Cable News Ratings, Wednesday February 2: The Five Tops Cable News And Bests All of Prime Time Television

Mediaite StaffFeb 3rd, 2022, 5:16 pm
 

Fox News’ 5 p.m. juggernaut The Five topped the cable news charts on Wednesday and pulled off another rare feat – besting all of broadcast television as well during prime time.

The Five raked in 3.81 million total average viewers, putting the program well ahead of network rival Tucker Carlson, who pulled in 3.69 million total viewers.

The Five also outpaced CBS’s top two shows: The Amazing Race, which drew in 3.75 million viewers, and Big Brother, which brought also brought in 3.75 million viewers.

NBC had the fourth most-watched show in prime time across cable and broadcast, Chicago MED, bringing in 3.73 million viewers.

Tucker Carlson Tonight landed in fifth place overall on broadcast and cable.

At the time of publication, the numbers for nightly news broadcasts, which air outside of prime time, had yet to be published.

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:
1039		 NEW DAY:
268		 MORNING JOE:
722		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
4		 ELEMENTARY:
33
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1485		 NEW DAY:
402		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
75		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
31
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1733		 NEW DAY:
480		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1757		 CNN NEWSROOM:
478		 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS:
696		 NATIONAL REPORT:
157		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1668		 CNN NEWSROOM:
566		 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE:
667		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
77
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1730		 AT THIS HOUR:
571		 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS:
611		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
133
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1904		 INSIDE POLITICS:
584		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
625		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
172		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
217
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1711		 CNN NEWSROOM:
554		 MTP DAILY:
674		 — BLUE BLOODS:
147
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1555		 CNN NEWSROOM:
536		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
693		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
147		 BLUE BLOODS:
180
3p STORY, THE:
1512		 CNN NEWSROOM:
647		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
675		 — BLUE BLOODS:
243
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1679		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
636		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1308		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
283		 BLUE BLOODS:
301
5p FIVE, THE:
3814		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
635		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
258		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
146
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2616		 SITUATION ROOM:
548		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1138		 SPICER & CO:
320		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
31
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
3151		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
698		 REIDOUT:
1189		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
323		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
30
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3691		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
819		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1411		 STINCHFIELD:
234		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
66
9p HANNITY:
3132		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
636		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
2272		 PRIME NEWS:
132		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
40
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2413		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
607		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1418		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
171		 BANFIELD:
49
11p GUTFELD!:
2315		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
402		 11TH HOUR:
851		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
139		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
31

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
201		 NEW DAY:
43		 MORNING JOE:
82		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
0		 ELEMENTARY:
3
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
224		 NEW DAY:
73		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
9		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
1
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
236		 NEW DAY:
79		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
278		 CNN NEWSROOM:
68		 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS:
87		 NATIONAL REPORT:
38		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
263		 CNN NEWSROOM:
97		 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE:
77		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
5
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
247		 AT THIS HOUR:
109		 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS:
80		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
20
12p OUTNUMBERED:
335		 INSIDE POLITICS:
93		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
72		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
34		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
39
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
282		 CNN NEWSROOM:
114		 MTP DAILY:
69		 — BLUE BLOODS:
30
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
240		 CNN NEWSROOM:
121		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
65		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
29		 BLUE BLOODS:
37
3p STORY, THE:
254		 CNN NEWSROOM:
132		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
87		 — BLUE BLOODS:
42
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
236		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
125		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
134		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
42		 BLUE BLOODS:
40
5p FIVE, THE:
477		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
113		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
41		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
22
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
392		 SITUATION ROOM:
114		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
165		 SPICER & CO:
43		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
3
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
461		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
155		 REIDOUT:
174		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
60		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
2
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
611		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
169		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
216		 STINCHFIELD:
47		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
5
9p HANNITY:
521		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
133		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
295		 PRIME NEWS:
28		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
1
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
428		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
131		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
130		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
45		 BANFIELD:
14
11p GUTFELD!:
442		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
90		 11TH HOUR:
89		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
32		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
20

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: 515,000

Fox: 1.95 million

MSNBC: 913,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 100,000

Fox News: 312,000

MSNBC: 112,000

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: 687,000

Fox News: 3.08 million

MSNBC: 1.70 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 144,000

Fox News: 520,000

MSNBC: 214,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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