Fox News Dominates Ratings For Coverage of FBI Trump Raid

Mediaite StaffAug 9th, 2022, 4:10 pm
 

Dan Bongino and Jesse Watters

All cable news networks saw an audience surge in prime time Monday night, as viewers tuned in to watch coverage of the stunning FBI raid of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.

Fox News drew the biggest audience, dominating the competition with 4.06 million total viewers and 653,000 in the advertiser-coveted 25-54 age demographic. Will Cain, subbing in for Tucker Carlson, and Sean Hannity drew the biggest audiences in cable news, with 4.26 million and 4.24 million respectively.

MSNBC landed in second place, thanks to an impressive ratings haul by Rachel Maddow, who now hosts only on Monday nights (how convenient). Maddow drew 3.52 million in total viewers and 496,000 in the demo, boosting MSNBC to overall prime time numbers of 2.73 million in total viewers and 370,000 in the demo.

CNN placed third in prime time, with 1.18 million viewers overall and 294,000 in the demo.

Here is a full breakdown of Monday’s cable news ratings by show:

Total Viewers (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
846		 NEW DAY:
320		 MORNING JOE:
799		 WENDY BELL COMMON SENSE:
28		 EARLY MORNING:
14
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1168		 NEW DAY:
411		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
81		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
40
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1419		 NEW DAY:
495		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1591		 CNN NEWSROOM:
577		 MORNING JOE:
895		 NATIONAL REPORT:
128		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1548		 CNN NEWSROOM:
580		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
650		 — BLUE BLOODS:
55
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1483		 — MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
616		 — BLUE BLOODS:
88
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1624		 INSIDE POLITICS:
729		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
590		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
149		 BLUE BLOODS:
126
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1490		 CNN NEWSROOM:
720		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
653		 — BLUE BLOODS:
226
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1461		 CNN NEWSROOM:
722		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
724		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
127		 BLUE BLOODS:
209
3p STORY, THE:
1366		 CNN NEWSROOM:
735		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
715		 — BLUE BLOODS:
285
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1510		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
763		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1225		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
210		 BLUE BLOODS:
334
5p FIVE, THE:
3393		 SITUATION ROOM:
725		 — SPICER & CO:
198		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
154
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2288		 SITUATION ROOM:
651		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1327		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
197		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
61
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
3355		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
1058		 REIDOUT:
1610		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
308		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
46
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
4264		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
1458		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1997		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
379		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
72
9p HANNITY:
4244		 CNN TONIGHT:
1104		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
3523		 PRIME NEWS:
226		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
102
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
3696		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
999		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
2694		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
266		 BANFIELD:
84
11p GUTFELD!:
2476		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
829		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
1695		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
219		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
44

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
152		 NEW DAY:
79		 MORNING JOE:
61		 WENDY BELL COMMON SENSE:
4		 EARLY MORNING:
2
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
172		 NEW DAY:
98		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
13		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
8
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
177		 NEW DAY:
99		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
202		 CNN NEWSROOM:
107		 MORNING JOE:
76		 NATIONAL REPORT:
14		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
229		 CNN NEWSROOM:
108		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
55		 — BLUE BLOODS:
6
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
187		 — MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
62		 — BLUE BLOODS:
9
12p OUTNUMBERED:
230		 INSIDE POLITICS:
137		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
55		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
20		 BLUE BLOODS:
21
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
205		 CNN NEWSROOM:
133		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
55		 — BLUE BLOODS:
24
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
180		 CNN NEWSROOM:
122		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
79		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
22		 BLUE BLOODS:
24
3p STORY, THE:
172		 CNN NEWSROOM:
124		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
54		 — BLUE BLOODS:
32
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
193		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
124		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
105		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
26		 BLUE BLOODS:
36
5p FIVE, THE:
434		 SITUATION ROOM:
145		 — SPICER & CO:
22		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
17
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
330		 SITUATION ROOM:
143		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
135		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
25		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
10
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
487		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
257		 REIDOUT:
216		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
37		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
10
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
698		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
313		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
276		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
37		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
8
9p HANNITY:
676		 CNN TONIGHT:
320		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
496		 PRIME NEWS:
21		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
11
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
587		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
250		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
338		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
34		 BANFIELD:
12
11p GUTFELD!:
398		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
182		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
287		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
48		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
8

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: 722,000

Fox News: 2 million

MSNBC: 1.18 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 153,000

Fox News: 302,000

MSNBC: 145,000

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: 1.18 million

Fox News: 4.06 million

MSNBC: 2.73 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 294,000

Fox News: 653,000

MSNBC: 370,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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