Cable News Ratings Thursday October 6: Kanye West Interview Boosts Tucker Carlson to #1 in All of Cable News

Mediaite StaffOct 7th, 2022, 4:47 pm
 

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Tucker Carlson’s sit down with rapper Kanye West landed at number one in all of cable news.

Tucker Carlson Tonight blew past The Five, which regularly lands the top spot in total viewers.

Carlson brought in 3.59 million total viewers on Thursday night, while The Five had 3.37 million total viewers. Jesse Watters also surpassed 3 million total viewers, putting him in third place overall.

Carlson also won the night in the key 25-54 age demographic.

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:
1026		 NEW DAY:
263		 MORNING JOE:
916		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
30		 EARLY MORNING:
16
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1376		 NEW DAY:
382		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
80		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
33
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1647		 NEW DAY:
528		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1771		 CNN NEWSROOM:
512		 MORNING JOE:
906		 NATIONAL REPORT:
135		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1754		 CNN NEWSROOM:
639		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
686		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
23
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1747		 AT THIS HOUR:
655		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
694		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1824		 INSIDE POLITICS:
600		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
637		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
163		 BLUE BLOODS:
88
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1512		 CNN NEWSROOM:
639		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
672		 — BLUE BLOODS:
135
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1419		 CNN NEWSROOM:
638		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
703		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
161		 BLUE BLOODS:
209
3p STORY, THE:
1451		 CNN NEWSROOM:
645		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
805		 — BLUE BLOODS:
258
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1504		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
671		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1355		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
191		 BLUE BLOODS:
298
5p FIVE, THE:
3367		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
736		 — SPICER & CO:
200		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
116
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2614		 SITUATION ROOM:
711		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1333		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
210		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
69
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
3028		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
929		 REIDOUT:
1194		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
272		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
52
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3587		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
841		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1442		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
190		 CUOMO:
156
9p HANNITY:
2887		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
813		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1672		 PRIME NEWS:
129		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
95
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2160		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
689		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1348		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
176		 BANFIELD:
49
11p GUTFELD!:
2132		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
496		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
921		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
99		 CUOMO:
54

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
179		 NEW DAY:
51		 MORNING JOE:
85		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
6		 EARLY MORNING:
3
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
262		 NEW DAY:
72		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
10		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
6
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
217		 NEW DAY:
102		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
213		 CNN NEWSROOM:
96		 MORNING JOE:
100		 NATIONAL REPORT:
10		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
198		 CNN NEWSROOM:
107		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
75		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
7
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
193		 AT THIS HOUR:
107		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
70		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
186		 INSIDE POLITICS:
117		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
52		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
16		 BLUE BLOODS:
12
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
192		 CNN NEWSROOM:
136		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
67		 — BLUE BLOODS:
16
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
185		 CNN NEWSROOM:
117		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
87		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
16		 BLUE BLOODS:
17
3p STORY, THE:
185		 CNN NEWSROOM:
104		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
87		 — BLUE BLOODS:
25
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
172		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
115		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
114		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
23		 BLUE BLOODS:
34
5p FIVE, THE:
379		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
127		 — SPICER & CO:
13		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
15
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
287		 SITUATION ROOM:
163		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
109		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
8		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
9
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
319		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
203		 REIDOUT:
137		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
12		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
13
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
496		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
199		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
142		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
15		 CUOMO:
30
9p HANNITY:
291		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
151		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
156		 PRIME NEWS:
12		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
21
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
243		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
145		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
127		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
16		 BANFIELD:
8
11p GUTFELD!:
321		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
126		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
88		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
12		 CUOMO:
8

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: 586,000

Fox News: 1.88 million

MSNBC: 942,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 117,000

Fox News: 234,000

MSNBC: 93,000

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: 781,000

Fox News: 2.88 million

MSNBC: 1.49 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 165,000

Fox News: 343,000

MSNBC: 142,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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