Cable News Ratings Friday October 14: MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace Wins at 4 P.M.

Mediaite StaffOct 17th, 2022, 4:29 pm
 

Nicolle Wallace

MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace pulled off a rare time slot win over Fox News during regular programming on Friday, bringing in an average of 1.45 million total viewers for her two-hour program from 4 to 6 p.m.

Wallace’s strong showing put her ahead of Fox News time slot rival Neil Cavuto, who only brought in 1.28 million total viewers. CNN’s The Lead landed in third place with 751,000 total viewers.

Notably, in the key 25-54 age demographic, Cavuto landed in first with 200,000 demo viewers. CNN came in second with 157,000 and Wallace landed in third with 122,000 demo viewers.

Fox’s The Five beat Wallace in the second hour of her show with 2.91 million total viewers, making it the highest-rated cable news show for the day.

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:
1030		 NEW DAY:
396		 MORNING JOE:
1052		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
13		 EARLY MORNING:
4
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1315		 NEW DAY:
415		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
121		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
23
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1652		 NEW DAY:
581		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1684		 CNN NEWSROOM:
696		 MORNING JOE:
1090		 NATIONAL REPORT:
166		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1758		 CNN NEWSROOM:
814		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
830		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
30
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1739		 AT THIS HOUR:
766		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
730		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1786		 INSIDE POLITICS:
726		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
817		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
154		 BLUE BLOODS:
77
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1498		 CNN NEWSROOM:
731		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
749		 — BLUE BLOODS:
132
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1377		 CNN NEWSROOM:
716		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
726		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
155		 BLUE BLOODS:
182
3p STORY, THE:
1352		 CNN NEWSROOM:
745		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
772		 — BLUE BLOODS:
240
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1280		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
751		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1446		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
199		 BLUE BLOODS:
276
5p FIVE, THE:
2907		 SITUATION ROOM:
792		 — SPICER & CO:
179		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
95
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2193		 SITUATION ROOM:
702		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1460		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
161		 NEWSNATION: GA DEBATE:
42
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2469		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
732		 REIDOUT:
1273		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
172		 DEBATE NIGHT:WARN/WALK:
185
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
2717		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
729		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1584		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
159		 CUOMO:
173
9p HANNITY:
2117		 CNN TONIGHT:
633		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1399		 PRIME NEWS:
98		 —
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1910		 CNN TONIGHT:
531		 KORNACKI COUNTDOWN, THE:
922		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
171		 BANFIELD:
58
11p GUTFELD!:
2107		 CNN TONIGHT:
419		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
795		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
98		 DEBATE NIGHT:WARNOCK/WALK:
59

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
172		 NEW DAY:
74		 MORNING JOE:
122		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
6		 EARLY MORNING:
2
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
239		 NEW DAY:
75		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
25		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
3
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
256		 NEW DAY:
119		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
265		 CNN NEWSROOM:
144		 MORNING JOE:
115		 NATIONAL REPORT:
12		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
260		 CNN NEWSROOM:
121		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
109		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
2
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
258		 AT THIS HOUR:
150		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
102		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
257		 INSIDE POLITICS:
179		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
110		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
6		 BLUE BLOODS:
0
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
184		 CNN NEWSROOM:
176		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
109		 — BLUE BLOODS:
10
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
187		 CNN NEWSROOM:
157		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
91		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
16		 BLUE BLOODS:
13
3p STORY, THE:
229		 CNN NEWSROOM:
158		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
94		 — BLUE BLOODS:
18
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
200		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
157		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
122		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
12		 BLUE BLOODS:
12
5p FIVE, THE:
328		 SITUATION ROOM:
158		 — SPICER & CO:
13		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
4
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
305		 SITUATION ROOM:
131		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
131		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
7		 NEWSNATION: GA DEBATE:
4
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
316		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
137		 REIDOUT:
120		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
15		 DEBATE NIGHT:WARN/WALK:
40
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
350		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
146		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
140		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
19		 CUOMO:
11
9p HANNITY:
263		 CNN TONIGHT:
126		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
131		 PRIME NEWS:
10		 —
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
245		 CNN TONIGHT:
116		 KORNACKI COUNTDOWN, THE:
89		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
14		 BANFIELD:
1
11p GUTFELD!:
294		 CNN TONIGHT:
92		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
79		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
15		 DEBATE NIGHT:WARNOCK/WALK:
8

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: 607,000

Fox News: 168 million

MSNBC: 975,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 123,000

Fox News: 238,000

MSNBC: 106,000

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: 631,000

Fox News: 2.25 million

MSNBC: 1.30 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 130,000

Fox News: 286,000

MSNBC: 120,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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