Cable News Ratings Thursday, October 7: Trump Interview Propels Hannity to Top Spot

Mediaite StaffOct 8th, 2021, 4:40 pm
 

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An interview with former President Donald Trump was just what the doctor ordered for Sean Hannity to vault him to the top of the cable news ratings heap Thursday.

According to data from Nielsen, the Fox News 9 p.m. host topped all shows in both total viewers (3.15 million) and the advertiser-coveted adults 25-54 demographic (464,000).

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:
916		 NEW DAY:
340		 MORNING JOE:
817		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
21		 MURDER, SHE WROTE:
13
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1261		 NEW DAY:
376		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
98		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
9
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1641		 NEW DAY:
446		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1655		 CNN NEWSROOM:
499		 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS:
679		 NATIONAL REPORT:
136		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1699		 CNN NEWSROOM:
549		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
637		 — JAG:
85
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1732		 AT THIS HOUR:
555		 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS:
626		 — JAG:
118
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1731		 INSIDE POLITICS:
603		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
716		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
110		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
171
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1597		 CNN NEWSROOM:
669		 MTP DAILY:
741		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
277
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1546		 CNN NEWSROOM:
680		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
672		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
155		 BLUE BLOODS:
253
3p STORY, THE:
1622		 CNN NEWSROOM:
625		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
705		 — BLUE BLOODS:
270
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1429		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
652		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1343		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
220		 BLUE BLOODS:
319
5p FIVE, THE:
2877		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
643		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
313		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
156
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2146		 SITUATION ROOM:
578		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1178		 SPICER & CO:
362		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
41
7p FOX NEWS PRIMETIME:
1894		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
726		 REIDOUT:
1280		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
447		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
28
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
2895		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
842		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1292		 STINCHFIELD:
224		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
77
9p HANNITY:
3153		 CUOMO PRIME TIME:
805		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
2260		 CORTES & PELLEGRINO:
142		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
62
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2142		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
646		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1401		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
164		 BANFIELD:
43
11p GUTFELD!:
1770		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
449		 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS:
1101		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
133		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
14

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
159		 NEW DAY:
45		 MORNING JOE:
99		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
0		 MURDER, SHE WROTE:
0
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
196		 NEW DAY:
50		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
11		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
1
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
236		 NEW DAY:
75		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
257		 CNN NEWSROOM:
93		 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS:
84		 NATIONAL REPORT:
13		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
253		 CNN NEWSROOM:
137		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
69		 — JAG:
2
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
247		 AT THIS HOUR:
126		 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS:
83		 — JAG:
2
12p OUTNUMBERED:
237		 INSIDE POLITICS:
123		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
99		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
9		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
12
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
231		 CNN NEWSROOM:
110		 MTP DAILY:
117		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
21
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
216		 CNN NEWSROOM:
132		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
100		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
21		 BLUE BLOODS:
15
3p STORY, THE:
225		 CNN NEWSROOM:
146		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
88		 — BLUE BLOODS:
15
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
200		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
122		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
136		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
43		 BLUE BLOODS:
32
5p FIVE, THE:
351		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
135		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
57		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
14
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
254		 SITUATION ROOM:
126		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
122		 SPICER & CO:
50		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
1
7p FOX NEWS PRIMETIME:
275		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
163		 REIDOUT:
150		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
49		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
2
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
407		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
186		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
155		 STINCHFIELD:
48		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
9
9p HANNITY:
464		 CUOMO PRIME TIME:
167		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
293		 CORTES & PELLEGRINO:
29		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
6
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
397		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
159		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
182		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
28		 BANFIELD:
13
11p GUTFELD!:
353		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
120		 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS:
169		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
31		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
1

As for the three cable news networks overall, here are the total day averages in total viewers and the 25-54 category.

Total viewers:

CNN: 557,000

Fox News: 1.71 million

MSNBC: 955,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 118,000

Fox News: 260,000

MSNBC: 124,000

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: 764,000

Fox News: 2.73 million

MSNBC: 1.65 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 171,000

Fox News: 423,000

MSNBC: 210,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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