Cable News Ratings Friday, November 19: Viewers Flock to Fox News For Rittenhouse Verdict, While MSNBC Dips

Mediaite StaffNov 22nd, 2021, 4:45 pm
 

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As the highly anticipated verdict was read in the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial on Friday afternoon, Fox News saw a surge in total viewers compared to the day before while CNN and MSNBC remained relatively steady during the day and saw a drop during prime time.

In total day, Fox News saw its viewership reach 2.45 million, compared to 2 million the day before. CNN reached 678,000 total average viewers during the day, an increase from 609,000 the day before. MSNBC meanwhile dipped from 990,000 viewers Thursday to 983,000 on Friday as the verdict was announced.

Fox News scored a whopping 3.813 million average total viewers during its prime time coverage on Friday between 8 and 10 p.m. — compared to 3 million the day before.

CNN, on the other hand, had 726,000 average total viewers during its prime time coverage, compared to 799,000 the day before. MSNBC dropped to 1.4 million total prime time average viewers compared to 1.5 million the day before.

Leading the day in the ratings was Tucker Carlson Tonight which blew away its time slot competitors on CNN and MSNBC, but also, notably beat The Five with a total viewership of 4.3 million to 4.2 million — respectively.

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:
1088		 NEW DAY:
332		 MORNING JOE:
934		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
5		 MURDER, SHE WROTE:
39
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1539		 NEW DAY:
430		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
110		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
20
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1839		 NEW DAY:
484		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
2021		 CNN NEWSROOM:
648		 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS:
974		 NATIONAL REPORT:
215		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1771		 CNN NEWSROOM:
726		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
862		 — JAG:
84
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1889		 AT THIS HOUR:
652		 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS:
674		 — JAG:
138
12p OUTNUMBERED:
2127		 INSIDE POLITICS:
659		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
837		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
207		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
161
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
3162		 CNN NEWSROOM:
1233		 MTP DAILY:
1192		 TROOPATHON 2021:
161		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
183
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
3578		 CNN NEWSROOM:
1273		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
1147		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
298		 BLUE BLOODS:
207
3p STORY, THE:
3222		 CNN NEWSROOM:
1086		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
934		 — BLUE BLOODS:
303
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
2654		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
881		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1296		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
345		 BLUE BLOODS:
265
5p FIVE, THE:
4203		 SITUATION ROOM:
875		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
338		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
103
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
3172		 SITUATION ROOM:
720		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1250		 SPICER & CO:
358		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
56
7p FOX NEWS PRIMETIME:
2817		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
695		 REIDOUT:
1258		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
414		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
36
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
4323		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
766		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1289		 STINCHFIELD:
253		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
39
9p HANNITY:
3788		 CUOMO PRIME TIME:
746		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
2029		 CORTES & PELLEGRINO:
155		 —
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
3329		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
665		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
899		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
164		 BANFIELD:
28
11p GUTFELD!:
2354		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
435		 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS:
809		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
183		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
13

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
178		 NEW DAY:
54		 MORNING JOE:
102		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
3		 MURDER, SHE WROTE:
11
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
252		 NEW DAY:
89		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
12		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
3
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
262		 NEW DAY:
104		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
356		 CNN NEWSROOM:
133		 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS:
96		 NATIONAL REPORT:
23		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
314		 CNN NEWSROOM:
135		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
105		 — JAG:
4
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
301		 AT THIS HOUR:
141		 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS:
48		 — JAG:
5
12p OUTNUMBERED:
332		 INSIDE POLITICS:
119		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
88		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
16		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
17
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
620		 CNN NEWSROOM:
318		 MTP DAILY:
173		 TROOPATHON 2021:
17		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
16
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
761		 CNN NEWSROOM:
332		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
182		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
52		 BLUE BLOODS:
22
3p STORY, THE:
700		 CNN NEWSROOM:
282		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
154		 — BLUE BLOODS:
41
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
577		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
224		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
145		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
56		 BLUE BLOODS:
26
5p FIVE, THE:
791		 SITUATION ROOM:
243		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
44		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
6
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
600		 SITUATION ROOM:
213		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
150		 SPICER & CO:
47		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
3
7p FOX NEWS PRIMETIME:
542		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
178		 REIDOUT:
155		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
60		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
4
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
913		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
143		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
137		 STINCHFIELD:
44		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
3
9p HANNITY:
724		 CUOMO PRIME TIME:
149		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
255		 CORTES & PELLEGRINO:
23		 —
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
640		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
156		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
115		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
46		 BANFIELD:
1
11p GUTFELD!:
560		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
93		 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS:
129		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
54		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
1

As for the three cable news networks overall, here are the total day averages in total viewers and the 25-54 category.

Total viewers:

CNN: 678,000

Fox: 2.45 million

MSNBC: 983,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 158,000

Fox News: 483,000

MSNBC: 121,000

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: 726,000

Fox News: 3.81 million

MSNBC: 1.4 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 149,000

Fox News: 759,000

MSNBC: 169,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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