Brian Stelter’s Final Episode of Reliable Sources Draws Most Viewers on CNN Sunday

The ratings are in for the last episode of Reliable Sources, the Sunday media affairs show hosted by Brian Stelter that CNN canceled last week.
Reliable Sources drew 769,000 total viewers at 11 a.m., making it the most watched show on CNN Sunday. Those numbers were enough to beat every show on MSNBC on Sunday, as well as many weekday shows on CNN.
In the advertiser coveted 25-54 age demographic, Reliable Sources drew 105,000 viewers.
Stelter’s rival on Fox News, MediaBuzz hosted by Howard Kurtz, drew 1.39 million viewers and 220,000 in the demo.
New CNN boss Chris Licht canceled the 30-year-old program last week and showed Stelter — a nine-year veteran of the network and its chief media correspondent — the door. The entire staff of the program was laid off as well.
The move confounded fans of the show, who pointed out it was often the top-rated CNN program on Sundays — and the only program on CNN or MSNBC offering criticism of the media.
But Stelter’s adversarial coverage of the Trump administration and conservative media earned him powerful critics, and his ouster was seen by many as a necessary component in the new regime’s efforts to produce a less opinionated CNN.
Here is a full breakdown of Sunday’s cable news ratings by show:
Total Viewers (thousands)
| ET | FNC | CNN | MSNBC | NEWSMAX | NEWSNATION |
| 6a | FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY: 681 |
NEW DAY WEEKEND: 338 |
AYMAN: 230 |
ALLEN JACKSON: 11 |
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| 7a | FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY: 994 |
NEW DAY WEEKEND: 362 |
KATIE PHANG SHOW: 390 |
WAKE UP AMERICA WEEKEND: 91 |
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| 8a | FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY: 1373 |
INSIDE POLITICS: 444 |
VELSHI: 540 |
— | — |
| 9a | FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY: 1421 |
STATE OF THE UNION: 582 |
— | — | LAST MAN STANDING: 35 |
| 10a | SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES: 1695 |
FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS: 696 |
SUNDAY SHOW W/J. CAPEHART: 641 |
NEW TO THE STREET: 57 |
LAST MAN STANDING: 52 |
| 11a | MEDIA BUZZ: 1393 |
RELIABLE SOURCES: 769 |
— | BENNY REPORT; THE: 89 |
LAST MAN STANDING: 82 |
| 12p | FOX NEWS LIVE: 1161 |
STATE OF THE UNION: 700 |
ALEX WITT REPORTS: 588 |
HUCKABEE: 65 |
LAST MAN STANDING: 126 |
| 1p | FOX NEWS LIVE: 1053 |
FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS: 566 |
— | DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY: 79 |
LAST MAN STANDING: 120 |
| 2p | FOX NEWS SUNDAY: 1009 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 514 |
YASMIN VOSSOUGHIAN REPRTS: 419 |
ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE: 72 |
LAST MAN STANDING: 138 |
| 3p | SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES: 728 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 452 |
— | WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC: 87 |
LAST MAN STANDING: 114 |
| 4p | FOX NEWS LIVE: 652 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 524 |
SYMONE: 424 |
80S: DECADE OF DECISION,: 56 |
LAST MAN STANDING: 145 |
| 5p | BIG SUNDAY SHOW, THE: 1076 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 586 |
POLITICS NATION: 491 |
GREG KELLY THIS WEEK: 97 |
LAST MAN STANDING: 161 |
| 6p | FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT: 1161 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 451 |
AMERCAN VOICES /MENENDEZ: 494 |
MARK KAYE SHOW, THE: 89 |
LAST MAN STANDING: 164 |
| 7p | SUNDAY NIGHT IN AMERICA.: 1649 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 534 |
