Cable News Ratings Friday February 24: Ari Melber Leads MSNBC in Demo and Total Viewers

Mediaite StaffFeb 27th, 2023, 4:38 pm
 

Ari Melber

Ari Melber topped MSNBC in both the key 25-54 age demographic and in total viewers on Friday.

Melber brought in 1.31 million total viewers, beating out Nicolle Wallace’s 1.1 million total viewers for first place.

In the demo, Melber led his network with 142,000 viewers, again topping second place Wallace, who had 119,000 demo viewers.

Fox News’s Bret Baier won the 6 p.m. hour in both total viewers and 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:
851		 CNN THIS MORNING:
245		 MORNING JOE:
875		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
16		 EARLY MORNING:
7
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1174		 CNN THIS MORNING:
315		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
81		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
27
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1566		 CNN THIS MORNING:
449		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1732		 CNN NEWSROOM:
555		 MORNING JOE:
1007		 NATIONAL REPORT:
144		 —
10a SR/MURDAUGH TRIAL CVG.:
1369		 CNN NEWSROOM:
663		 — — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
59
11a SR/MURDAUGH TRIAL CVG.:
1537		 AT THIS HOUR:
631		 — — —
12p SR/MURDAUGH TRIAL CVG.:
1570		 INSIDE POLITICS:
680		 — JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
137		 BLUE BLOODS:
130
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1418		 CNN NEWSROOM:
669		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
769		 — BLUE BLOODS:
155
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1519		 CNN NEWSROOM:
679		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
137		 BLUE BLOODS:
185
3p SR/MURDAUGH TRIAL CVG.:
1576		 CNN NEWSROOM:
705		 — — BLUE BLOODS:
267
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1414		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
828		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1100		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
174		 BLUE BLOODS:
303
5p FIVE, THE:
3012		 SITUATION ROOM:
640		 — SPICER & CO:
135		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
120
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2046		 SITUATION ROOM:
498		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1313		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
166		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
77
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2497		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
521		 REIDOUT:
1046		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
182		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
54
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
2822		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
598		 ALL IN SPECIAL REPORT:
969		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
87		 CUOMO:
96
9p HANNITY:
2236		 CNN SPECIAL REPORT:
463		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1064		 PRIME NEWS:
63		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
94
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1629		 CNN TONIGHT:
385		 RICHARD ENGEL ON ASSIGNMT:
819		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
155		 BANFIELD:
111
11p GUTFELD!:
1736		 CNN TONIGHT:
295		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
631		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
60		 CUOMO:
30

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
107		 CNN THIS MORNING:
57		 MORNING JOE:
110		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
3		 EARLY MORNING:
2
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
161		 CNN THIS MORNING:
75		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
5		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
8
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
192		 CNN THIS MORNING:
94		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
195		 CNN NEWSROOM:
98		 MORNING JOE:
110		 NATIONAL REPORT:
4		 —
10a SR/MURDAUGH TRIAL CVG.:
171		 CNN NEWSROOM:
117		 — — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
10
11a SR/MURDAUGH TRIAL CVG.:
197		 AT THIS HOUR:
111		 — — —
12p SR/MURDAUGH TRIAL CVG.:
219		 INSIDE POLITICS:
115		 — JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
5		 BLUE BLOODS:
14
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
189		 CNN NEWSROOM:
110		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
107		 — BLUE BLOODS:
19
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
203		 CNN NEWSROOM:
127		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
10		 BLUE BLOODS:
27
3p SR/MURDAUGH TRIAL CVG.:
247		 CNN NEWSROOM:
126		 — — BLUE BLOODS:
43
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
206		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
163		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
119		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
12		 BLUE BLOODS:
46
5p FIVE, THE:
307		 SITUATION ROOM:
155		 — SPICER & CO:
17		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
23
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
218		 SITUATION ROOM:
121		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
142		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
9		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
20
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
243		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
121		 REIDOUT:
117		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
11		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
12
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
279		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
100		 ALL IN SPECIAL REPORT:
98		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
8		 CUOMO:
23
9p HANNITY:
237		 CNN SPECIAL REPORT:
74		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
73		 PRIME NEWS:
5		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
17
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
181		 CNN TONIGHT:
79		 RICHARD ENGEL ON ASSIGNMT:
48		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
15		 BANFIELD:
11
11p GUTFELD!:
235		 CNN TONIGHT:
63		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
48		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
7		 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: 498,000

Fox News: 1.60 million

MSNBC: 816,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 99,000

Fox News: 196,000

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: 482,000

Fox News: 2.23 million

MSNBC: 951,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 84,000

Fox News: 233,000

MSNBC: 73,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

 

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