Cable News Ratings Thursday January 5: All 3 Networks See Ratings Boost, Average Over 1 Million Viewers

Mediaite StaffJan 6th, 2023, 5:14 pm
 

As the House speaker battle concluded its third day Thursday, one clear winner was the cable news networks.

All three major networks ended the day with over 1 million average total viewers, with Fox News leading the pack.

Fox News scored 1.88 million total average viewers, topping MSNBC’s 1.37 million and CNN’s 1.02 million total viewers.

In the key 25-54 age demographic, Fox News also won albeit by a slimmer margin. Fox scored 245,000 average demo viewers, just beating CNN’s 225,000. MSBNC came in third in the demo with 180,000 viewers.

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:
815		 CNN THIS MORNING:
333		 MORNING JOE:
973		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
27		 EARLY MORNING:
4
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1226		 CNN THIS MORNING:
431		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
83		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
34
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1524		 CNN THIS MORNING:
566		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1598		 CNN NEWSROOM:
693		 MORNING JOE:
1104		 NATIONAL REPORT:
118		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1615		 CNN NEWSROOM:
879		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
895		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
41
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1636		 AT THIS HOUR:
961		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
963		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1939		 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE:
1377		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
1488		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
194		 BLUE BLOODS:
113
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1878		 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE:
1546		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
1610		 — BLUE BLOODS:
198
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1964		 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE:
1448		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
1579		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
200		 BLUE BLOODS:
267
3p STORY, THE:
1876		 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE:
1588		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
1584		 — BLUE BLOODS:
298
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1934		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
1620		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
2066		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
260		 BLUE BLOODS:
324
5p FIVE, THE:
3592		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
1627		 — SPICER & CO:
285		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
149
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2721		 SITUATION ROOM:
1497		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
2071		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
204		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
98
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2788		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
1807		 REIDOUT:
1953		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
257		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
79
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3263		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
1602		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1943		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
198		 CUOMO:
202
9p HANNITY:
2567		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
1089		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1736		 PRIME NEWS:
133		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
158
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2246		 CNN TONIGHT:
736		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1836		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
159		 BANFIELD:
176
11p GUTFELD!:
2037		 CNN TONIGHT:
499		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
1197		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
113		 CUOMO:
111

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
109		 CNN THIS MORNING:
65		 MORNING JOE:
112		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
7		 EARLY MORNING:
1
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
156		 CNN THIS MORNING:
97		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
9		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
5
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
188		 CNN THIS MORNING:
102		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
179		 CNN NEWSROOM:
147		 MORNING JOE:
113		 NATIONAL REPORT:
9		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
212		 CNN NEWSROOM:
149		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
105		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
4
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
225		 AT THIS HOUR:
178		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
126		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
281		 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE:
269		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
188		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
16		 BLUE BLOODS:
23
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
257		 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE:
292		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
239		 — BLUE BLOODS:
33
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
281		 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE:
256		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
201		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
20		 BLUE BLOODS:
35
3p STORY, THE:
244		 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE:
288		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
206		 — BLUE BLOODS:
32
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
258		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
319		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
265		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
19		 BLUE BLOODS:
33
5p FIVE, THE:
426		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
341		 — SPICER & CO:
23		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
15
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
327		 SITUATION ROOM:
366		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
283		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
22		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
14
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
259		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
466		 REIDOUT:
294		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
29		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
10
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
428		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
399		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
261		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
29		 CUOMO:
32
9p HANNITY:
303		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
294		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
247		 PRIME NEWS:
20		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
31
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
248		 CNN TONIGHT:
196		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
224		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
12		 BANFIELD:
50
11p GUTFELD!:
319		 CNN TONIGHT:
168		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
177		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
15		 CUOMO:
30

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: 1.02 million

Fox News: 1.88 million

MSNBC: 1.37 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 225,000

Fox News: 245,000

MSNBC: 180,000

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: 1.14 million

Fox News: 2.69 million

MSNBC: 1.84 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 297,000

Fox News: 327,000

MSNBC: 244,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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