Cable News Ratings Thursday June 2: Fox Scores Most Viewers For Biden Address, Erin Burnett Leads CNN in Demo

Mediaite StaffJun 3rd, 2022, 5:53 pm
 

Erin Burnett led CNN in the key 25-54 age demographic on Wednesday night. President Joe Biden spoke during Burnett’s 7 p.m. hour, addressing the country about gun violence.

Burnett’s 194,000 demo viewers figure was outdone by time slot competitor Jesse Watters, who brought in 348,000 on Fox News.

MSNBC’s Joy Reid saw a boost in her demo viewers, bringing in 122,000 on Thursday night. Reid only notched 89,000 in the demo the night before.

Fox News brought in the most total viewers from Biden’s speech, followed by MSNBC and then CNN.

Here is a full breakdown of Thursday’s cable news ratings by show:

Total Viewers (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a JUBILIEE/QUEEN ELIZABETH:
874		 NEW DAY:
304		 MORNING JOE:
705		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
44		 ELEMENTARY:
29
7a JUBILIEE/QUEEN ELIZABETH:
1322		 NEW DAY:
347		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
132		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
22
8a JUBILIEE/QUEEN ELIZABETH:
1564		 NEW DAY:
454		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1484		 CNN NEWSROOM:
514		 MORNING JOE:
752		 NATIONAL REPORT:
176		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1542		 CNN NEWSROOM:
496		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
595		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
116
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1604		 AT THIS HOUR:
539		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
598		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
117
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1550		 INSIDE POLITICS:
614		 — JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
141		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
212
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1465		 CNN NEWSROOM:
615		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
627		 — BLUE BLOODS:
115
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1447		 CNN NEWSROOM:
599		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
621		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
120		 BLUE BLOODS:
159
3p STORY, THE:
1490		 CNN NEWSROOM:
615		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
605		 — BLUE BLOODS:
217
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1519		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
721		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1071		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
214		 BLUE BLOODS:
260
5p FIVE, THE:
3087		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
591		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
204		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
114
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2410		 SITUATION ROOM:
513		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1193		 SPICER & CO:
218		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
45
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2675		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
758		 REIDOUT:
1014		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
258		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
53
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3055		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
770		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1192		 STINCHFIELD:
194		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
50
9p HANNITY:
2473		 CNN TONIGHT:
501		 MSNBC PRIME:
1038		 PRIME NEWS:
128		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
34
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2004		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
436		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1120		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
123		 BANFIELD:
46
11p GUTFELD!:
1898		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
356		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
732		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
59		 NN PRIME: SPECIAL REPORT:
21

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a JUBILIEE/QUEEN ELIZABETH:
143		 NEW DAY:
41		 MORNING JOE:
81		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
1		 ELEMENTARY:
3
7a JUBILIEE/QUEEN ELIZABETH:
217		 NEW DAY:
57		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
10		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
4
8a JUBILIEE/QUEEN ELIZABETH:
232		 NEW DAY:
90		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
198		 CNN NEWSROOM:
145		 MORNING JOE:
60		 NATIONAL REPORT:
17		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
239		 CNN NEWSROOM:
132		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
52		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
5
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
258		 AT THIS HOUR:
131		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
55		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
8
12p OUTNUMBERED:
255		 INSIDE POLITICS:
142		 — JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
20		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
28
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
303		 CNN NEWSROOM:
129		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
59		 — BLUE BLOODS:
28
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
263		 CNN NEWSROOM:
129		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
72		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
13		 BLUE BLOODS:
34
3p STORY, THE:
239		 CNN NEWSROOM:
136		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
60		 — BLUE BLOODS:
44
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
230		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
172		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
96		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
27		 BLUE BLOODS:
45
5p FIVE, THE:
414		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
159		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
34		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
30
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
298		 SITUATION ROOM:
116		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
124		 SPICER & CO:
35		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
5
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
348		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
194		 REIDOUT:
122		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
31		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
7
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
465		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
160		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
122		 STINCHFIELD:
20		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
7
9p HANNITY:
389		 CNN TONIGHT:
112		 MSNBC PRIME:
92		 PRIME NEWS:
14		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
5
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
324		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
109		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
76		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
20		 BANFIELD:
12
11p GUTFELD!:
318		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
82		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
71		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
6		 NN PRIME: SPECIAL REPORT:
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: 499,000

Fox News: 1.70 million

MSNBC: 779,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 114,000

Fox News: 265,000

MSNBC: 77,000

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: 569,000

Fox News: 2.51 million

MSNBC: 1.12 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 127,000

Fox News: 393,000

MSNBC: 97,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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