Cable News Ratings, Wednesday January 5: Ari Melber Beats Joy Reid on MSNBC

Ari Melber may be in a less coveted hour than his MSNBC colleague Joy Reid, but he consistently beats her in the ratings.
That was the case on Wednesday night, when Melber’s The Beat at 6 p.m. drew 1.47 million in total viewers and 132,000 in the advertiser-coveted 25-54 age demographic. The ReidOut, at 7 p.m., drew 1.28 million total viewers and 123,000 in the demo.
Melber also edged out Nicolle Wallace’s 4-6 p.m. show, Deadline:White House, which drew 1.39 million total viewers. Wallace still bested Melber in the demo, with 148,000 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: 925 |
NEW DAY: 299 |
MORNING JOE: 755 |
WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC: 15 |
ELEMENTARY: 25 |
| 7a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 1269 |
NEW DAY: 384 |
— | WAKE UP AMERICA: 83 |
MORNING IN AMERICA: 21 |
| 8a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 1679 |
NEW DAY: 424 |
— | — | — |
| 9a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 1629 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 529 |
STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS: 736 |
NATIONAL REPORT: 198 |
— |
| 10a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 1722 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 643 |
JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS: 637 |
— | IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT: 60 |
| 11a | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE: 1714 |
AT THIS HOUR: 673 |
CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS: 587 |
— | IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT: 110 |
| 12p | OUTNUMBERED: 1771 |
INSIDE POLITICS: 718 |
ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS: 747 |
JOHN BACHMAN NOW: 188 |
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT: 133 |
| 1p | AMERICA REPORTS: 1515 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 719 |
MTP DAILY: 709 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 131 |
| 2p | AMERICA REPORTS: 1372 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 788 |
KATY TUR REPORTS: 787 |
AMERICAN AGENDA: 205 |
BLUE BLOODS: 190 |
| 3p | — | CNN NEWSROOM: 906 |
— | — | BLUE BLOODS: 250 |
| 4p | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO: 1383 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 764 |
DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: 1397 |
ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE: 297 |
BLUE BLOODS: 255 |
| 5p | FIVE, THE: 3606 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 674 |
— | CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE: 271 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 118 |
| 6p | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER: 2573 |
SITUATION ROOM: 674 |
BEAT W/ARI MELBER: 1474 |
SPICER & CO: 329 |
DONLON REPORT, THE: 49 |
| 7p | FOX NEWS PRIMETIME: 2085 |
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT: 759 |
REIDOUT: 1289 |
GREG KELLY REPORTS: 449 |
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT: 48 |
| 8p | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT: 3382 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 994 |
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES: 1483 |
STINCHFIELD: 278 |
DAN ABRAMS LIVE: 48 |
| 9p | HANNITY: 2580 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 775 |
RACHEL MADDOW SHOW: 2338 |
DAY OF OUTRAGE: 299 |
NEWSNATION PRIME: 59 |
| 10p | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE: 2208 |
DON LEMON TONIGHT: 616 |
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL: 1668 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 182 |
BANFIELD: 52 |
| 11p | GUTFELD!: 1915 |
DON LEMON TONIGHT: 464 |
11TH HOUR: 961 |
GREG KELLY REPORTS: 108 |
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT: 34 |
25-54 Demo (thousands)
| ET | FNC | CNN | MSNBC | NEWSMAX | NEWSNATION |
| 6a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 151 |
NEW DAY: 48 |
MORNING JOE: 78 |
WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC: 4 |
ELEMENTARY: 0 |
| 7a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 183 |
NEW DAY: 53 |
— | WAKE UP AMERICA: 15 |
MORNING IN AMERICA: 3 |
| 8a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 234 |
NEW DAY: 79 |
— | — | — |
| 9a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 202 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 114 |
STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS: 98 |
NATIONAL REPORT: 33 |
— |
| 10a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 184 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 129 |
JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS: 88 |
— | IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT: 1 |
| 11a | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE: 214 |
AT THIS HOUR: 148 |
CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS: 92 |
— | IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT: 9 |
| 12p | OUTNUMBERED: 258 |
INSIDE POLITICS: 152 |
ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS: 92 |
JOHN BACHMAN NOW: 61 |
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT: 12 |
| 1p | AMERICA REPORTS: 231 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 177 |
MTP DAILY: 62 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 17 |
| 2p | AMERICA REPORTS: 231 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 220 |
KATY TUR REPORTS: 63 |
AMERICAN AGENDA: 38 |
BLUE BLOODS: 32 |
| 3p | — | CNN NEWSROOM: 238 |
— | — | BLUE BLOODS: 45 |
| 4p | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO: 190 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 197 |
DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: 148 |
ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE: 53 |
BLUE BLOODS: 43 |
| 5p | FIVE, THE: 486 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 182 |
— | CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE: 51 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 17 |
| 6p | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER: 406 |
SITUATION ROOM: 153 |
BEAT W/ARI MELBER: 132 |
SPICER & CO: 57 |
DONLON REPORT, THE: 6 |
| 7p | FOX NEWS PRIMETIME: 413 |
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT: 169 |
REIDOUT: 123 |
GREG KELLY REPORTS: 90 |
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT: 5 |
| 8p | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT: 620 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 229 |
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES: 148 |
STINCHFIELD: 52 |
DAN ABRAMS LIVE: 8 |
| 9p | HANNITY: 472 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 186 |
RACHEL MADDOW SHOW: 252 |
DAY OF OUTRAGE: 37 |
NEWSNATION PRIME: 9 |
| 10p | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE: 435 |
DON LEMON TONIGHT: 139 |
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL: 175 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 28 |
BANFIELD: 6 |
| 11p | GUTFELD!: 395 |
DON LEMON TONIGHT: 96 |
11TH HOUR: 118 |
GREG KELLY REPORTS: 20 |
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT: 3 |
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: 604,000
Fox: 1.75 million
MSNBC: 1.01 million
25-54 Demo:
CNN: 138,000
Fox News: 292,000
MSNBC: 114,000
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: 795,000
Fox News: 2.72 million
MSNBC: 1.83 million
25-54 Demo:
CNN: 185,000
Fox News: 509,000
MSNBC: 192,000
For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.