Cable News Ratings Wednesday May 18: Fox News Doubles MSNBC, Quadruples CNN Across Prime Time

Mediaite StaffMay 19th, 2022, 6:01 pm
 

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Fox News dominated its competition on Wednesday night, in spectacular fashion.

Across prime time, Fox News averaged 2.87 million total viewers, while its closest competitor MSNBC, averaged 1.13 million viewers. While Fox News more than double MSNBC across prime time in viewership, it more than quadrupled CNN.

CNN landed in a distant third in the ratings across prime time, averaging only 592,000 total 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:
1166		 NEW DAY:
301		 MORNING JOE:
806		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
64		 ELEMENTARY:
21
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1566		 NEW DAY:
367		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
128		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
29
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1904		 NEW DAY:
482		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1775		 CNN NEWSROOM:
489		 MORNING JOE:
824		 NATIONAL REPORT:
191		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1834		 CNN NEWSROOM:
596		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
565		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
129
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1808		 AT THIS HOUR:
564		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
522		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
177
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1938		 INSIDE POLITICS:
649		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
575		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
188		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
189
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1644		 CNN NEWSROOM:
634		 MTP DAILY:
572		 — BLUE BLOODS:
158
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1546		 CNN NEWSROOM:
659		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
530		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
175		 BLUE BLOODS:
158
3p STORY, THE:
1605		 CNN NEWSROOM:
599		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
602		 — BLUE BLOODS:
179
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1614		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
599		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1002		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
280		 BLUE BLOODS:
201
5p FIVE, THE:
3305		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
597		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
264		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
95
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2474		 SITUATION ROOM:
522		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1031		 SPICER & CO:
296		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
82
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2791		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
606		 REIDOUT:
944		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
365		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
40
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3264		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
703		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1081		 STINCHFIELD:
258		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
49
9p HANNITY:
2882		 CNN TONIGHT:
541		 MSNBC PRIME:
1109		 PRIME NEWS:
144		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
63
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2453		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
533		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1197		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
172		 BANFIELD:
44
11p GUTFELD!:
2155		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
370		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
852		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
122		 NN PRIME: SPECIAL REPORT:
27

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
181		 NEW DAY:
63		 MORNING JOE:
116		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
15		 ELEMENTARY:
1
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
271		 NEW DAY:
81		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
23		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
2
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
281		 NEW DAY:
100		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
259		 CNN NEWSROOM:
100		 MORNING JOE:
76		 NATIONAL REPORT:
20		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
252		 CNN NEWSROOM:
129		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
54		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
32
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
244		 AT THIS HOUR:
121		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
60		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
37
12p OUTNUMBERED:
266		 INSIDE POLITICS:
126		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
69		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
36		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
24
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
217		 CNN NEWSROOM:
107		 MTP DAILY:
77		 — BLUE BLOODS:
16
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
218		 CNN NEWSROOM:
118		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
66		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
21		 BLUE BLOODS:
22
3p STORY, THE:
212		 CNN NEWSROOM:
114		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
67		 — BLUE BLOODS:
30
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
211		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
115		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
88		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
36		 BLUE BLOODS:
30
5p FIVE, THE:
417		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
120		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
37		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
26
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
356		 SITUATION ROOM:
143		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
93		 SPICER & CO:
33		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
25
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
361		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
136		 REIDOUT:
108		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
34		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
14
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
496		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
144		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
92		 STINCHFIELD:
17		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
9
9p HANNITY:
420		 CNN TONIGHT:
108		 MSNBC PRIME:
99		 PRIME NEWS:
14		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
11
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
454		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
140		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
102		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
32		 BANFIELD:
4
11p GUTFELD!:
386		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
71		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
99		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
42		 NN PRIME: SPECIAL REPORT:
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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: 509,000

Fox News: 1.93 million

MSNBC: 763,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 106,000

Fox News: 287,000

MSNBC: 85,000

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: 592,000

Fox News: 2.86 million

MSNBC: 1.13 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 131,000

Fox News: 456,000

MSNBC: 98,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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