Cable News Ratings Friday August 19: Erin Burnett Leads CNN as Network Averages Only 560,000 Viewers

Mediaite StaffAug 22nd, 2022, 5:04 pm
 

Erin Burnett OutFront

CNN’s Erin Burnett led the network on Friday as her show, OutFront, brought in 756,000 total viewers at 7 p.m.

Fox News’s Jesse Watters won the hour overall with 2.18 million total viewers and MSNBC’s Joy Reid came in second with 1.08 million.

CNN landed in a solid third place on Friday, averaging only 561,000 total viewers for the day. MSNBC came in second place with 978,000 average viewers.

Fox News won the day with 1.67 million total average viewers.

Burnett just edged out Jake Tapper for the top spot as he brought in 752,000 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:
1018		 NEW DAY:
263		 MORNING JOE:
1013		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
30		 EARLY MORNING:
8
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1315		 NEW DAY:
401		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
111		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
32
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1519		 NEW DAY:
452		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1669		 CNN NEWSROOM:
554		 MORNING JOE:
1115		 NATIONAL REPORT:
132		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1676		 CNN NEWSROOM:
653		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
806		 — BLUE BLOODS:
97
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1707		 AT THIS HOUR:
596		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
737		 — BLUE BLOODS:
138
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1821		 INSIDE POLITICS:
720		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
747		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
145		 BLUE BLOODS:
174
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1571		 CNN NEWSROOM:
696		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
748		 — BLUE BLOODS:
213
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1483		 CNN NEWSROOM:
653		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
772		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
146		 BLUE BLOODS:
278
3p STORY, THE:
1365		 CNN NEWSROOM:
687		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
758		 — BLUE BLOODS:
334
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1445		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
752		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1285		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
217		 BLUE BLOODS:
355
5p FIVE, THE:
3160		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
710		 — SPICER & CO:
196		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
135
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2216		 SITUATION ROOM:
609		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1440		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
164		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
71
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2185		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
756		 REIDOUT:
1078		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
216		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
50
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
2652		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
749		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1389		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
180		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
61
9p HANNITY:
2140		 CNN TONIGHT:
603		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1476		 PRIME NEWS:
127		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
53
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1663		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
511		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1372		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
157		 BANFIELD:
53
11p GUTFELD!:
2016		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
441		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
1050		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
92		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
37

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
181		 NEW DAY:
51		 MORNING JOE:
100		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
9		 EARLY MORNING:
1
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
215		 NEW DAY:
68		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
15		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
7
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
188		 NEW DAY:
103		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
209		 CNN NEWSROOM:
105		 MORNING JOE:
115		 NATIONAL REPORT:
15		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
189		 CNN NEWSROOM:
106		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
98		 — BLUE BLOODS:
25
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
206		 AT THIS HOUR:
85		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
71		 — BLUE BLOODS:
29
12p OUTNUMBERED:
282		 INSIDE POLITICS:
108		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
63		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
20		 BLUE BLOODS:
28
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
225		 CNN NEWSROOM:
119		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
64		 — BLUE BLOODS:
53
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
201		 CNN NEWSROOM:
108		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
63		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
18		 BLUE BLOODS:
95
3p STORY, THE:
174		 CNN NEWSROOM:
116		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
79		 — BLUE BLOODS:
103
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
148		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
132		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
102		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
19		 BLUE BLOODS:
81
5p FIVE, THE:
339		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
99		 — SPICER & CO:
14		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
22
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
271		 SITUATION ROOM:
114		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
139		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
9		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
20
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
246		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
140		 REIDOUT:
120		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
20		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
19
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
317		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
156		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
110		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
11		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
16
9p HANNITY:
232		 CNN TONIGHT:
113		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
132		 PRIME NEWS:
11		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
6
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
234		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
82		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
116		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
11		 BANFIELD:
4
11p GUTFELD!:
293		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
89		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
105		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
11		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
2

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: 561,000

Fox News: 1.67 million

MSNBC: 978,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 99,000

Fox News: 222,000

MSNBC: 95,000

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: 621,000

Fox News: 2.15 million

MSNBC: 1.41 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 117,000

Fox News: 261,000

MSNBC: 120,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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