Cable News Ratings Thursday June 16: Fox News Viewers Tune Out in Droves As Jan. 6 Hearing Ratings Drop Across Networks

Mediaite StaffJun 17th, 2022, 5:13 pm
 

MSNBC topped the ratings during Thursday’s Jan. 6 Select Committee hearings as Fox News viewers tuned out and CNN’s ratings remained stable.

Fox News still won the day overall, bringing in 1.6 million total average viewers, just edging out MSNBC’s 1.54 million total viewers.

During the hearings, MSNBC averaged 1.65 million total viewers while Fox News brought in around 700,000 average viewers during that time.

Thursday’s numbers mark a significant dip from Monday’s viewership for the hearings. Fox News averaged 1.14 million total viewers for the Monday hearing between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., while MSNBC brought in 2.02 million total viewers. CNN during those hours averaged some 950,000 total viewers.

Fox’s viewership dropped noticeably during the hears as the Outnumbered, which preceded the hearings’ 1 p.m. start time, brought in 1.82 million total viewers. Fox’s audience almost halved as the hearings entered their first hour dropping to 827,000 average viewers.

CNN averaged 551,000 total viewers in the hours surrounding the hearings, keeping pace with CNN’s regular numbers.

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:
1084		 NEW DAY:
238		 MORNING JOE:
839		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
10		 ELEMENTARY:
25
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1417		 NEW DAY:
282		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
81		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
38
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1623		 NEW DAY:
305		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1605		 CNN NEWSROOM:
360		 MORNING JOE:
1001		 NATIONAL REPORT:
114		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1515		 CNN NEWSROOM:
456		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
769		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
108
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1508		 AT THIS HOUR:
551		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
792		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
157
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1618		 — JANUARY 6TH HEARINGS:
1655		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
163		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
163
1p JANUARY 6TH HEARING:
827		 — — — BLUE BLOODS:
184
2p JANUARY 6TH HEARING:
708		 — — AMERICAN AGENDA:
203		 BLUE BLOODS:
186
3p JANUARY 6TH HEARING:
694		 — — — BLUE BLOODS:
234
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1017		 — DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
2041		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
221		 BLUE BLOODS:
236
5p FIVE, THE:
3006		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
758		 — SPICER & CO:
184		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
124
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2131		 SITUATION ROOM:
688		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1608		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
209		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
96
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2519		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
656		 REIDOUT:
1380		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
245		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
69
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3013		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
714		 JANUARY 6TH HEARINGS:
2469		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
247		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
60
9p HANNITY:
2675		 CNN TONIGHT:
530		 JANUARY 6TH HEARINGS:
2452		 PRIME NEWS:
115		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
46
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2179		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
524		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1791		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
177		 BANFIELD:
41
11p GUTFELD!:
1969		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
301		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
1126		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
103		 NN PRIME: SPECIAL REPORT:
26

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
201		 NEW DAY:
40		 MORNING JOE:
82		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
2		 ELEMENTARY:
1
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
226		 NEW DAY:
48		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
21		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
4
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
246		 NEW DAY:
62		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
219		 CNN NEWSROOM:
57		 MORNING JOE:
83		 NATIONAL REPORT:
12		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
206		 CNN NEWSROOM:
89		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
63		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
13
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
219		 AT THIS HOUR:
111		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
80		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
14
12p OUTNUMBERED:
204		 — JANUARY 6TH HEARINGS:
162		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
26		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
15
1p JANUARY 6TH HEARING:
113		 — — — BLUE BLOODS:
20
2p JANUARY 6TH HEARING:
123		 — — AMERICAN AGENDA:
24		 BLUE BLOODS:
21
3p JANUARY 6TH HEARING:
121		 — — — BLUE BLOODS:
19
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
120		 — DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
229		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
23		 BLUE BLOODS:
14
5p FIVE, THE:
419		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
157		 — SPICER & CO:
23		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
5
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
314		 SITUATION ROOM:
177		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
205		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
27		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
8
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
354		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
164		 REIDOUT:
178		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
32		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
6
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
491		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
180		 JANUARY 6TH HEARINGS:
342		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
31		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
10
9p HANNITY:
396		 CNN TONIGHT:
100		 JANUARY 6TH HEARINGS:
311		 PRIME NEWS:
19		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
6
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
288		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
120		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
201		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
25		 BANFIELD:
2
11p GUTFELD!:
312		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
82		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
123		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
20		 NN PRIME: SPECIAL REPORT:
2

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: 639,000

Fox News: 1.60 million

MSNBC: 1.54 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 132,000

Fox News: 245,000

MSNBC: 174,000

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: 590,000

Fox News: 2.62 million

MSNBC: 2.24 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 133,000

Fox News: 392,000

MSNBC: 285,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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