Cable News Ratings Friday April 7: Nicolle Wallace Wins at 4 P.M. — Leads MSNBC

Mediaite StaffApr 10th, 2023, 4:28 pm
 

Nicolle Wallace

MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace led MSNBC on Friday and won the 4 p.m. hour in total viewers, scoring a rare win over Fox News.

Wallace brought in 1.44 million average total viewers between 4 and 6 p.m. on Friday. She led Fox New’s Neil Cavuto at 4 p.m., who brought in 1.22 million total viewers, but lost to Fox’s The Five at 5 p.m., which scored 2.73 million total viewers. However, both Cavuto and The Five led Wallace in the key 25-54 age demographic.

CNN’s Jake Tapper landed in third place in both hours with 587,000 total viewers at 4 p.m. and 600,000 total viewers at 5 p.m. Ari Melber was the second highest-rated host on MSNBC Friday with 1.38 million total viewers.

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

Total Viewers (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
894		 CNN THIS MORNING:
254		 MORNING JOE:
1049		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
16		 EARLY MORNING:
14
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1262		 CNN THIS MORNING:
349		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
88		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
41
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1407		 CNN THIS MORNING:
423		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1707		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
599		 MORNING JOE:
1136		 NATIONAL REPORT:
132		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1737		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
685		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
841		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
45
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1616		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
596		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
715		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1661		 INSIDE POLITICS:
602		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
727		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
107		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1365		 CNN NEWSROOM:
653		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
717		 — BLUE BLOODS:
101
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1259		 CNN NEWSROOM:
579		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
135		 BLUE BLOODS:
174
3p STORY, THE:
1190		 CNN NEWSROOM:
493		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
912		 — BLUE BLOODS:
236
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1220		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
587		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1436		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
190		 BLUE BLOODS:
272
5p FIVE, THE:
2731		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
600		 — SPICER & CO:
114		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
134
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
1887		 SITUATION ROOM:
554		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1379		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
143		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
70
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2402		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
595		 REIDOUT:
1278		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
148		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
99
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
2825		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
643		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1353		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
149		 CUOMO:
119
9p HANNITY:
2100		 CNN TONIGHT:
504		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1256		 PRIME NEWS:
91		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
127
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1549		 CNN TONIGHT:
387		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1098		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
153		 BANFIELD:
83
11p GUTFELD!:
1602		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
291		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
875		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
71		 CUOMO:
70

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
125		 CNN THIS MORNING:
49		 MORNING JOE:
134		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
0		 EARLY MORNING:
1
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
186		 CNN THIS MORNING:
88		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
4		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
3
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
162		 CNN THIS MORNING:
86		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
185		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
124		 MORNING JOE:
152		 NATIONAL REPORT:
10		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
195		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
132		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
97		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
3
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
202		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
117		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
100		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
223		 INSIDE POLITICS:
110		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
95		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
11		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
178		 CNN NEWSROOM:
143		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
94		 — BLUE BLOODS:
16
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
140		 CNN NEWSROOM:
138		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
19		 BLUE BLOODS:
28
3p STORY, THE:
152		 CNN NEWSROOM:
115		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
105		 — BLUE BLOODS:
23
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
134		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
98		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
111		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
22		 BLUE BLOODS:
24
5p FIVE, THE:
310		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
129		 — SPICER & CO:
6		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
8
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
220		 SITUATION ROOM:
120		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
107		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
8		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
8
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
185		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
135		 REIDOUT:
116		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
7		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
14
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
287		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
128		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
131		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
10		 CUOMO:
6
9p HANNITY:
220		 CNN TONIGHT:
87		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
116		 PRIME NEWS:
11		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
6
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
154		 CNN TONIGHT:
77		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
107		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
19		 BANFIELD:
11
11p GUTFELD!:
206		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
88		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
99		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
6		 CUOMO:
9

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: 478,000

Fox News: 1.54 million

MSNBC: 962,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 103,000

Fox News: 179,000

MSNBC: 107,000

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: 511,000

Fox News: 2.16 million

MSNBC: 1.24 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 97,000

Fox News: 220,000

MSNBC: 118,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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