Cable News Ratings Friday December 23: Ari Melber Special Report Tops MSNBC, Beats Fox in One Hour

Mediaite StaffDec 27th, 2022, 5:10 pm
 

Ari Melber

Ari Melber’s two-hour special on the Jan. 6 report, released by the House Select Committee investigating the 2021 attack on the Capitol, drew an impressive audience for MSNBC going into an otherwise quiet holiday weekend.

The special drew 1.48 million total viewers across two hours, beating Fox News anchor Neil Cavuto at 4 p.m. but not The Five, the network’s ratings juggernaut, at 5 p.m.

Melber, who also wrote the intro to a publication of the report, also drew an average of 141,000 in the advertiser-coveted 25-54 age demographic — enough to beat out all of MSNBC but not enough to eclipse Cavuto, who drew 175,000 in the demo.

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:
855		 CNN THIS MORNING:
319		 MORNING JOE:
903		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
16		 EARLY MORNING:
12
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1186		 CNN THIS MORNING:
300		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
70		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
36
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1458		 CNN THIS MORNING:
485		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1710		 CNN NEWSROOM:
641		 MORNING JOE:
1102		 NATIONAL REPORT:
130		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1659		 CNN NEWSROOM:
816		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
914		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
33
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1637		 AT THIS HOUR:
862		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
733		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1522		 AT THIS HOUR:
852		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
703		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
135		 BLUE BLOODS:
151
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1404		 CNN NEWSROOM:
833		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
855		 — BLUE BLOODS:
248
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1380		 CNN NEWSROOM:
856		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
854		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
146		 BLUE BLOODS:
362
3p STORY, THE:
1198		 CNN NEWSROOM:
831		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
817		 FRANKLIN GRAHAM?S SPECIAL:
94		 BLUE BLOODS:
405
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1223		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
787		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1483		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
166		 BLUE BLOODS:
404
5p FIVE, THE:
2747		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
776		 — SPICER & CO:
122		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
159
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
1786		 SITUATION ROOM:
660		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1215		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
133		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
77
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
1776		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
667		 — ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
112		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
49
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
2277		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
618		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
1286		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
65		 CUOMO:
100
9p HANNITY:
1488		 CNN FLASH DOCS:
371		 — PRIME NEWS:
58		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
72
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1310		 2000S:
225		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
858		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
136		 BANFIELD:
61
11p GUTFELD!:
1382		 NINETIES:
187		 — ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
88		 CUOMO:
29

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
128		 CNN THIS MORNING:
48		 MORNING JOE:
94		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
0		 EARLY MORNING:
6
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
171		 CNN THIS MORNING:
65		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
6		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
8
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
187		 CNN THIS MORNING:
117		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
225		 CNN NEWSROOM:
161		 MORNING JOE:
100		 NATIONAL REPORT:
8		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
189		 CNN NEWSROOM:
171		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
81		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
7
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
214		 AT THIS HOUR:
162		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
85		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
190		 AT THIS HOUR:
151		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
89		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
24		 BLUE BLOODS:
24
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
154		 CNN NEWSROOM:
154		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
96		 — BLUE BLOODS:
36
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
175		 CNN NEWSROOM:
175		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
97		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
15		 BLUE BLOODS:
55
3p STORY, THE:
168		 CNN NEWSROOM:
120		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
97		 FRANKLIN GRAHAM?S SPECIAL:
5		 BLUE BLOODS:
48
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
175		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
83		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
141		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
17		 BLUE BLOODS:
45
5p FIVE, THE:
295		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
103		 — SPICER & CO:
16		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
9
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
190		 SITUATION ROOM:
86		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
94		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
15		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
6
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
187		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
114		 — ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
8		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
10
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
249		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
117		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
98		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
5		 CUOMO:
8
9p HANNITY:
167		 CNN FLASH DOCS:
85		 — PRIME NEWS:
7		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
5
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
155		 2000S:
61		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
80		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
4		 BANFIELD:
7
11p GUTFELD!:
199		 NINETIES:
68		 — ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
1		 CUOMO:
3

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: 552,000

Fox News: 1.41 million

MSNBC: 936,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 102,000

Fox News: 173,000

MSNBC: 92,000

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: 405,000

Fox News: 1.69 million

MSNBC: 1.07 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 88,000

Fox News: 190,000

MSNBC: 89,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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