Cable News Ratings Thursday August 11: CNN Breaks 1 Million in Prime Time, Pulls Ahead of MSNBC in Demo

Mediaite StaffAug 12th, 2022, 4:29 pm
 

Anderson Cooper on CNN

CNN broke 1 million viewers in prime time on Thursday night, a rare feat these days for the network, but not enough to pull it out of third place in the cable news ratings.

The network performed well in the advertiser coveted 25-54 age demographic, however, pulling ahead of MSNBC to second place behind dominant Fox News.

CNN prime time drew 1.13 million total viewers and 255,000 in the demo. MSNBC drew 1.95 million total viewers and 248,000 in the demo.

Fox News beat both its rivals, with 2.93 million overall and 453,000 in the demo.

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:
1046		 NEW DAY:
346		 MORNING JOE:
971		 RETURN: TRUMP?S BIG 2024:
23		 EARLY MORNING:
10
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1416		 NEW DAY:
453		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
92		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
41
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1775		 NEW DAY:
539		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1857		 CNN NEWSROOM:
587		 MORNING JOE:
994		 NATIONAL REPORT:
176		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1768		 CNN NEWSROOM:
719		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
797		 — BLUE BLOODS:
83
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1890		 AT THIS HOUR:
784		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
720		 — BLUE BLOODS:
95
12p OUTNUMBERED:
2113		 INSIDE POLITICS:
746		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
740		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
177		 BLUE BLOODS:
105
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1774		 CNN NEWSROOM:
806		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
827		 — BLUE BLOODS:
154
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
2222		 CNN NEWSROOM:
1081		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
1135		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
214		 BLUE BLOODS:
203
3p STORY, THE:
2746		 CNN NEWSROOM:
1369		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
1574		 — BLUE BLOODS:
202
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
2334		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
1099		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1699		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
282		 BLUE BLOODS:
256
5p FIVE, THE:
3789		 SITUATION ROOM:
1053		 — SPICER & CO:
294		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
117
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2617		 SITUATION ROOM:
938		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1789		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
290		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
62
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2987		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
1037		 REIDOUT:
1575		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
301		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
66
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3011		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
1294		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1623		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
285		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
74
9p HANNITY:
2946		 CNN TONIGHT:
1076		 MSNBC PRIME:
2104		 PRIME NEWS:
178		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
101
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2843		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
1047		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
2141		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
230		 BANFIELD:
94
11p GUTFELD!:
2282		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
748		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
1547		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
101		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
41

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
187		 NEW DAY:
87		 MORNING JOE:
120		 RETURN: TRUMP?S BIG 2024:
3		 EARLY MORNING:
1
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
203		 NEW DAY:
97		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
11		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
4
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
214		 NEW DAY:
96		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
237		 CNN NEWSROOM:
114		 MORNING JOE:
97		 NATIONAL REPORT:
18		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
259		 CNN NEWSROOM:
138		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
101		 — BLUE BLOODS:
10
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
213		 AT THIS HOUR:
138		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
90		 — BLUE BLOODS:
9
12p OUTNUMBERED:
250		 INSIDE POLITICS:
124		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
79		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
20		 BLUE BLOODS:
6
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
215		 CNN NEWSROOM:
132		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
102		 — BLUE BLOODS:
15
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
253		 CNN NEWSROOM:
201		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
134		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
25		 BLUE BLOODS:
32
3p STORY, THE:
363		 CNN NEWSROOM:
252		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
196		 — BLUE BLOODS:
47
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
280		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
210		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
170		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
30		 BLUE BLOODS:
42
5p FIVE, THE:
489		 SITUATION ROOM:
209		 — SPICER & CO:
25		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
17
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
291		 SITUATION ROOM:
182		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
216		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
21		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
17
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
321		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
207		 REIDOUT:
205		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
22		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
11
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
458		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
280		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
209		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
32		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
21
9p HANNITY:
445		 CNN TONIGHT:
261		 MSNBC PRIME:
269		 PRIME NEWS:
21		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
13
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
457		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
224		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
267		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
22		 BANFIELD:
12
11p GUTFELD!:
417		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
192		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
218		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
6		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
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: 818,000

Fox News: 2.09 million

MSNBC: 1.24 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 170,000

Fox News: 292,000

MSNBC: 152,000

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: 1.13 million

Fox News: 2.93 million

MSNBC: 1.95 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 255,000

Fox News: 453,000

MSNBC: 248,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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