Cable News Ratings Thursday March 30: Trump Indictment Boosts Ratings, Tucker Carlson Soars Over 4 Million

By Mediaite StaffMar 31st, 2023, 4:21 pm
 

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As news came in Thursday evening that former President Donald Trump would be indicted in New York City, viewers flocked to cable news.

Fox News won the evening, raking in over 3.44 million total viewers across prime time. MSNBC came in second place with 2.59 million total viewers, while CNN lifted to 1.25 million total viewers.

Tucker Carlson led Fox News with 4.19 million total viewers, while Rachel Maddow led MSNBC with 2.92 million total viewers. CNN’s Erin Burnett led her network with 1.52 million total 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:
858		 CNN THIS MORNING:
267		 MORNING JOE:
903		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
14		 EARLY MORNING:
15
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1180		 CNN THIS MORNING:
338		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
94		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
37
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1485		 CNN THIS MORNING:
460		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1557		 CNN NEWSROOM:
521		 MORNING JOE:
921		 NATIONAL REPORT:
121		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1648		 CNN NEWSROOM:
668		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
711		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
26
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1571		 AT THIS HOUR:
578		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
675		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1626		 INSIDE POLITICS:
520		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
695		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
88		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1301		 CNN NEWSROOM:
522		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
612		 — BLUE BLOODS:
99
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1308		 CNN NEWSROOM:
535		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
122		 BLUE BLOODS:
157
3p STORY, THE:
1182		 CNN NEWSROOM:
550		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
742		 — BLUE BLOODS:
161
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1257		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
506		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1452		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
180		 BLUE BLOODS:
202
5p FIVE, THE:
3057		 SITUATION ROOM:
708		 — SPICER & CO:
161		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
100
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
3033		 SITUATION ROOM:
1224		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
2297		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
300		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
36
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
3161		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
1521		 REIDOUT:
2185		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
415		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
52
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
4188		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
1428		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
2412		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
307		 CUOMO:
166
9p HANNITY:
3480		 DONALD TRUMP INDICTMENT:
1210		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
2916		 PRIME NEWS:
170		 —
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2653		 DONALD TRUMP INDICTMENT:
1107		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
2435		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
218		 BANFIELD:
115
11p GUTFELD!:
2170		 CNN TONIGHT:
579		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
1594		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
148		 CUOMO:
88

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
114		 CNN THIS MORNING:
52		 MORNING JOE:
109		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
2		 EARLY MORNING:
4
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
194		 CNN THIS MORNING:
68		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
9		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
5
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
188		 CNN THIS MORNING:
92		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
168		 CNN NEWSROOM:
98		 MORNING JOE:
100		 NATIONAL REPORT:
8		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
171		 CNN NEWSROOM:
118		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
87		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
5
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
167		 AT THIS HOUR:
108		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
90		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
179		 INSIDE POLITICS:
96		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
79		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
6		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
158		 CNN NEWSROOM:
135		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
62		 — BLUE BLOODS:
13
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
149		 CNN NEWSROOM:
130		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
16		 BLUE BLOODS:
15
3p STORY, THE:
160		 CNN NEWSROOM:
112		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
65		 — BLUE BLOODS:
15
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
181		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
85		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
157		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
17		 BLUE BLOODS:
13
5p FIVE, THE:
362		 SITUATION ROOM:
138		 — SPICER & CO:
23		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
8
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
357		 SITUATION ROOM:
261		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
279		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
35		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
6
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
341		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
353		 REIDOUT:
301		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
48		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
9
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
555		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
398		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
328		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
43		 CUOMO:
26
9p HANNITY:
503		 DONALD TRUMP INDICTMENT:
325		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
387		 PRIME NEWS:
34		 —
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
393		 DONALD TRUMP INDICTMENT:
275		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
277		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
33		 BANFIELD:
22
11p GUTFELD!:
344		 CNN TONIGHT:
143		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
221		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
29		 CUOMO:
27

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: 688,000

Fox News: 1.88 million

MSNBC: 1.27

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 156,000

Fox News: 247,000

MSNBC: 159,000

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: 1.25 million

Fox News: 3.44 million

MSNBC: 2.59 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 333,000

Fox News: 484,000

MSNBC: 331,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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