Cable News Ratings Friday June 17: CNN Tanks in the Demo, Records Lowest Day Since July 2000

 
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CNN capped off a weak week in the ratings on Friday, dipping to the network’s lowest Friday in the key 25-54 age demographic since July 14th, 2000.

CNN brought in a total day average of 60,000 demo viewers, just higher than the network’s 59,000 demo viewers in July 2000.

Fox News topped the ratings in the demo and in terms of total viewers on Friday, bringing in 221,000 demo viewers and 1.56 million average total viewers.

MSNBC came in second place with 83,000 demo viewers and 818,000 average total viewers. CNN landed in third place with 303,000 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:
1079
NEW DAY:
143
MORNING JOE:
945
ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
31
ELEMENTARY:
20
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1393
NEW DAY:
194
WAKE UP AMERICA:
97
MORNING IN AMERICA:
30
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1443
NEW DAY:
195
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1544
CNN NEWSROOM:
293
MORNING JOE:
853
NATIONAL REPORT:
142
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1505
CNN NEWSROOM:
341
JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
665
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
96
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1353
AT THIS HOUR:
330
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
628
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
118
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1438
INSIDE POLITICS:
441
ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
703
JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
140
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
195
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1311
CNN NEWSROOM:
477
CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
709
AMERICAN AGENDA:
301
BLUE BLOODS:
146
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1188
CNN NEWSROOM:
419
KATY TUR REPORTS:
641
BLUE BLOODS:
143
3p STORY, THE:
1213
CNN NEWSROOM:
377
HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
712
BLUE BLOODS:
189
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1214
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
389
DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
978
BLUE BLOODS:
252
5p FIVE, THE:
2733
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
370
SPICER & CO:
161
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
127
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
1995
SITUATION ROOM:
389
BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1141
RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
186
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
65
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2213
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
301
REIDOUT:
992
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
172
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
35
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
2698
ANDERSON COOPER 360:
377
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
933
ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
156
9p HANNITY:
2215
CNN TONIGHT:
323
MSNBC PRIME:
1202
PRIME NEWS:
90
DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
38
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1906
CNN SPECIAL REPORT:
293
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1064
GREG KELLY REPORTS:
173
BANFIELD:
32
11p GUTFELD!:
1949
ANDERSON COOPER 360:
261
11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
777
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
104
NN PRIME: SPECIAL REPORT:
19

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
224
NEW DAY:
21
MORNING JOE:
105
ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
17
ELEMENTARY:
3
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
230
NEW DAY:
43
WAKE UP AMERICA:
13
MORNING IN AMERICA:
5
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
187
NEW DAY:
46
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
180
CNN NEWSROOM:
56
MORNING JOE:
85
NATIONAL REPORT:
8
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
199
CNN NEWSROOM:
65
JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
77
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
7
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
192
AT THIS HOUR:
69
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
78
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
9
12p OUTNUMBERED:
188
INSIDE POLITICS:
110
ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
75
JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
20
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
20
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
173
CNN NEWSROOM:
90
CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
54
AMERICAN AGENDA:
35
BLUE BLOODS:
15
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
160
CNN NEWSROOM:
78
KATY TUR REPORTS:
49
BLUE BLOODS:
11
3p STORY, THE:
154
CNN NEWSROOM:
74
HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
78
BLUE BLOODS:
15
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
172
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
70
DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
87
BLUE BLOODS:
21
5p FIVE, THE:
357
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
73
SPICER & CO:
19
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
12
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
272
SITUATION ROOM:
68
BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
111
RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
31
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
12
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
323
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
82
REIDOUT:
108
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
26
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
6
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
381
ANDERSON COOPER 360:
77
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
70
ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
21
9p HANNITY:
279
CNN TONIGHT:
50
MSNBC PRIME:
87
PRIME NEWS:
9
DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
3
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
228
CNN SPECIAL REPORT:
61
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
95
GREG KELLY REPORTS:
18
BANFIELD:
1
11p GUTFELD!:
315
ANDERSON COOPER 360:
56
11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
81
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
11
NN PRIME: SPECIAL REPORT:
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: 303,000

Fox News: 1.56 million

MSNBC: 818,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 60,000

Fox News: 221,000

MSNBC: 83,000

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: 331,000

Fox News: 2.27 million

MSNBC: 1.1 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 63,000

Fox News: 296,000

MSNBC: 83,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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