Cable News Ratings Wednesday October 26: Fox News Beats CNN and MSNBC Combined With Younger Viewers

Mediaite StaffOct 27th, 2022, 4:36 pm
 
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Fox News continued its dominance in the ratings on Wednesday, topping CNN and MSNBC in both total viewers and in the key 25-54 age demographic combined.

MSNBC and CNN all but tied in the demo with 102,000 and 101,000 viewers — respectively. Fox News brought in some 289,000 demo viewers, beating its competitors combined in the advertiser-coveted age group.

In terms of total viewers, Fox News brought in 2.04 million average total viewers. MSNBC dipped down to 889,000 average total viewers, while CNN struggled with 506,000 average 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:
1182		 NEW DAY:
296		 MORNING JOE:
762		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
29		 EARLY MORNING:
6
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1502		 NEW DAY:
331		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
110		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
24
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1742		 NEW DAY:
431		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1772		 CNN NEWSROOM:
565		 MORNING JOE:
924		 NATIONAL REPORT:
144		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1786		 CNN NEWSROOM:
664		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
734		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
27
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1865		 AT THIS HOUR:
633		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
578		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1947		 INSIDE POLITICS:
579		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
582		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
99		 BLUE BLOODS:
80
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1564		 CNN NEWSROOM:
522		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
714		 — BLUE BLOODS:
112
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1450		 CNN NEWSROOM:
554		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
795		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
115		 BLUE BLOODS:
140
3p STORY, THE:
1586		 CNN NEWSROOM:
568		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
771		 — BLUE BLOODS:
190
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1627		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
581		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1299		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
230		 BLUE BLOODS:
191
5p FIVE, THE:
3697		 SITUATION ROOM:
667		 — SPICER & CO:
237		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
59
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2599		 SITUATION ROOM:
660		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1418		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
218		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
52
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
3142		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
677		 REIDOUT:
1207		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
250		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
50
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3875		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
722		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1283		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
199		 CUOMO:
181
9p HANNITY:
3495		 CNN TONIGHT:
608		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1280		 PRIME NEWS:
125		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
121
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2757		 CNN TONIGHT:
540		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1380		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
215		 BANFIELD:
92
11p GUTFELD!:
2468		 CNN TONIGHT:
337		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
858		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
115		 CUOMO:
74

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
201		 NEW DAY:
71		 MORNING JOE:
119		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
6		 EARLY MORNING:
1
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
234		 NEW DAY:
87		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
11		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
4
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
248		 NEW DAY:
102		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
201		 CNN NEWSROOM:
96		 MORNING JOE:
123		 NATIONAL REPORT:
5		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
221		 CNN NEWSROOM:
124		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
76		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
4
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
242		 AT THIS HOUR:
107		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
62		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
237		 INSIDE POLITICS:
94		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
66		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
6		 BLUE BLOODS:
18
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
196		 CNN NEWSROOM:
76		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
83		 — BLUE BLOODS:
13
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
213		 CNN NEWSROOM:
82		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
81		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
12		 BLUE BLOODS:
21
3p STORY, THE:
212		 CNN NEWSROOM:
86		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
81		 — BLUE BLOODS:
26
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
214		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
117		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
123		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
19		 BLUE BLOODS:
23
5p FIVE, THE:
445		 SITUATION ROOM:
123		 — SPICER & CO:
20		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
6
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
339		 SITUATION ROOM:
155		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
133		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
24		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
7
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
397		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
155		 REIDOUT:
156		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
16		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
5
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
556		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
144		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
126		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
11		 CUOMO:
42
9p HANNITY:
433		 CNN TONIGHT:
157		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
136		 PRIME NEWS:
7		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
23
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
384		 CNN TONIGHT:
121		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
136		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
10		 BANFIELD:
15
11p GUTFELD!:
424		 CNN TONIGHT:
80		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
68		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
9		 CUOMO:
15

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: 506,000

Fox News: 2.04 million

MSNBC: 889,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 101,000

Fox News: 289,000

MSNBC: 102,000

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: 624,000

Fox News: 3.38 million

MSNBC: 1.31 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 141,000

Fox News: 457,000

MSNBC: 132,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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