Cable News Ratings Wednesday April 12: Alex Wagner Scores Her Highest Rated Show So Far This Year

Mediaite StaffApr 13th, 2023, 4:56 pm
 

Alex Wagner

MSNBC’s Alex Wagner posted strong numbers on Wednesday night as she played recordings from former Fox News producer Abby Grossberg.

Wagner brought in 1.89 million total viewers, landing in second place behind Sean Hannity’s 2.7 million total viewers at 9 p.m. Wagner’s total viewers were her highest so far for the year.

Wagner led her network in total viewers and also in the key 25-54 age demographic, where she scored 203,000 viewers. Hannity won the hour with 310,000.

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

Total Viewers (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
922		 CNN THIS MORNING:
284		 MORNING JOE:
943		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
17		 EARLY MORNING:
13
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1260		 CNN THIS MORNING:
363		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
72		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
39
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1496		 CNN THIS MORNING:
373		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1660		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
502		 MORNING JOE:
993		 NATIONAL REPORT:
136		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1626		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
503		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
763		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
24
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1560		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
526		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
695		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1623		 INSIDE POLITICS:
596		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
695		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
129		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1293		 CNN NEWSROOM:
551		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
780		 — BLUE BLOODS:
66
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1181		 CNN NEWSROOM:
551		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
119		 BLUE BLOODS:
121
3p STORY, THE:
1318		 CNN NEWSROOM:
528		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
901		 — BLUE BLOODS:
165
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1389		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
608		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1554		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
156		 BLUE BLOODS:
169
5p FIVE, THE:
3025		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
613		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
123		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
84
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2181		 SITUATION ROOM:
560		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1565		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
121		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
43
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2630		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
611		 REIDOUT:
1288		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
180		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
36
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3606		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
663		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1473		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
120		 CUOMO:
149
9p HANNITY:
2705		 CNN PRIMETIME:
576		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1890		 PRIME NEWS:
79		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
83
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1977		 CNN TONIGHT:
529		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1631		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
165		 BANFIELD:
93
11p GUTFELD!:
1953		 CNN TONIGHT:
391		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
1036		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
102		 CUOMO:
62

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
110		 CNN THIS MORNING:
86		 MORNING JOE:
138		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
0		 EARLY MORNING:
2
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
186		 CNN THIS MORNING:
112		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
5		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
6
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
202		 CNN THIS MORNING:
118		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
200		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
125		 MORNING JOE:
133		 NATIONAL REPORT:
18		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
243		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
107		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
108		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
2
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
220		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
107		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
107		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
214		 INSIDE POLITICS:
119		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
99		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
9		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
163		 CNN NEWSROOM:
96		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
117		 — BLUE BLOODS:
2
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
142		 CNN NEWSROOM:
92		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
14		 BLUE BLOODS:
9
3p STORY, THE:
166		 CNN NEWSROOM:
94		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
106		 — BLUE BLOODS:
23
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
167		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
110		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
138		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
17		 BLUE BLOODS:
23
5p FIVE, THE:
335		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
110		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
14		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
11
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
240		 SITUATION ROOM:
99		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
162		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
14		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
11
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
261		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
135		 REIDOUT:
166		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
16		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
6
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
438		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
163		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
193		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
19		 CUOMO:
14
9p HANNITY:
310		 CNN PRIMETIME:
138		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
203		 PRIME NEWS:
8		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
8
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
215		 CNN TONIGHT:
131		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
166		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
13		 BANFIELD:
27
11p GUTFELD!:
299		 CNN TONIGHT:
72		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
154		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
6		 CUOMO:
17

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: 481,000

Fox News: 1.70 million

MSNBC: 1.04 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 105,000

Fox News: 213,000

MSNBC: 132,000

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: 589,000

Fox News: 2.76 million

MSNBC: 1.66 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 144,000

Fox News: 321,000

MSNBC: 187,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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