Cable News Ratings, Monday January 10: Jake Tapper Draws Most Viewers For CNN

Jake Tapper was the most-watched host on CNN Monday. The 5 p.m. hour of his two-hour show The Lead drew 777,000 viewers overall.
Tapper’s 5 p.m. hour drew 130,000 in the advertiser-coveted 25-54 age demographic, however, falling behind several CNN programs.
While Tapper placed first for CNN, he came far behind rivals on Fox News and MSNBC. On Fox, The Five drew a massive audience, surpassing every other cable news show, with 3.62 million total viewers and 502,000 in the demo.
Here is a full breakdown of Monday’s cable news ratings by show:
Total Viewers (thousands)
| ET | FNC | CNN | MSNBC | NEWSMAX | NEWSNATION |
| 6a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 849 |
NEW DAY: 326 |
MORNING JOE: 728 |
DIAMOND AND SILK CRYSTAL: 8 |
ELEMENTARY: 26 |
| 7a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 1346 |
NEW DAY: 356 |
— | WAKE UP AMERICA: 84 |
MORNING IN AMERICA: 16 |
| 8a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 1622 |
NEW DAY: 447 |
— | — | — |
| 9a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 1613 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 475 |
STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS: 691 |
NATIONAL REPORT: 180 |
— |
| 10a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 1663 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 602 |
JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS: 553 |
— | IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT: 50 |
| 11a | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE: 1642 |
AT THIS HOUR: 639 |
CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS: 460 |
— | IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT: 108 |
| 12p | OUTNUMBERED: 1749 |
INSIDE POLITICS: 660 |
ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS: 564 |
JOHN BACHMAN NOW: 176 |
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT: 163 |
| 1p | AMERICA REPORTS: 1513 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 680 |
MTP DAILY: 616 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 171 |
| 2p | AMERICA REPORTS: 1410 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 680 |
KATY TUR REPORTS: 648 |
AMERICAN AGENDA: 221 |
BLUE BLOODS: 222 |
| 3p | STORY, THE: 1417 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 714 |
HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS: 723 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 292 |
| 4p | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO: 1527 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 725 |
DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: 1156 |
ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE: 264 |
BLUE BLOODS: 348 |
| 5p | FIVE, THE: 3621 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 777 |
— | CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE: 273 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 105 |
| 6p | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER: 2558 |
SITUATION ROOM: 663 |
BEAT W/ARI MELBER: 1230 |
SPICER & CO: 305 |
DONLON REPORT, THE: 26 |
| 7p | FOX NEWS PRIMETIME: 2044 |
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT: 705 |
REIDOUT: 1138 |
GREG KELLY REPORTS: 358 |
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT: 45 |
| 8p | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT: 2706 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 711 |
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES: 1150 |
STINCHFIELD: 179 |
DAN ABRAMS LIVE: 59 |
| 9p | HANNITY: 2160 |
CNN SPECIAL REPORT: 590 |
RACHEL MADDOW SHOW: 2085 |
CORTES & PELLEGRINO: 97 |
NEWSNATION PRIME: 42 |
| 10p | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE: 1839 |
DON LEMON TONIGHT: 437 |
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL: 1467 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 113 |
BANFIELD: 32 |
| 11p | GUTFELD!: 1537 |
DON LEMON TONIGHT: 348 |
11TH HOUR: 792 |
GREG KELLY REPORTS: 78 |
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT: 7 |
25-54 Demo (thousands)
| ET | FNC | CNN | MSNBC | NEWSMAX | NEWSNATION |
| 6a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 182 |
NEW DAY: 55 |
MORNING JOE: 83 |
DIAMOND AND SILK CRYSTAL: 0 |
ELEMENTARY: 10 |
| 7a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 251 |
NEW DAY: 75 |
— | WAKE UP AMERICA: 7 |
MORNING IN AMERICA: 2 |
| 8a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 235 |
NEW DAY: 79 |
— | — | — |
| 9a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 245 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 74 |
STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS: 67 |
NATIONAL REPORT: 21 |
— |
| 10a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 250 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 122 |
JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS: 49 |
— | IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT: 12 |
| 11a | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE: 283 |
AT THIS HOUR: 134 |
CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS: 64 |
— | IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT: 25 |
| 12p | OUTNUMBERED: 327 |
INSIDE POLITICS: 112 |
ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS: 53 |
JOHN BACHMAN NOW: 27 |
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT: 33 |
| 1p | AMERICA REPORTS: 253 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 121 |
MTP DAILY: 63 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 22 |
| 2p | AMERICA REPORTS: 246 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 117 |
KATY TUR REPORTS: 90 |
AMERICAN AGENDA: 33 |
BLUE BLOODS: 25 |
| 3p | STORY, THE: 255 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 117 |
HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS: 98 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 32 |
| 4p | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO: 326 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 121 |
DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: 97 |
ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE: 25 |
BLUE BLOODS: 38 |
| 5p | FIVE, THE: 502 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 130 |
— | CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE: 39 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 16 |
| 6p | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER: 374 |
SITUATION ROOM: 145 |
BEAT W/ARI MELBER: 107 |
SPICER & CO: 32 |
DONLON REPORT, THE: 1 |
| 7p | FOX NEWS PRIMETIME: 357 |
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT: 159 |
REIDOUT: 115 |
GREG KELLY REPORTS: 22 |
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT: 4 |
| 8p | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT: 438 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 158 |
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES: 140 |
STINCHFIELD: 18 |
DAN ABRAMS LIVE: 1 |
| 9p | HANNITY: 271 |
CNN SPECIAL REPORT: 169 |
RACHEL MADDOW SHOW: 257 |
CORTES & PELLEGRINO: 9 |
NEWSNATION PRIME: 6 |
| 10p | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE: 266 |
DON LEMON TONIGHT: 97 |
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL: 171 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 20 |
BANFIELD: 5 |
| 11p | GUTFELD!: 232 |
DON LEMON TONIGHT: 102 |
11TH HOUR: 95 |
GREG KELLY REPORTS: 12 |
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT: 0 |
As for the three cable news networks overall, here are the total day averages in total viewers and the 25-54 category.
Total viewers:
CNN: 543,000
Fox: 1.66 million
MSNBC: 857,000
25-54 Demo:
CNN: 111,000
Fox News: 276,000
MSNBC: 97,000
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: 579,000
Fox News: 2.23 million
MSNBC: 1.56 million
25-54 Demo:
CNN: 141,000
Fox News: 325,000
MSNBC: 189,000
For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.
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