Cable News Ratings Friday May 6: MSNBC Lands Solid Last Place in Demo, CNN Takes Last Place in Total Viewers

Mediaite StaffMay 9th, 2022, 4:50 pm
 
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MSNBC’s averages across day time and prime time viewers in the key 25-54 age demographic did not break 80,000 viewers on Friday.

During the day time, MNSBC averaged only 69,000 demo viewers. The network improved, a bit, during prime time to 76,000 average demo viewers.

While MSNBC landed in a solid third in the demo, it still significantly outperformed CNN in terms of overall viewers. CNN averaged 511,000 total viewers in total day and 545,000 in prime.

Fox News, meanwhile, more than doubled CNN during the day time in the demo and more than triple CNN during prime time 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:
1004		 NEW DAY:
286		 MORNING JOE:
770		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
14		 ELEMENTARY:
28
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1391		 NEW DAY:
337		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
116		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
26
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1751		 NEW DAY:
419		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1885		 CNN NEWSROOM:
524		 MORNING JOE:
873		 NATIONAL REPORT:
156		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1770		 CNN NEWSROOM:
570		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
672		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
93
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1667		 AT THIS HOUR:
597		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
597		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
155
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1752		 INSIDE POLITICS:
721		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
612		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
169		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
200
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1498		 CNN NEWSROOM:
712		 MTP DAILY:
586		 — BLUE BLOODS:
176
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1503		 CNN NEWSROOM:
672		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
589		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
150		 BLUE BLOODS:
273
3p — CNN NEWSROOM:
589		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
639		 — BLUE BLOODS:
326
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1427		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
632		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1099		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
216		 BLUE BLOODS:
394
5p FIVE, THE:
3151		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
607		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
228		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
153
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2386		 SITUATION ROOM:
610		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1149		 SPICER & CO:
274		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
72
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2178		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
643		 REIDOUT:
946		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
327		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
60
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
2854		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
645		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1085		 TRUMP RALLY:
738		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
89
9p HANNITY:
2215		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
571		 MSNBC PRIME:
1102		 — DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
45
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1955		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
418		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
820		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
260		 BANFIELD:
32
11p GUTFELD!:
1850		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
353		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
627		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
178		 NN PRIME: SPECIAL REPORT:
21

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
195		 NEW DAY:
56		 MORNING JOE:
94		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
2		 ELEMENTARY:
8
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
238		 NEW DAY:
68		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
12		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
4
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
304		 NEW DAY:
99		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
279		 CNN NEWSROOM:
134		 MORNING JOE:
86		 NATIONAL REPORT:
34		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
297		 CNN NEWSROOM:
116		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
75		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
14
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
288		 AT THIS HOUR:
121		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
53		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
14
12p OUTNUMBERED:
343		 INSIDE POLITICS:
142		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
79		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
29		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
12
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
255		 CNN NEWSROOM:
137		 MTP DAILY:
71		 — BLUE BLOODS:
19
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
233		 CNN NEWSROOM:
179		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
69		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
16		 BLUE BLOODS:
32
3p — CNN NEWSROOM:
130		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
50		 — BLUE BLOODS:
54
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
208		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
131		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
67		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
21		 BLUE BLOODS:
71
5p FIVE, THE:
430		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
129		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
37		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
43
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
345		 SITUATION ROOM:
134		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
91		 SPICER & CO:
26		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
31
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
323		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
133		 REIDOUT:
99		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
21		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
24
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
427		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
95		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
85		 TRUMP RALLY:
72		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
21
9p HANNITY:
337		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
95		 MSNBC PRIME:
78		 — DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
7
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
293		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
81		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
63		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
33		 BANFIELD:
3
11p GUTFELD!:
323		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
56		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
44		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
24		 NN PRIME: SPECIAL REPORT:
9

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: 511,000

Fox News: 1.72 million

MSNBC: 753,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 104,000

Fox News: 275,000

MSNBC: 69,000

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: 545,000

Fox News: 2.34 million

MSNBC: 1.00 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 91,000

Fox News: 352,000

MSNBC: 76,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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