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.