Cable News Ratings Friday March 24: Lawrence O’Donnell Leads MSNBC, Just Behind Ingraham at 10 P.M.

Mediaite StaffMar 27th, 2023, 4:34 pm
 

Lawrence O'Donnell

MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell led his network on Friday with 1.439 million total viewers.

O’Donnell came in second, however, during the 10 p.m. hour — just behind Fox News’s Laura Ingraham’s 1.468 million total viewers.

In the key 25-54 age demographic, O’Donnell topped Ingraham with 130,000 to 119,000 viewers — respectively.

Ari Melber led MSNBC in the demo, with 132,000 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:
771		 CNN THIS MORNING:
354		 MORNING JOE:
893		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
5		 EARLY MORNING:
8
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1057		 CNN THIS MORNING:
361		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
70		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
34
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1404		 CNN THIS MORNING:
431		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1497		 CNN NEWSROOM:
473		 MORNING JOE:
914		 NATIONAL REPORT:
97		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1522		 CNN NEWSROOM:
579		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
686		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
34
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1456		 AT THIS HOUR:
579		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
539		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1597		 INSIDE POLITICS:
625		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
579		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
114		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1398		 CNN NEWSROOM:
616		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
635		 — BLUE BLOODS:
106
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1405		 CNN NEWSROOM:
618		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
160		 BLUE BLOODS:
169
3p STORY, THE:
1139 [3:26 PM-3:59 PM]		 CNN NEWSROOM:
619		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
831 [3:26 PM-3:59 PM]		 — BLUE BLOODS:
204
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1101		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
613		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1241		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
178		 BLUE BLOODS:
239
5p FIVE, THE:
2565 [5:03 PM-5:59 PM]		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
657		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1098 [5:27 PM-5:59 PM]		 SPICER & CO:
140		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
91
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
1923		 SITUATION ROOM:
594		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1324		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
150		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
48
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2125		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
566		 REIDOUT:
1100		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
230		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
43
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
2624		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
511		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1249		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
134		 CUOMO:
128
9p HANNITY:
1997		 CNN PRIMETIME:
295		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1315		 PRIME NEWS:
94		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
72
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1468		 CNN TONIGHT:
261		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1439		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
113		 BANFIELD:
76
11p GUTFELD!:
1628		 CNN TONIGHT:
274		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
889		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
100		 CUOMO:
40

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
100		 CNN THIS MORNING:
86		 MORNING JOE:
117		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
0		 EARLY MORNING:
2
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
125		 CNN THIS MORNING:
75		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
6		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
7
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
149		 CNN THIS MORNING:
72		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
148		 CNN NEWSROOM:
64		 MORNING JOE:
117		 NATIONAL REPORT:
5		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
155		 CNN NEWSROOM:
85		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
81		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
6
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
178		 AT THIS HOUR:
87		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
59		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
189		 INSIDE POLITICS:
104		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
68		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
11		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
149		 CNN NEWSROOM:
109		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
77		 — BLUE BLOODS:
25
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
159		 CNN NEWSROOM:
112		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
11		 BLUE BLOODS:
31
3p STORY, THE:
163 [3:26 PM-3:59 PM]		 CNN NEWSROOM:
105		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
84 [3:26 PM-3:59 PM]		 — BLUE BLOODS:
28
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
153		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
110		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
121		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
13		 BLUE BLOODS:
23
5p FIVE, THE:
242 [5:03 PM-5:59 PM]		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
114		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
109 [5:27 PM-5:59 PM]		 SPICER & CO:
15		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
14
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
198		 SITUATION ROOM:
114		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
132		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
17		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
15
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
227		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
88		 REIDOUT:
123		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
24		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
9
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
321		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
70		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
93		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
23		 CUOMO:
24
9p HANNITY:
190		 CNN PRIMETIME:
40		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
105		 PRIME NEWS:
16		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
8
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
119		 CNN TONIGHT:
47		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
130		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
11		 BANFIELD:
18
11p GUTFELD!:
187		 CNN TONIGHT:
53		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
79		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
4		 CUOMO:
3

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: 445,000

Fox News: 1.46 million

MSNBC: 885,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 78,000

Fox News: 163,000

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: 355,000

Fox News: 2.03 million

MSNBC: 1.33 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 52,000

Fox News: 210,000

MSNBC: 109,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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