Cable News Ratings Friday March 17: CNN Dips Below 400,000 Total Day Viewers

Mediaite StaffMar 20th, 2023, 4:24 pm
 
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CNN on Friday dipped below 400,000 total average day viewers.

The network landed in third place for the day averaging 399,000 total day viewers, while MSNBC came in second place with 804,000 and Fox News led with 1.43 million total day viewers.

In prime time CNN also landed in third place with 346,000 total average viewers.

MSNBC came in second with 1.12 million total average prime time viewers, while Fox News led prime time with 1.78 million 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:
854		 CNN THIS MORNING:
216		 MORNING JOE:
753		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
10		 EARLY MORNING:
16
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1093		 CNN THIS MORNING:
294		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
59		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
32
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1395		 CNN THIS MORNING:
369		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1532		 CNN NEWSROOM:
467		 MORNING JOE:
915		 NATIONAL REPORT:
102		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1510		 CNN NEWSROOM:
548		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
749		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
30
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1584		 AT THIS HOUR:
587		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
599		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1684		 INSIDE POLITICS:
567		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
585		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
105		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1286		 CNN NEWSROOM:
507		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
538		 — BLUE BLOODS:
168
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1087		 CNN NEWSROOM:
477		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
95		 BLUE BLOODS:
194
3p STORY, THE:
1080		 CNN NEWSROOM:
510		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
744		 — BLUE BLOODS:
221
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1104		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
478		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1256		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
109		 BLUE BLOODS:
256
5p FIVE, THE:
2525		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
539		 — SPICER & CO:
119		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
99
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
1992		 SITUATION ROOM:
480		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1203		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
128		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
76
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2319		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
523		 REIDOUT:
1053		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
144		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
38
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
2223		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
458		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1192		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
96		 CUOMO:
133
9p HANNITY:
1675		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
323		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1128		 PRIME NEWS:
70		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
101
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1457		 CNN TONIGHT:
258		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1040		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
145		 BANFIELD:
71
11p GUTFELD!:
1737		 CNN TONIGHT:
235		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
725		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
60		 CUOMO:
65

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
114		 CNN THIS MORNING:
43		 MORNING JOE:
92		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
0		 EARLY MORNING:
7
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
183		 CNN THIS MORNING:
60		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
4		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
9
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
176		 CNN THIS MORNING:
68		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
159		 CNN NEWSROOM:
76		 MORNING JOE:
117		 NATIONAL REPORT:
9		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
156		 CNN NEWSROOM:
72		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
92		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
6
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
155		 AT THIS HOUR:
109		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
84		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
158		 INSIDE POLITICS:
107		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
80		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
7		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
138		 CNN NEWSROOM:
100		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
73		 — BLUE BLOODS:
4
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
132		 CNN NEWSROOM:
82		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
7		 BLUE BLOODS:
11
3p STORY, THE:
125		 CNN NEWSROOM:
102		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
83		 — BLUE BLOODS:
22
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
138		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
83		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
140		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
9		 BLUE BLOODS:
27
5p FIVE, THE:
269		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
111		 — SPICER & CO:
8		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
16
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
208		 SITUATION ROOM:
92		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
139		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
13		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
31
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
187		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
93		 REIDOUT:
139		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
14		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
2
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
203		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
88		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
126		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
18		 CUOMO:
17
9p HANNITY:
150		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
68		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
93		 PRIME NEWS:
15		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
25
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
141		 CNN TONIGHT:
47		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
98		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
23		 BANFIELD:
12
11p GUTFELD!:
222		 CNN TONIGHT:
45		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
71		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
12		 CUOMO:
30

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: 399,000

Fox News: 1.43 million

MSNBC: 804,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 77,000

Fox News: 154,000

MSNBC: 94,000

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: 346,000

Fox News: 1.78 million

MSNBC: 1.12 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 68,000

Fox News: 165,000

MSNBC: 106,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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