Cable News Ratings Wednesday, December 22: John Berman Draws Most Viewers on CNN

Mediaite StaffDec 23rd, 2021, 4:32 pm
 

John Berman on CNN

John Berman, guest-hosting 8 p.m. show Anderson Cooper 360, earned the number 1 spot in CNN’s ratings on Wednesday.

Berman drew 734,000 total viewers and 184,000 in the advertiser-coveted 25-54 age demographic on Wednesday. He placed behind his timeslot rivals Tucker Carlson and Chris Hayes in total viewers, but beat Hayes in the demo.

Anderson Cooper’s hour has emerged as the most-watched at CNN since Chris Cuomo, formerly the network’s 9 p.m. anchor and its top-rated host, found himself embroiled in a controversy that led to his firing earlier this month. For the month of November, Cooper had the most-watched show on CNN, averaging 786,000 viewers.

It appears that Berman – who anchors CNN morning show New Day – subbing in for Cooper kept those numbers up.

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:
948		 NEW DAY:
311		 MORNING JOE:
780		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
7		 MURDER, SHE WROTE:
46
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1411		 NEW DAY:
348		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
85		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
22
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1706		 NEW DAY:
367		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1751		 CNN NEWSROOM:
496		 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS:
712		 NATIONAL REPORT:
125		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1757		 CNN NEWSROOM:
604		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
691		 — JAG:
109
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1639		 AT THIS HOUR:
620		 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS:
639		 — JAG:
150
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1820		 AT THIS HOUR:
610		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
616		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
104		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
120
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1588		 CNN NEWSROOM:
617		 MTP DAILY:
679		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
182
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1354		 CNN NEWSROOM:
576		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
727		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
115		 BLUE BLOODS:
168
3p STORY, THE:
1305		 CNN NEWSROOM:
624		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
785		 — BLUE BLOODS:
213
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1493		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
691		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1129		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
188		 BLUE BLOODS:
233
5p FIVE, THE:
3312		 SITUATION ROOM:
603		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
176		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
101
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2181		 SITUATION ROOM:
609		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
941		 SPICER & CO:
254		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
44
7p FOX NEWS PRIMETIME:
1852		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
640		 REIDOUT:
976		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
375		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
34
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3042		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
734		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1289		 STINCHFIELD:
229		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
26
9p HANNITY:
2523		 CNN TONIGHT:
695		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
2027		 CORTES & PELLEGRINO:
147		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
32
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2074		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
594		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1294		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
160		 BANFIELD:
47
11p GUTFELD!:
1758		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
379		 11TH HOUR:
872		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
104		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
25

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
150		 NEW DAY:
65		 MORNING JOE:
86		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
1		 MURDER, SHE WROTE:
18
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
218		 NEW DAY:
75		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
5		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
3
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
243		 NEW DAY:
74		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
213		 CNN NEWSROOM:
95		 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS:
76		 NATIONAL REPORT:
9		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
252		 CNN NEWSROOM:
148		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
82		 — JAG:
7
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
266		 AT THIS HOUR:
145		 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS:
66		 — JAG:
20
12p OUTNUMBERED:
278		 AT THIS HOUR:
139		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
63		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
9		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
13
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
292		 CNN NEWSROOM:
132		 MTP DAILY:
89		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
19
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
219		 CNN NEWSROOM:
103		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
104		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
8		 BLUE BLOODS:
17
3p STORY, THE:
204		 CNN NEWSROOM:
124		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
115		 — BLUE BLOODS:
25
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
261		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
138		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
123		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
12		 BLUE BLOODS:
25
5p FIVE, THE:
476		 SITUATION ROOM:
123		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
17		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
18
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
373		 SITUATION ROOM:
137		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
134		 SPICER & CO:
22		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
11
7p FOX NEWS PRIMETIME:
339		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
153		 REIDOUT:
122		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
32		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
7
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
496		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
184		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
130		 STINCHFIELD:
29		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
3
9p HANNITY:
376		 CNN TONIGHT:
150		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
215		 CORTES & PELLEGRINO:
21		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
5
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
358		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
142		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
131		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
21		 BANFIELD:
13
11p GUTFELD!:
341		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
88		 11TH HOUR:
133		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
20		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
6

As for the three cable news networks overall, here are the total day averages in total viewers and the 25-54 category.

Total viewers:

CNN: 523,000

Fox: 1.69 million

MSNBC: 866,00

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 116,000

Fox News: 284,000

MSNBC: 101,000

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: 674,000

Fox News: 2.54 million

MSNBC: 1.53 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 159,000

Fox News: 410,000

MSNBC: 159,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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