Cable News Ratings Thursday April 13: The Five Leads Cable News In Total Viewers and The Demo

Mediaite StaffApr 14th, 2023, 4:37 pm
 

Dana Perino

Fox News’s The Five was back on top of the cable ratings charts on Thursday, after days of Tucker Carlson leading the industry.

The Five scored 3.17 million total viewers at 5 p.m. — just a head of Carlson’s 3.09 million total viewers.

The Five also topped Carlson in the key 25-54 age demographic, which Carlson has long dominated. The Five brought in 384,000 demo viewers to Carlson’s 327,000.

Here is a full breakdown of Thursday’s cable news ratings by show:

Total Viewers (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
863		 CNN THIS MORNING:
264		 MORNING JOE:
930		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
20		 EARLY MORNING:
19
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1209		 CNN THIS MORNING:
373		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
95		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
27
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1490		 CNN THIS MORNING:
441		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1557		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
549		 MORNING JOE:
893		 NATIONAL REPORT:
121		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1490		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
610		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
713		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
37
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1484		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
588		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
650		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1533		 INSIDE POLITICS:
585		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
720		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
93		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1359		 CNN NEWSROOM:
589		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
724 [1:28 PM-2:06 PM]		 — BLUE BLOODS:
104
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1370		 CNN NEWSROOM:
728		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
818 [2:28 PM-2:59 PM]		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
120		 BLUE BLOODS:
166
3p STORY, THE:
1463		 CNN NEWSROOM:
724		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
973		 — BLUE BLOODS:
182
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1425		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
738		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1544		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
192		 BLUE BLOODS:
197
5p FIVE, THE:
3166		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
719		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
163		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
71
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2138		 SITUATION ROOM:
659		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1456		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
171		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
39
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2503		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
778		 REIDOUT:
1330		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
218		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
39
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3094		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
854		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1547		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
154		 CUOMO:
139
9p HANNITY:
2690		 CNN PRIMETIME:
752		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1662		 PRIME NEWS:
135		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
87
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2211		 CNN TONIGHT:
553		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1758		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
214		 BANFIELD:
83
11p GUTFELD!:
1960		 CNN TONIGHT:
384		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
1276		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
107		 CUOMO:
62

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
103		 CNN THIS MORNING:
43		 MORNING JOE:
133		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
2		 EARLY MORNING:
2
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
175		 CNN THIS MORNING:
72		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
9		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
2
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
206		 CNN THIS MORNING:
78		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
166		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
116		 MORNING JOE:
107		 NATIONAL REPORT:
11		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
169		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
132		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
85		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
5
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
154		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
124		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
91		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
194		 INSIDE POLITICS:
119		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
71		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
4		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
182		 CNN NEWSROOM:
108		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
84 [1:28 PM-2:06 PM]		 — BLUE BLOODS:
8
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
161		 CNN NEWSROOM:
142		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
106 [2:28 PM-2:59 PM]		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
11		 BLUE BLOODS:
20
3p STORY, THE:
172		 CNN NEWSROOM:
143		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
100		 — BLUE BLOODS:
25
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
166		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
142		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
168		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
15		 BLUE BLOODS:
22
5p FIVE, THE:
384		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
141		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
11		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
14
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
263		 SITUATION ROOM:
147		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
166		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
14		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
11
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
282		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
202		 REIDOUT:
172		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
21		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
4
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
327		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
219		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
179		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
17		 CUOMO:
28
9p HANNITY:
277		 CNN PRIMETIME:
165		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
207		 PRIME NEWS:
20		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
12
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
255		 CNN TONIGHT:
113		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
153		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
18		 BANFIELD:
12
11p GUTFELD!:
319		 CNN TONIGHT:
93		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
139		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
11		 CUOMO:
23

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: 556,000

Fox News: 1.67 million

MSNBC: 1.05 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 118,000

Fox News: 207,000

MSNBC: 126,000

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: 719,000

Fox News: 2.66 million

MSNBC: 1.66 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 166,000

Fox News: 286,000

MSNBC: 180,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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