Cable News Ratings Monday May 23: Fox News Sweeps Demo

Fox News swept the advertiser-coveted 25-54 age demographic yet again on Monday, with the network’s lowest-rated show still topping the highest-rated program on CNN or MSNBC.
Fox’s America Reports at 2 p.m. and Your World With Neil Cavuto at 4 p.m. were the lowest-rated shows on the network in the demo, bringing in 191,000 viewers.
However, CNN’s highest-rated program in the demo, Anderson Cooper 360 at 8 p.m., only brought in 163,000 viewers. Meanwhile, MSNBC’s top-rated program in the demo was The Rachel Maddow Show, which brought in 160,000 viewers at 9 p.m.
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: 1079 |
NEW DAY: 276 |
MORNING JOE: 719 |
DIAMOND AND SILK CRYSTAL: 14 |
ELEMENTARY: 21 |
| 7a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 1437 |
NEW DAY: 359 |
— | WAKE UP AMERICA: 80 |
MORNING IN AMERICA: 20 |
| 8a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 1768 |
NEW DAY: 435 |
— | — | — |
| 9a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 1782 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 507 |
MORNING JOE: 760 |
NATIONAL REPORT: 162 |
— |
| 10a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 1691 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 569 |
JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS: 521 |
— | IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT: 81 |
| 11a | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE: 1753 |
AT THIS HOUR: 509 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 467 |
— | IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT: 147 |
| 12p | OUTNUMBERED: 1989 |
INSIDE POLITICS: 545 |
ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS: 542 |
JOHN BACHMAN NOW: 180 |
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT: 170 |
| 1p | AMERICA REPORTS: 1619 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 557 |
MTP DAILY: 529 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 125 |
| 2p | AMERICA REPORTS: 1546 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 506 |
KATY TUR REPORTS: 499 |
AMERICAN AGENDA: 169 |
BLUE BLOODS: 205 |
| 3p | STORY, THE: 1496 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 544 |
HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS: 543 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 224 |
| 4p | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO: 1606 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 570 |
DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: 1020 |
ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE: 217 |
BLUE BLOODS: 267 |
| 5p | FIVE, THE: 3414 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 586 |
— | CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE: 254 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 132 |
| 6p | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER: 2610 |
SITUATION ROOM: 601 |
BEAT W/ARI MELBER: 970 |
SPICER & CO: 229 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 85 |
| 7p | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME: 2758 |
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT: 607 |
REIDOUT: 899 |
GREG KELLY REPORTS: 304 |
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT: 57 |
| 8p | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT: 3303 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 706 |
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES: 1013 |
STINCHFIELD: 271 |
NEWSNATION PRIME: 53 |
| 9p | HANNITY: 2637 |
CNN TONIGHT: 485 |
RACHEL MADDOW SHOW: 1967 |
PRIME NEWS: 138 |
DAN ABRAMS LIVE: 38 |
| 10p | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE: 2196 |
DON LEMON TONIGHT: 508 |
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL: 1081 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 163 |
BANFIELD: 55 |
| 11p | GUTFELD!: 1915 |
DON LEMON TONIGHT: 390 |
11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE: 747 |
GREG KELLY REPORTS: 91 |
NN PRIME: SPECIAL REPORT: 24 |
25-54 Demo (thousands)
| ET | FNC | CNN | MSNBC | NEWSMAX | NEWSNATION |
| 6a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 210 |
NEW DAY: 60 |
MORNING JOE: 88 |
DIAMOND AND SILK CRYSTAL: 1 |
ELEMENTARY: 2 |
| 7a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 232 |
NEW DAY: 93 |
— | WAKE UP AMERICA: 10 |
MORNING IN AMERICA: 2 |
| 8a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 221 |
NEW DAY: 100 |
— | — | — |
| 9a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 204 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 113 |
MORNING JOE: 91 |
NATIONAL REPORT: 12 |
— |
| 10a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 220 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 107 |
JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS: 51 |
— | IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT: 4 |
| 11a | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE: 238 |
AT THIS HOUR: 83 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 40 |
— | IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT: 15 |
| 12p | OUTNUMBERED: 270 |
INSIDE POLITICS: 96 |
ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS: 52 |
JOHN BACHMAN NOW: 17 |
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT: 13 |
| 1p | AMERICA REPORTS: 205 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 106 |
MTP DAILY: 44 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 15 |
| 2p | AMERICA REPORTS: 191 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 94 |
KATY TUR REPORTS: 46 |
AMERICAN AGENDA: 27 |
BLUE BLOODS: 25 |
| 3p | STORY, THE: 165 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 99 |
HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS: 48 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 17 |
| 4p | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO: 191 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 107 |
DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: 87 |
ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE: 20 |
BLUE BLOODS: 24 |
| 5p | FIVE, THE: 459 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 119 |
— | CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE: 22 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 3 |
| 6p | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER: 331 |
SITUATION ROOM: 142 |
BEAT W/ARI MELBER: 97 |
SPICER & CO: 16 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 3 |
| 7p | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME: 365 |
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT: 139 |
REIDOUT: 87 |
GREG KELLY REPORTS: 37 |
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT: 15 |
| 8p | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT: 507 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 163 |
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES: 72 |
STINCHFIELD: 38 |
NEWSNATION PRIME: 18 |
| 9p | HANNITY: 424 |
CNN TONIGHT: 109 |
RACHEL MADDOW SHOW: 160 |
PRIME NEWS: 22 |
DAN ABRAMS LIVE: 11 |
| 10p | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE: 376 |
DON LEMON TONIGHT: 126 |
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL: 80 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 23 |
BANFIELD: 3 |
| 11p | GUTFELD!: 355 |
DON LEMON TONIGHT: 105 |
11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE: 55 |
GREG KELLY REPORTS: 18 |
NN PRIME: SPECIAL REPORT: 1 |
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: 477,000
Fox News: 1.86 million
MSNBC: 765,000
25-54 Demo:
CNN: 102,000
Fox News: 269,000
MSNBC: 70,000
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: 566,000
Fox News: 2.71 million
MSNBC: 1.35 million
25-54 Demo:
CNN: 133,000
Fox News: 436,000
MSNBC: 104,000
For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.
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