Cable News Ratings, December 28 & 29: Fox News Beats CNN and MSNBC Combined in Total Viewers and in Demo

Mediaite StaffDec 30th, 2021, 6:02 pm
 

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Fox News beat CNN and MSNBC combined in total viewers and in the key 25-54 age demographic on both Tuesday and Wednesday.

On Tuesday, Fox News’ 1.51 million total day viewers beat out CNN’s 507,000 and MSNBC’s 725,000 – combined. The same was true for the demo and during prime time.

Fox’s prime time total viewership of 2.22 million significantly eclipsed CNN’s 685,000 and MSNBC’s 1.07 million total viewers.

On Wednesday, CNN’s 500,000 total day viewers plus MSNBC’s 727,000 fell far short of Fox’s 1.48 million.

Fox News’ 2.12 million total viewers in prime time also well out-paced CNN’s 547,000 combined with MSNBC’s 1.17 million total viewers.

Here is a full breakdown of Tuesday’s cable news ratings by show (Scroll down for Wednesday):

Total Viewers (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
897		 NEW DAY:
239		 MORNING JOE:
673		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
11		 MURDER, SHE WROTE:
48
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1195		 NEW DAY:
391		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
58		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
23
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1533		 NEW DAY:
435		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1694		 CNN NEWSROOM:
590		 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS:
616		 NATIONAL REPORT:
118		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1570		 CNN NEWSROOM:
637		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
594		 — JAG:
118
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1471		 AT THIS HOUR:
585		 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS:
548		 — JAG:
143
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1578		 INSIDE POLITICS:
525		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
558		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
177		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
156
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1296		 CNN NEWSROOM:
593		 MTP DAILY:
557		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
193
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1256		 CNN NEWSROOM:
533		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
558		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
144		 BLUE BLOODS:
233
3p STORY, THE:
1358		 CNN NEWSROOM:
621		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
567		 — BLUE BLOODS:
340
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1459		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
642		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1161		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
207		 BLUE BLOODS:
431
5p FIVE, THE:
2940		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
583		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
218		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
211
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2193		 SITUATION ROOM:
609		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1066		 SPICER & CO:
269		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
61
7p FOX NEWS PRIMETIME:
1713		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
606		 REIDOUT:
927		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
290		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
49
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
2690		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
729		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1052		 STINCHFIELD:
181		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
47
9p HANNITY:
2325		 CNN TONIGHT:
725		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
1267		 CORTES & PELLEGRINO:
117		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
33
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1636		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
600		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
898		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
143		 BANFIELD:
24
11p GUTFELD!:
1335		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
376		 11TH HOUR:
596		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
90		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
17

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
150		 NEW DAY:
30		 MORNING JOE:
57		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
3		 MURDER, SHE WROTE:
11
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
192		 NEW DAY:
50		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
6		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
7
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
210		 NEW DAY:
54		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
296		 CNN NEWSROOM:
78		 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS:
73		 NATIONAL REPORT:
12		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
273		 CNN NEWSROOM:
81		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
79		 — JAG:
28
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
238		 AT THIS HOUR:
91		 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS:
75		 — JAG:
28
12p OUTNUMBERED:
228		 INSIDE POLITICS:
105		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
54		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
19		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
29
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
184		 CNN NEWSROOM:
96		 MTP DAILY:
54		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
36
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
207		 CNN NEWSROOM:
107		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
73		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
20		 BLUE BLOODS:
37
3p STORY, THE:
183		 CNN NEWSROOM:
123		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
66		 — BLUE BLOODS:
49
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
230		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
139		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
119		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
30		 BLUE BLOODS:
72
5p FIVE, THE:
379		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
135		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
35		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
13
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
302		 SITUATION ROOM:
127		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
135		 SPICER & CO:
32		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
9
7p FOX NEWS PRIMETIME:
234		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
118		 REIDOUT:
149		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
22		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
6
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
361		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
143		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
126		 STINCHFIELD:
29		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
7
9p HANNITY:
334		 CNN TONIGHT:
172		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
124		 CORTES & PELLEGRINO:
7		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
9
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
234		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
118		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
87		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
12		 BANFIELD:
4
11p GUTFELD!:
212		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
83		 11TH HOUR:
81		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
7		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
4

