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Fox News and CNN soared in the ratings during former President Donald Trump’s 2024 announcement speech on Tuesday night at 9 p.m.

Fox scored over 5.16 million total viewers and 929,000 viewers in the key 25-54 age demographic during its 9 p.m. hour — massive numbers for the network.

CNN, which also carried part Trump’s speech, raked in 2.43 million total viewers and 656,000 demo viewers at 9 p.m.

MSNBC and the major broadcast networks skipped airing Trump’s speech live and stuck with their regularly scheduled programming.

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:
1079		 CNN THIS MORNING:
366		 MORNING JOE:
1006		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
33		 EARLY MORNING:
11
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1483		 CNN THIS MORNING:
471		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
117		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
24
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1847		 CNN THIS MORNING:
620		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1979		 CNN NEWSROOM:
677		 MORNING JOE:
1059		 NATIONAL REPORT:
138		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1891		 CNN NEWSROOM:
858		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
858		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
16
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1937		 AT THIS HOUR:
793		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
840		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1908		 INSIDE POLITICS:
819		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
850		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
140		 BLUE BLOODS:
85
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1760		 CNN NEWSROOM:
793		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
898		 — BLUE BLOODS:
134
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1789		 CNN NEWSROOM:
964		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
1012		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
170		 BLUE BLOODS:
208
3p STORY, THE:
1962		 CNN NEWSROOM:
1019		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
1023		 — BLUE BLOODS:
217
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
2075		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
1127		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1536		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
213		 BLUE BLOODS:
267
5p FIVE, THE:
3869		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
1137		 — SPICER & CO:
260		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
142
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
3039		 SITUATION ROOM:
1065		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1651		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
265		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
92
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
3098		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
1390		 REIDOUT:
1470		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
381		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
64
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3662		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
1679		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1800		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
547		 CUOMO:
193
9p HANNITY:
5157		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
2430		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1833		 PRESIDENT TRUMP?S ANNOUNC:
1127		 NEWSNATION SPECIAL REPORT:
234
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
3531		 CNN TONIGHT:
1249		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1987		 — NEWSNATION SPECIAL REPORT:
122
[10:09 PM-11:00 PM]
11p GUTFELD!:
2548		 CNN TONIGHT:
745		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
1218		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
211		 BANFIELD:
85 [11:01 PM-11:59 PM]

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
177		 CNN THIS MORNING:
68		 MORNING JOE:
141		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
6		 EARLY MORNING:
3
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
233		 CNN THIS MORNING:
90		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
13		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
3
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
234		 CNN THIS MORNING:
130		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
254		 CNN NEWSROOM:
174		 MORNING JOE:
91		 NATIONAL REPORT:
13		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
235		 CNN NEWSROOM:
168		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
76		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
2
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
250		 AT THIS HOUR:
160		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
81		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
253		 INSIDE POLITICS:
160		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
68		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
16		 BLUE BLOODS:
6
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
213		 CNN NEWSROOM:
149		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
78		 — BLUE BLOODS:
16
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
226		 CNN NEWSROOM:
198		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
122		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
13		 BLUE BLOODS:
21
3p STORY, THE:
239		 CNN NEWSROOM:
227		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
120		 — BLUE BLOODS:
14
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
291		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
273		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
175		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
15		 BLUE BLOODS:
21
5p FIVE, THE:
546		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
278		 — SPICER & CO:
34		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
11
6p SPECIAL RPT W/
BRET BAIER:
442		 SITUATION ROOM:
274		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
169		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
42		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
4
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
433		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
341		 REIDOUT:
199		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
44		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
4
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
573		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
416		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
223		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
84		 CUOMO:
24
9p HANNITY:
929		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
656		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
217		 PRESIDENT TRUMP?S ANNOUNC:
195		 NEWSNATION SPECIAL REPORT:
38
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
637		 CNN TONIGHT:
358		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
224		 — NEWSNATION SPECIAL REPORT:
24 [10:09 PM-11:00 PM]
11p GUTFELD!:
481		 CNN TONIGHT:
209		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
178		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
29		 BANFIELD:
22 [11:01 PM-11:59 PM]

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: 930,000

Fox News: 2.25 million

MSNBC: 1.14 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 221,000

Fox News: 343,000

MSNBC: 138,000

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: 1.79 million

Fox News: 4.12 million

MSNBC: 1.87 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 477,000

Fox News: 713,000

MSNBC: 221,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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