Cable News Ratings Tuesday March 21: CNN Sees Ratings Uptick, Beats MSNBC in Prime Time Demo

By Mediaite StaffMar 22nd, 2023, 4:35 pm
 

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CNN saw its ratings tick up on Tuesday night as news of a possible indictment of former President Donald Trump dominated cable news.

CNN scored 588,000 total day viewers on Tuesday, up from 480,000 the day before and 399,000 on Friday. In prime time CNN averaged 704,000 total viewers and 190,000 in the key 25-54 age demographic.

While the network still landed in a solid third place for the day in total viewers and MSNBC squeaked out a win in total day demo viewers, CNN did manage to best MSNBC in the prime time demo.

Fox News, the most watched network in cable news by a mile (or four) won the day in both total viewers and the demo — sweeping in every time slot.

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:
830		 CNN THIS MORNING:
300		 MORNING JOE:
857		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
27		 EARLY MORNING:
15
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1146		 CNN THIS MORNING:
387		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
76		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
31
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1506		 CNN THIS MORNING:
464		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1554		 CNN NEWSROOM:
619		 MORNING JOE:
861		 NATIONAL REPORT:
128		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1557		 CNN NEWSROOM:
651		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
758		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
33
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1544		 AT THIS HOUR:
648		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
682		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1610		 INSIDE POLITICS:
703		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
758		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
123		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1357		 CNN NEWSROOM:
676		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
820		 — BLUE BLOODS:
79
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1376		 CNN NEWSROOM:
667		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
110		 BLUE BLOODS:
136
3p STORY, THE:
1495		 CNN NEWSROOM:
661		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
1032		 — BLUE BLOODS:
171
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1495		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
741		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1431		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
187		 BLUE BLOODS:
204
5p FIVE, THE:
3093		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
819		 — SPICER & CO:
186		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
81
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2272		 SITUATION ROOM:
811		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1544		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
199		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
38
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2718		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
808		 REIDOUT:
1264		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
234		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
47
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3285		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
821		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1250		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
128		 CUOMO:
131
9p HANNITY:
2551		 CNN PRIMETIME:
692		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1364		 PRIME NEWS:
104		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
52
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1965		 CNN TONIGHT:
598		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1688		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
141		 BANFIELD:
75
11p GUTFELD!:
1909		 CNN TONIGHT:
473		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
1066		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
134		 CUOMO:
87

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
108		 CNN THIS MORNING:
52		 MORNING JOE:
120		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
2		 EARLY MORNING:
9
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
165		 CNN THIS MORNING:
74		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
7		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
8
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
204		 CNN THIS MORNING:
90		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
167		 CNN NEWSROOM:
118		 MORNING JOE:
98		 NATIONAL REPORT:
16		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
159		 CNN NEWSROOM:
116		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
94		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
4
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
181		 AT THIS HOUR:
140		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
94		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
196		 INSIDE POLITICS:
146		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
106		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
14		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
188		 CNN NEWSROOM:
123		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
138		 — BLUE BLOODS:
5
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
208		 CNN NEWSROOM:
116		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
13		 BLUE BLOODS:
13
3p STORY, THE:
182		 CNN NEWSROOM:
100		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
142		 — BLUE BLOODS:
11
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
176		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
141		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
148		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
23		 BLUE BLOODS:
12
5p FIVE, THE:
298		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
137		 — SPICER & CO:
18		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
8
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
202		 SITUATION ROOM:
162		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
162		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
9		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
5
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
237		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
176		 REIDOUT:
165		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
20		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
10
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
371		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
220		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
145		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
20		 CUOMO:
21
9p HANNITY:
291		 CNN PRIMETIME:
202		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
132		 PRIME NEWS:
19		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
3
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
222		 CNN TONIGHT:
149		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
157		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
10		 BANFIELD:
27
11p GUTFELD!:
261		 CNN TONIGHT:
124		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
130		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
8		 CUOMO:
23

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: 588,000

Fox News: 1.68 million

MSNBC: 999,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 123,000

Fox News: 196,000

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: 704,000

Fox News: 2.60 million

MSNBC: 1.43 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 190,000

Fox News: 294,000

MSNBC: 145,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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