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: 507,000

Fox: 1.51 million

MSNBC: 725,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 93,000

Fox News: 228,000

MSNBC: 86,000

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: 685,000

Fox News: 2.22 million

MSNBC: 1.07 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 144,000

Fox News: 310,000

MSNBC: 112,000

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:
763		 NEW DAY:
279		 MORNING JOE:
647		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
31		 MURDER, SHE WROTE:
26
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1189		 NEW DAY:
298		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
88		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
16
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1453		 NEW DAY:
346		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1569		 CNN NEWSROOM:
469		 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS:
668		 NATIONAL REPORT:
151		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1637		 CNN NEWSROOM:
574		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
576		 — JAG:
123
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1604		 AT THIS HOUR:
598		 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS:
538		 — JAG:
169
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1669		 INSIDE POLITICS:
581		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
603		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
113		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
209
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1313		 CNN NEWSROOM:
554		 MTP DAILY:
588		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
252
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1112		 CNN NEWSROOM:
656		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
612		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
172		 BLUE BLOODS:
239
3p STORY, THE:
1233		 CNN NEWSROOM:
612		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
617		 — BLUE BLOODS:
217
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1340		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
692		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1120		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
229		 BLUE BLOODS:
286
5p FIVE, THE:
3015		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
822		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
227		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
119
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
1899		 SITUATION ROOM:
666		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
959		 MIKE HUCKABEE?S CHRISTMAS:
148		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
51
7p FOX NEWS PRIMETIME:
1631		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
671		 REIDOUT:
811		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
261		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
42
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
2519		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
676		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1076		 STINCHFIELD:
203		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
61
9p HANNITY:
2104		 WEED 6:
502		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
1432		 CORTES & PELLEGRINO:
121		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
37
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1744		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
462		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1006		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
104		 BANFIELD:
32
11p GUTFELD!:
1615		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
327		 11TH HOUR:
648		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
79		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
32

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
114		 NEW DAY:
35		 MORNING JOE:
63		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
3		 MURDER, SHE WROTE:
9
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
186		 NEW DAY:
49		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
9		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
2
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
192		 NEW DAY:
42		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
215		 CNN NEWSROOM:
56		 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS:
70		 NATIONAL REPORT:
19		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
233		 CNN NEWSROOM:
88		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
59		 — JAG:
23
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
259		 AT THIS HOUR:
83		 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS:
70		 — JAG:
38
12p OUTNUMBERED:
261		 INSIDE POLITICS:
112		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
71		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
26		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
19
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
231		 CNN NEWSROOM:
99		 MTP DAILY:
64		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
28
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
191		 CNN NEWSROOM:
127		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
57		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
28		 BLUE BLOODS:
32
3p STORY, THE:
182		 CNN NEWSROOM:
145		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
72		 — BLUE BLOODS:
32
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
201		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
135		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
134		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
21		 BLUE BLOODS:
40
5p FIVE, THE:
397		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
173		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
28		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
11
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
273		 SITUATION ROOM:
133		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
99		 MIKE HUCKABEE?S CHRISTMAS:
19		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
1
7p FOX NEWS PRIMETIME:
248		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
131		 REIDOUT:
91		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
26		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
3
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
344		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
139		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
99		 STINCHFIELD:
40		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
8
9p HANNITY:
273		 WEED 6:
123		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
129		 CORTES & PELLEGRINO:
17		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
1
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
251		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
97		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
72		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
14		 BANFIELD:
0
11p GUTFELD!:
309		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
72		 11TH HOUR:
57		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
7		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
6

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: 500,000

Fox: 1.48 million

MSNBC: 727,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 95,000

Fox News: 226,000

MSNBC: 77,000

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: 547,000

Fox News: 2.12 million

MSNBC: 1.17 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 119,000

Fox News: 289,000

MSNBC: 100,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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