Cable News Ratings Thursday January 19: Tucker Carlson Crushes Competition With Younger Viewers

Mediaite StaffJan 20th, 2023, 4:36 pm
 

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Fox News host Tucker Carlson far outpaced his cable news competition on Thursday night in the key 25-54 age demographic.

Carlson brought in 496,000 demo viewers at 8 p.m. to top the charts.

The Five came in second place with 393,000 demo viewers, followed by Gutfeld!’s 353,000.

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:
896		 CNN THIS MORNING:
252		 MORNING JOE:
745		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
16		 EARLY MORNING:
14
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1366		 CNN THIS MORNING:
279		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
84		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
34
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1589		 CNN THIS MORNING:
424		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1695		 CNN NEWSROOM:
474		 MORNING JOE:
797		 NATIONAL REPORT:
162		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1725		 CNN NEWSROOM:
535		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
568		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
37
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1755		 AT THIS HOUR:
570		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
569		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1782		 INSIDE POLITICS:
558		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
593		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
144		 BLUE BLOODS:
97
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1443		 CNN NEWSROOM:
569		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
564		 — BLUE BLOODS:
188
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1381		 CNN NEWSROOM:
563		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
681		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
147		 BLUE BLOODS:
254
3p STORY, THE:
1505		 CNN NEWSROOM:
560		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
591		 — BLUE BLOODS:
346
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1528		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
604		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1245		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
195		 BLUE BLOODS:
343
5p FIVE, THE:
3543		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
592		 — SPICER & CO:
139		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
130
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2484		 SITUATION ROOM:
549		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1444		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
153		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
58
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2755		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
655		 REIDOUT:
1248		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
228		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
55
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3276		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
641		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1443		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
172		 CUOMO:
153
9p HANNITY:
2424		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
576		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1239		 PRIME NEWS:
125		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
93
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2081		 CNN TONIGHT:
450		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1303		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
192		 BANFIELD:
75
11p GUTFELD!:
2004		 CNN TONIGHT:
336		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
871		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
124		 CUOMO:
52

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
131		 CNN THIS MORNING:
37		 MORNING JOE:
97		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
1		 EARLY MORNING:
4
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
194		 CNN THIS MORNING:
57		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
9		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
4
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
223		 CNN THIS MORNING:
85		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
232		 CNN NEWSROOM:
95		 MORNING JOE:
103		 NATIONAL REPORT:
10		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
227		 CNN NEWSROOM:
110		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
71		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
5
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
220		 AT THIS HOUR:
139		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
58		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
239		 INSIDE POLITICS:
115		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
56		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
11		 BLUE BLOODS:
16
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
205		 CNN NEWSROOM:
129		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
50		 — BLUE BLOODS:
30
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
160		 CNN NEWSROOM:
129		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
76		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
11		 BLUE BLOODS:
32
3p STORY, THE:
155		 CNN NEWSROOM:
109		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
73		 — BLUE BLOODS:
43
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
153		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
111		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
149		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
10		 BLUE BLOODS:
45
5p FIVE, THE:
393		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
118		 — SPICER & CO:
3		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
14
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
290		 SITUATION ROOM:
133		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
180		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
4		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
8
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
300		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
167		 REIDOUT:
141		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
18		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
7
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
496		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
157		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
132		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
15		 CUOMO:
15
9p HANNITY:
306		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
137		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
105		 PRIME NEWS:
25		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
18
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
290		 CNN TONIGHT:
101		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
107		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
24		 BANFIELD:
19
11p GUTFELD!:
353		 CNN TONIGHT:
87		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
95		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
21		 CUOMO:
14

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: 1.77 million

MSNBC: 856,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 105,000

Fox News: 239,000

MSNBC: 94,000

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: 556,000

Fox News: 2.60 million

MSNBC: 1.33 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 132,000

Fox News: 364,000

MSNBC: 115,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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