Cable News Ratings Wednesday August 3: Don Lemon Scores Impressive Demo Numbers, Nearly Doubling MSNBC

Mediaite StaffAug 4th, 2022, 4:40 pm
 

Don Lemon Tonight

Don Lemon fared well in the advertiser-coveted 25-54 ratings demographic on Wednesday night, besting timeslot rival Lawrence O’Donnell on MSNBC.

Don Lemon Tonight drew an impressive 193,000 viewers at 10 p.m., leading CNN in the demo and nearly doubling O’Donnell’s The Last Word, which pulled in 104,000 viewers. The Ingraham Angle on Fox News still placed first in cable news at 10 p.m., with 270,000 demo viewers.

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:
1004		 NEW DAY:
323		 MORNING JOE:
922		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
26		 EARLY MORNING:
5
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1326		 NEW DAY:
377		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
100		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
28
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1471		 NEW DAY:
519		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1615		 CNN NEWSROOM:
588		 MORNING JOE:
943		 NATIONAL REPORT:
141		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1599		 CNN NEWSROOM:
647		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
692		 — BLUE BLOODS:
84
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1633		 AT THIS HOUR:
686		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
567		 — BLUE BLOODS:
101
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1731		 INSIDE POLITICS:
648		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
621		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
150		 BLUE BLOODS:
128
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1443		 CNN NEWSROOM:
555		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
687		 — BLUE BLOODS:
125
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1442		 CNN NEWSROOM:
606		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
663		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
144		 BLUE BLOODS:
179
3p STORY, THE:
1467		 CNN NEWSROOM:
706		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
743		 — BLUE BLOODS:
223
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1555		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
845		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1182		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
215		 BLUE BLOODS:
179
5p FIVE, THE:
3112		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
791		 — SPICER & CO:
223		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
86
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2305		 SITUATION ROOM:
583		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1325		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
214		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
79
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2621		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
618		 REIDOUT:
1065		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
201		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
29
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3113		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
811		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1181		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
223		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
28
9p HANNITY:
2638		 CNN TONIGHT:
786		 MSNBC PRIME:
1223		 PRIME NEWS:
126		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
74
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2322		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
773		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
968		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
180		 BANFIELD:
41
11p GUTFELD!:
2068		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
431		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
889		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
133		 NEWSNATION TONIGHT:
17

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
202		 NEW DAY:
64		 MORNING JOE:
125		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
1		 EARLY MORNING:
2
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
212		 NEW DAY:
91		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
16		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
3
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
214		 NEW DAY:
126		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
207		 CNN NEWSROOM:
136		 MORNING JOE:
125		 NATIONAL REPORT:
10		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
230		 CNN NEWSROOM:
144		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
84		 — BLUE BLOODS:
12
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
232		 AT THIS HOUR:
144		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
62		 — BLUE BLOODS:
19
12p OUTNUMBERED:
264		 INSIDE POLITICS:
128		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
64		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
18		 BLUE BLOODS:
22
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
211		 CNN NEWSROOM:
127		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
74		 — BLUE BLOODS:
18
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
180		 CNN NEWSROOM:
132		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
68		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
19		 BLUE BLOODS:
26
3p STORY, THE:
192		 CNN NEWSROOM:
120		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
84		 — BLUE BLOODS:
40
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
198		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
146		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
92		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
22		 BLUE BLOODS:
32
5p FIVE, THE:
394		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
116		 — SPICER & CO:
26		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
15
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
287		 SITUATION ROOM:
109		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
125		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
34		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
21
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
317		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
124		 REIDOUT:
123		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
27		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
8
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
400		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
141		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
142		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
22		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
6
9p HANNITY:
284		 CNN TONIGHT:
190		 MSNBC PRIME:
117		 PRIME NEWS:
16		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
10
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
270		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
193		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
104		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
22		 BANFIELD:
9
11p GUTFELD!:
318		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
84		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
119		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
15		 NEWSNATION TONIGHT:
1

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: 584,000

Fox News: 1.75 million

MSNBC: 858,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 117,000

Fox News: 242,000

MSNBC: 100,000

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: 790,000

Fox News: 2.69 million

MSNBC: 1.12 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 174,000

Fox News: 318,000

MSNBC: 121,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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