Cable News Ratings Friday December 2: Ari Melber Leads MSNBC in Total Viewers and Demo

Mediaite StaffDec 5th, 2022, 4:22 pm
 

Ari Melber

MSNBC’s Ari Melber led the network in total viewers and the advertiser-coveted 25-54 age demographic on Friday.

The host of The Beat at 6 p.m., regularly a top-rated host on MSNBC, pulled in 1.42 million viewers overall and 155,000 in the demo.

Over on CNN, Wolf Blitzer drew 710,000 in total viewers and 142,000 in the demo. Bret Baier’s Special Report on Fox News landed first in the hour — but a wide margin — with 2.22 million overall and 253,000 in the demo.

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:
937		 CNN THIS MORNING:
329		 MORNING JOE:
863		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
14		 EARLY MORNING:
5
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1205		 CNN THIS MORNING:
388		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
100		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
21
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1516		 CNN THIS MORNING:
526		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1553		 CNN NEWSROOM:
625		 MORNING JOE:
858		 NATIONAL REPORT:
162		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1493		 CNN NEWSROOM:
698		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
730		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
17
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1426		 AT THIS HOUR:
711		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
675		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1545		 INSIDE POLITICS:
704		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
655		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
110		 BLUE BLOODS:
85
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1235		 CNN NEWSROOM:
661		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
651		 — BLUE BLOODS:
154
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1036		 CNN NEWSROOM:
611		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
747		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
100		 BLUE BLOODS:
173
3p STORY, THE:
1057		 CNN NEWSROOM:
586		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
726		 — BLUE BLOODS:
213
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1289		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
651		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1389		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
173		 BLUE BLOODS:
250
5p FIVE, THE:
2854		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
758		 — SPICER & CO:
190		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
127
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2222		 SITUATION ROOM:
710		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1422		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
213		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
73
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2518		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
688		 REIDOUT:
1297		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
272		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
51
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
2841		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
721		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1356		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
173		 CUOMO:
104
9p HANNITY:
2462		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
548		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1289		 PRIME NEWS:
99		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
84
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1846		 CNN TONIGHT:
429		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1048		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
184		 BANFIELD:
72
11p GUTFELD!:
1444		 CNN TONIGHT:
354		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
791		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
107		 CUOMO:
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25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
128		 CNN THIS MORNING:
87		 MORNING JOE:
91		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
1		 EARLY MORNING:
0
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
166		 CNN THIS MORNING:
111		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
15		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
1
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
219		 CNN THIS MORNING:
130		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
213		 CNN NEWSROOM:
144		 MORNING JOE:
99		 NATIONAL REPORT:
18		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
211		 CNN NEWSROOM:
129		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
72		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
1
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
200		 AT THIS HOUR:
152		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
88		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
179		 INSIDE POLITICS:
154		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
67		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
12		 BLUE BLOODS:
13
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
142		 CNN NEWSROOM:
118		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
69		 — BLUE BLOODS:
17
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
100		 CNN NEWSROOM:
94		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
96		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
15		 BLUE BLOODS:
17
3p STORY, THE:
108		 CNN NEWSROOM:
101		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
85		 — BLUE BLOODS:
27
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
146		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
122		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
139		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
22		 BLUE BLOODS:
33
5p FIVE, THE:
305		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
138		 — SPICER & CO:
31		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
26
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
253		 SITUATION ROOM:
142		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
155		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
29		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
27
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
247		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
140		 REIDOUT:
145		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
41		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
6
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
313		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
165		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
120		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
22		 CUOMO:
7
9p HANNITY:
227		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
136		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
109		 PRIME NEWS:
12		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
9
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
164		 CNN TONIGHT:
111		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
100		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
28		 BANFIELD:
12
11p GUTFELD!:
196		 CNN TONIGHT:
92		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
107		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
7		 CUOMO:
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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: 548,000

Fox News: 1.54 million

MSNBC: 899,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 118,000

Fox News: 188,000

MSNBC: 97,000

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: 566,000

Fox News: 2.38 million

MSNBC: 1.23 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 138,000

Fox News: 234,000

MSNBC: 110,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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