Cable News Ratings Thursday April 20: CNN Fails To Pass 500,000 Viewers in Total Day or Prime Time Averages

Mediaite StaffApr 21st, 2023, 4:21 pm
 

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CNN on Thursday averaged below 500,000 total viewers in both total day and prime time programming.

CNN’s total day average came in at 471,000, while the prime time average was at 470,000 total viewers.

Fox News led the day with 1.48 million total average viewers and 2.54 million average prime time viewers.

MSNBC came in second with 926,000 average total day viewers and 1.42 million average prime time viewers. The top three networks landed in the same order for the key 25-54 age demographic as well

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:
900		 CNN THIS MORNING:
302		 MORNING JOE:
884		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
10		 EARLY MORNING:
9
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1192		 CNN THIS MORNING:
376		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
96		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
39
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1473		 CNN THIS MORNING:
427		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1613		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
547		 MORNING JOE:
907		 NATIONAL REPORT:
159		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1533		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
537		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
701		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
31
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1451		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
546		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
608		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1524		 INSIDE POLITICS:
622		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
653		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
136		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1318		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
584		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
645		 — BLUE BLOODS:
95
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1220		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
676		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
118		 BLUE BLOODS:
198
3p STORY, THE:
1189		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
630		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
739		 — BLUE BLOODS:
223
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1189		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
596		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1308		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
187		 BLUE BLOODS:
217
5p FIVE, THE:
2810		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
567		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
114		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
87
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2148		 SITUATION ROOM:
528		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1418		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
97		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
42
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2193		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
552		 REIDOUT:
1145		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
177		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
54
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
2992		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
543		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1372		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
144		 CUOMO:
155
9p HANNITY:
2584		 CNN PRIMETIME:
454		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1395		 PRIME NEWS:
98		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
113
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2032		 CNN TONIGHT:
412		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1491		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
151		 BANFIELD:
112
11p GUTFELD!:
1774		 CNN TONIGHT:
307		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
989		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
94		 CUOMO:
52

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
126		 CNN THIS MORNING:
54		 MORNING JOE:
111		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
2		 EARLY MORNING:
0
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
146		 CNN THIS MORNING:
76		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
8		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
6
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
160		 CNN THIS MORNING:
101		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
177		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
96		 MORNING JOE:
105		 NATIONAL REPORT:
12		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
174		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
109		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
74		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
4
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
169		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
116		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
56		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
213		 INSIDE POLITICS:
119		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
71		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
6		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
192		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
79		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
63		 — BLUE BLOODS:
11
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
164		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
99		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
12		 BLUE BLOODS:
33
3p STORY, THE:
158		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
88		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
83		 — BLUE BLOODS:
21
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
162		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
99		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
157		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
17		 BLUE BLOODS:
26
5p FIVE, THE:
326		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
99		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
3		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
15
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
237		 SITUATION ROOM:
105		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
159		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
10		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
11
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
229		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
129		 REIDOUT:
128		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
25		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
13
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
334		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
115		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
142		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
24		 CUOMO:
23
9p HANNITY:
255		 CNN PRIMETIME:
94		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
170		 PRIME NEWS:
12		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
21
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
211		 CNN TONIGHT:
103		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
162		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
11		 BANFIELD:
21
11p GUTFELD!:
228		 CNN TONIGHT:
76		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
129		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
8		 CUOMO:
5

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: 471,000

Fox News: 1.58 million

MSNBC: 926,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 92,000

Fox News: 186,000

MSNBC: 110,000

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: 470,000

Fox News: 2.54 million

MSNBC: 1.42 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 104,000

Fox News: 267,000

MSNBC: 158,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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