Cable News Ratings Friday December 9: Tucker Carlson, Greg Gutfeld Top Cable News Among Younger Viewers

Mediaite StaffDec 12th, 2022, 4:32 pm
 

Tucker Carlson

Tucker Carlson and Greg Gutfeld led cable news in the key 25-54 age demographic on Friday. Carlson landed the top spot with 335,000 demo viewers, while Gutfeld came in second with 309,000 at 11 p.m. ET.

Carlson and Gutfeld both beat their time slot competitors on CNN and MSNBC combined and were the only hosts to pull in over 300,000 demo 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:
951		 CNN THIS MORNING:
317		 MORNING JOE:
934		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
12		 EARLY MORNING:
10
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1263		 CNN THIS MORNING:
412		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
102		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
45
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1733		 CNN THIS MORNING:
485		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1804		 CNN NEWSROOM:
568		 MORNING JOE:
955		 NATIONAL REPORT:
133		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1627		 CNN NEWSROOM:
671		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
769		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
51
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1540		 AT THIS HOUR:
617		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
682		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1674		 INSIDE POLITICS:
680		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
686		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
122		 BLUE BLOODS:
95
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1400		 CNN NEWSROOM:
641		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
653		 — BLUE BLOODS:
170
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1397		 CNN NEWSROOM:
692		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
786		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
134		 BLUE BLOODS:
232
3p STORY, THE:
1360		 CNN NEWSROOM:
663		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
836		 — BLUE BLOODS:
321
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1310		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
664		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1378		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
167		 BLUE BLOODS:
383
5p FIVE, THE:
2998		 SITUATION ROOM:
739		 — SPICER & CO:
154		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
142
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2106		 SITUATION ROOM:
628		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1377		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
153		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
64
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2385		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
613		 REIDOUT:
1071		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
186		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
69
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
2823		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
598		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1320		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
146		 CUOMO:
144
9p HANNITY:
2070		 CNN TONIGHT:
509		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1309		 PRIME NEWS:
78		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
80
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1774		 CNN TONIGHT:
377		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1247		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
148		 BANFIELD:
74
11p GUTFELD!:
2021		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
357		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
788		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
107		 CUOMO:
31

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
136		 CNN THIS MORNING:
58		 MORNING JOE:
110		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
4		 EARLY MORNING:
0
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
178		 CNN THIS MORNING:
96		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
16		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
6
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
228		 CNN THIS MORNING:
118		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
239		 CNN NEWSROOM:
136		 MORNING JOE:
125		 NATIONAL REPORT:
20		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
224		 CNN NEWSROOM:
153		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
96		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
7
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
220		 AT THIS HOUR:
124		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
95		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
213		 INSIDE POLITICS:
156		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
78		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
16		 BLUE BLOODS:
12
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
171		 CNN NEWSROOM:
116		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
75		 — BLUE BLOODS:
21
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
160		 CNN NEWSROOM:
107		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
73		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
9		 BLUE BLOODS:
34
3p STORY, THE:
164		 CNN NEWSROOM:
98		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
82		 — BLUE BLOODS:
32
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
149		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
102		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
130		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
21		 BLUE BLOODS:
30
5p FIVE, THE:
277		 SITUATION ROOM:
109		 — SPICER & CO:
24		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
20
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
198		 SITUATION ROOM:
123		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
112		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
4		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
15
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
255		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
147		 REIDOUT:
109		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
7		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
25
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
335		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
132		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
164		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
8		 CUOMO:
22
9p HANNITY:
207		 CNN TONIGHT:
131		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
142		 PRIME NEWS:
5		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
15
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
204		 CNN TONIGHT:
104		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
126		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
9		 BANFIELD:
25
11p GUTFELD!:
309		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
91		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
108		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
10		 CUOMO:
5

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: 526,000

Fox News: 1.65 million

MSNBC: 922,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 108,000

Fox News: 206,000

MSNBC: 104,000

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: 494,000

Fox News: 2.22 million

MSNBC: 1.29 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 122,000

Fox News: 249,000

MSNBC: 144,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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