 NATIONAL REPORT:
24		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
316		 CNN NEWSROOM:
185		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
78		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
11
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
279		 AT THIS HOUR:
174		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
87		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
18
12p OUTNUMBERED:
303		 INSIDE POLITICS:
194		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
79		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
47		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
17
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
318		 CNN NEWSROOM:
198		 MTP DAILY:
87		 TROOPATHON 2022:
10		 BLUE BLOODS:
12
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
287		 CNN NEWSROOM:
177		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
69		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
5		 BLUE BLOODS:
18
3p STORY, THE:
210		 CNN NEWSROOM:
220		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
53		 — BLUE BLOODS:
37
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
225		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
199		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
80		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
18		 BLUE BLOODS:
42
5p FIVE, THE:
423		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
202		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
50		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
22
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
357		 SITUATION ROOM:
197		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
98		 SPICER & CO:
40		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
19
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
286		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
175		 REIDOUT:
102		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
45		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
19
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
339		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
154		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
87		 STINCHFIELD:
39		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
2
9p HANNITY:
282		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
130		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
100		 PRIME NEWS:
1		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
5
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
234		 CNN TONIGHT:
113		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
113		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
10		 BANFIELD:
1
11p GUTFELD!:
308		 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE:
80		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
90		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
7		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
0

As for the three cable news networks overall, here are the total day averages in total viewers and the 25-54 demo.

Total viewers:

CNN: 651,000

Fox News: 1.75 million

MSNBC: 785,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 151,00

Fox News: 278,000

MSNBC: 84,000

Here are the prime time averages — encompassing shows which air from 8-11 p.m. — in total viewers and the 25-54 demo.

Total viewers:

CNN: 663,000

Fox News: 2.03 million

MSNBC: 1.12 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 132,000

Fox News: 285,000

MSNBC: 100,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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