Cable News Ratings Friday April 8: CNN Total Viewers Dip, Averaging Just 650,000 in Prime

Mediaite StaffApr 11th, 2022, 4:44 pm
 

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Friday’s cable news ratings saw CNN’s total viewership dip well below the competition.

During the day time hours on Friday, Fox News averaged 1.63 million total viewers and MSNBC brought in an average of 786,000 viewers. CNN, meanwhile, brought in only 584,000 total viewers on average.

Prime time saw an even wider discrepancy. Fox News averaged 2.37 million total viewers across prime time, while MSNBC averaged 1.09 million prime time viewers across its programming.

CNN, however, averaged 649,000 prime time viewers.

In the demo, CNN fared better, beating out MSNBC to land second in cable news. During the day, CNN averaged 135,000 viewers, besting MSNBC’s 86,000 but placing second to Fox’s 252,000.

During prime time, CNN drew 139,000 viewers in the demo, edging out MSNBC’s 116,000 viewers but again placing second to Fox’s 367,000.

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:
1053		 NEW DAY:
305		 MORNING JOE:
818		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
16		 ELEMENTARY:
25
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1420		 NEW DAY:
407		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
92		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
24
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1620		 NEW DAY:
541		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1718		 CNN NEWSROOM:
653		 MORNING JOE:
950		 NATIONAL REPORT:
152		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1630		 CNN NEWSROOM:
732		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
562		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
68
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1631		 AT THIS HOUR:
672		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
564		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
106
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1847		 INSIDE POLITICS:
765		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
708		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
159		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
159
1p — CNN NEWSROOM:
829		 — — BLUE BLOODS:
130
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1261		 CNN NEWSROOM:
711		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
606		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
164		 BLUE BLOODS:
226
3p STORY, THE:
1333		 CNN NEWSROOM:
680		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
680		 — BLUE BLOODS:
234
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1394		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
604		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
991		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
227		 BLUE BLOODS:
268
5p FIVE, THE:
2973		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
653		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
204		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
126
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2080		 SITUATION ROOM:
644		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1050		 SPICER & CO:
244		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
69
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2511		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
696		 REIDOUT:
982		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
296		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
51
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
2792		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
755		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1138		 STINCHFIELD:
233		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
68
9p HANNITY:
2430		 CNN TONIGHT:
629		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
1165		 PRIME NEWS:
91		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
70
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1895		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
565		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
977		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
111		 BANFIELD:
47
11p GUTFELD!:
1728		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
434		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
758		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
87		 NN PRIME: SPECIAL REPORT:
38

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
197		 NEW DAY:
82		 MORNING JOE:
98		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
8		 ELEMENTARY:
1
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
253		 NEW DAY:
100		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
14		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
6
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
255		 NEW DAY:
127		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
242		 CNN NEWSROOM:
187		 MORNING JOE:
113		 NATIONAL REPORT:
24		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
261		 CNN NEWSROOM:
165		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
68		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
9
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
245		 AT THIS HOUR:
141		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
77		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
8
12p OUTNUMBERED:
275		 INSIDE POLITICS:
196		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
96		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
29		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
20
1p — CNN NEWSROOM:
195		 — — BLUE BLOODS:
27
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
189		 CNN NEWSROOM:
151		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
52		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
39		 BLUE BLOODS:
59
3p STORY, THE:
199		 CNN NEWSROOM:
148		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
60		 — BLUE BLOODS:
49
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
218		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
133		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
98		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
29		 BLUE BLOODS:
42
5p FIVE, THE:
436		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
168		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
31		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
18
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
329		 SITUATION ROOM:
170		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
95		 SPICER & CO:
42		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
14
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
327		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
165		 REIDOUT:
108		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
31		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
16
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
477		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
166		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
120		 STINCHFIELD:
19		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
16
9p HANNITY:
365		 CNN TONIGHT:
134		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
135		 PRIME NEWS:
9		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
12
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
260		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
116		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
94		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
10		 BANFIELD:
12
11p GUTFELD!:
245		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
80		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
78		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
2		 NN PRIME: SPECIAL REPORT:
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: 584,000

Fox: 1.63 million

MSNBC: 786,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 135,000

Fox News: 252,000

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: 649,000

Fox News: 2.37 million

MSNBC: 1.09 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 139,000

Fox News: 367,000

MSNBC: 116,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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