Cable News Ratings Tuesday January 3: CNN’s Coverage of McCarthy Battle Lands First Place in Demo

Mediaite StaffJan 5th, 2023, 10:39 am
 

CNN's Jake Tapper covers Kevin McCarthy votes

CNN’s coverage of the first day of the new Congress landed first place in the advertiser-coveted 25-54 age demographic on Tuesday, beating Fox News and MSNBC across multiple hours.

As Kevin McCarthy fought — and repeatedly failed — to gain enough votes to be named Speaker of the House, CNN had a decisive victory over Fox News and MSNBC in the demo from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. EST. CNN’s coverage was mostly helmed by anchor Jake Tapper.

From noon, when the new Congress gaveled in, until 6 p.m., around when the House voted to adjourn, CNN averaged 302,000 viewers in the demo. Fox News fell just short with 299,000 demo viewers.

This included a decisive win for CNN in the 3 p.m. hour, when the network drew 357,000 viewers to Fox’s 283,000.

CNN’s stint in first was put to an end by Fox’s top rated show The Five. Despite the demo victories, Fox News still won every hour of the day in total viewers.

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

Total Viewers (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
913		 CNN THIS MORNING:
371		 MORNING JOE:
824		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
25		 EARLY MORNING:
9
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1177		 CNN THIS MORNING:
432		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
82		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
35
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1473		 CNN THIS MORNING:
507		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1580		 CNN NEWSROOM:
625		 MORNING JOE:
1108		 NATIONAL REPORT:
165		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1551		 CNN NEWSROOM:
790		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
938		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
48
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1641		 AT THIS HOUR:
809		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
897		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1958		 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE:
1123		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
1064		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
179		 BLUE BLOODS:
137
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1841		 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE:
1569		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
1184		 — BLUE BLOODS:
222
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1862		 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE:
1610		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
1281		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
196		 BLUE BLOODS:
288
3p STORY, THE:
1944		 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE:
1753		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
1461		 — BLUE BLOODS:
282
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
2155		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
1612		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
2113		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
245		 BLUE BLOODS:
421
5p FIVE, THE:
3851		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
1675		 — SPICER & CO:
201		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
228
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2865		 SITUATION ROOM:
1150		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
2017		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
156		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
121
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2882		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
1114		 REIDOUT:
1707		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
218		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
84
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3336		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
1036		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1919		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
167		 CUOMO:
189
9p HANNITY:
2490		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
1012		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1820		 PRIME NEWS:
114		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
117
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1914		 CNN TONIGHT:
738		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1775		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
161		 BANFIELD:
120
11p GUTFELD!:
1794		 CNN TONIGHT:
461		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
1246		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
108		 CUOMO:
100

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
120		 CNN THIS MORNING:
79		 MORNING JOE:
84		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
4		 EARLY MORNING:
3
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
157		 CNN THIS MORNING:
83		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
10		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
6
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
180		 CNN THIS MORNING:
106		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
148		 CNN NEWSROOM:
97		 MORNING JOE:
77		 NATIONAL REPORT:
5		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
175		 CNN NEWSROOM:
129		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
78		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
4
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
247		 AT THIS HOUR:
165		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
91		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
283		 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE:
208		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
148		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
11		 BLUE BLOODS:
11
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
245		 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE:
275		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
179		 — BLUE BLOODS:
19
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
253		 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE:
289		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
177		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
26		 BLUE BLOODS:
21
3p STORY, THE:
283		 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE:
357		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
236		 — BLUE BLOODS:
25
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
288		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
333		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
250		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
24		 BLUE BLOODS:
42
5p FIVE, THE:
447		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
351		 — SPICER & CO:
27		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
22
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
342		 SITUATION ROOM:
298		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
219		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
17		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
15
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
349		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
275		 REIDOUT:
219		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
24		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
17
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
493		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
246		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
266		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
16		 CUOMO:
41
9p HANNITY:
337		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
269		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
259		 PRIME NEWS:
21		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
21
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
278		 CNN TONIGHT:
197		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
199		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
27		 BANFIELD:
14
11p GUTFELD!:
298		 CNN TONIGHT:
118		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
148		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
23		 CUOMO:
18

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: 919,000

Fox News: 1.86 million

MSNBC: 1.28 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 194,000

Fox News: 251,000

MSNBC: 156,000

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: 929,000

Fox News: 2.58 million

MSNBC: 1.83 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 237,000

Fox News: 369,000

MSNBC: 241,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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