— | GORKA REALITY CHECK; THE: 128 |
NEWSNATION PRIME: 88 |
| 8p | LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN: 1982 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 521 |
MEHDI HASAN SHOW: 478 |
AMERICA BURNING: 113 |
NEWSNATION PRIME: 61 |
| 9p | NEXT REVOLUTION, THE: 1340 |
CNN SPECIAL REPORT: 722 |
AYMAN: 522 |
WOKE AMERICA: 77 |
NEWSNATION PRIME: 47 |
| 10p | AMERICA?S GRANDMOTHER: 1089 |
UNITED SHADES OF AMERICA: 694 |
FIELD REPORT/ PAOLA RAMOS: 337 |
GORKA REALITY CHECK; THE: 65 |
NEWSNATION PRIME: 29 |
| 11p | LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN: 816 |
UNITED SHADES OF AMERICA: 435 |
STORIES WE TELL: 159 |
ELVIS PRESLEY: 39 |
NEWSNATION PRIME: 32 |
25-54 Demo (thousands)
| ET | FNC | CNN | MSNBC | NEWSMAX | NEWSNATION |
| 6a | FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY: 102 |
NEW DAY WEEKEND: 66 |
AYMAN: 41 |
ALLEN JACKSON: 0 |
— |
| 7a | FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY: 149 |
NEW DAY WEEKEND: 60 |
KATIE PHANG SHOW: 45 |
WAKE UP AMERICA WEEKEND: 11 |
— |
| 8a | FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY: 213 |
INSIDE POLITICS: 65 |
VELSHI: 59 |
— | — |
| 9a | FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY: 219 |
STATE OF THE UNION: 93 |
— | — | LAST MAN STANDING: 3 |
| 10a | SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES: 234 |
FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS: 115 |
SUNDAY SHOW W/J. CAPEHART: 76 |
NEW TO THE STREET: 2 |
LAST MAN STANDING: 15 |
| 11a | MEDIA BUZZ: 220 |
RELIABLE SOURCES: 105 |
— | BENNY REPORT; THE: 7 |
LAST MAN STANDING: 15 |
| 12p | FOX NEWS LIVE: 180 |
STATE OF THE UNION: 114 |
ALEX WITT REPORTS: 63 |
HUCKABEE: 9 |
LAST MAN STANDING: 26 |
| 1p | FOX NEWS LIVE: 164 |
FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS: 114 |
— | DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY: 4 |
LAST MAN STANDING: 25 |
| 2p | FOX NEWS SUNDAY: 153 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 107 |
YASMIN VOSSOUGHIAN REPRTS: 47 |
ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE: 10 |
LAST MAN STANDING: 47 |
| 3p | SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES: 107 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 96 |
— | WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC: 9 |
LAST MAN STANDING: 33 |
| 4p | FOX NEWS LIVE: 118 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 76 |
SYMONE: 41 |
80S: DECADE OF DECISION,: 3 |
LAST MAN STANDING: 38 |
| 5p | BIG SUNDAY SHOW, THE: 154 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 83 |
POLITICS NATION: 31 |
GREG KELLY THIS WEEK: 3 |
LAST MAN STANDING: 37 |
| 6p | FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT: 157 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 75 |
AMERCAN VOICES /MENENDEZ: 38 |
MARK KAYE SHOW, THE: 10 |
LAST MAN STANDING: 44 |
| 7p | SUNDAY NIGHT IN AMERICA.: 188 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 83 |
— | GORKA REALITY CHECK; THE: 10 |
NEWSNATION PRIME: 27 |
| 8p | LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN: 190 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 78 |
MEHDI HASAN SHOW: 31 |
AMERICA BURNING: 8 |
NEWSNATION PRIME: 7 |
| 9p | NEXT REVOLUTION, THE: 138 |
CNN SPECIAL REPORT: 97 |
AYMAN: 54 |
WOKE AMERICA: 8 |
NEWSNATION PRIME: 5 |
| 10p | AMERICA?S GRANDMOTHER: 91 |
UNITED SHADES OF AMERICA: 120 |
FIELD REPORT/ PAOLA RAMOS: 23 |
GORKA REALITY CHECK; THE: 6 |
NEWSNATION PRIME: 4 |
| 11p | LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN: 103 |
UNITED SHADES OF AMERICA: 73 |
STORIES WE TELL: 18 |
ELVIS PRESLEY: 2 |
NEWSNATION PRIME: 5 |
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