Cable News Ratings Friday October 7: Kanye Part Two Not Enough to Beat The Five

Part two of Tucker Carlson’s interview with rapper Kanye West did not see the same ratings boost on Friday night as part one did Thursday.
While part one landed Carlson the number one show on cable news, on Friday The Five retook that crown.
The Five brought in 3.13 million total viewers, handily beating out Carlson’s 2.83 million total viewers.
The Five also topped Carlson in the key 25-54 age demographic, bringing in 341,000 demo viewers compared to Carlson’s 325,000.
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: 1020 |
NEW DAY: 249 |
MORNING JOE: 880 |
CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY: 31 |
EARLY MORNING: 6 |
| 7a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 1368 |
NEW DAY: 349 |
— | WAKE UP AMERICA: 83 |
MORNING IN AMERICA: 29 |
| 8a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 1697 |
NEW DAY: 489 |
— | — | — |
| 9a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 1680 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 570 |
MORNING JOE: 866 |
NATIONAL REPORT: 159 |
— |
| 10a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 1680 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 611 |
JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS: 633 |
— | NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES: 23 |
| 11a | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE: 1659 |
AT THIS HOUR: 679 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 546 |
— | — |
| 12p | OUTNUMBERED: 1786 |
INSIDE POLITICS: 693 |
ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS: 618 |
JOHN BACHMAN NOW: 153 |
BLUE BLOODS: 82 |
| 1p | AMERICA REPORTS: 1463 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 669 |
CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: 627 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 173 |
| 2p | AMERICA REPORTS: 1459 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 632 |
KATY TUR REPORTS: 730 |
AMERICAN AGENDA: 124 |
BLUE BLOODS: 249 |
| 3p | STORY, THE: 1419 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 608 |
HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS: 740 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 281 |
| 4p | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO: 1498 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 599 |
DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: 1266 |
CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE: 180 |
BLUE BLOODS: 279 |
| 5p | FIVE, THE: 3132 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 694 |
— | SPICER & CO: 175 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 136 |
| 6p | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER: 2347 |
SITUATION ROOM: 602 |
BEAT W/ARI MELBER: 1301 |
RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS: 150 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 89 |
| 7p | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME: 2783 |
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT: 659 |
REIDOUT: 1125 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 195 |
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT: 57 |
| 8p | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT: 2831 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 642 |
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES: 1450 |
ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE: 173 |
CUOMO: 120 |
| 9p | HANNITY: 2431 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 548 |
ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT: 1400 |
PRIME NEWS: 114 |
DAN ABRAMS LIVE: 52 |
| 10p | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE: 1669 |
DON LEMON TONIGHT: 473 |
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL: 1280 |
GREG KELLY REPORTS: 166 |
BANFIELD: 32 |
| 11p | GUTFELD!: 1940 |
CNN SPECIAL REPORT: 416 |
11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE: 807 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 96 |
CUOMO: 47 |
25-54 Demo (thousands)
| ET | FNC | CNN | MSNBC | NEWSMAX | NEWSNATION |
| 6a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 172 |
NEW DAY: 46 |
MORNING JOE: 95 |
CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY: 18 |
EARLY MORNING: 0 |
| 7a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 223 |
NEW DAY: 60 |
— | WAKE UP AMERICA: 15 |
MORNING IN AMERICA: 3 |
| 8a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 215 |
NEW DAY: 91 |
— | — | — |
| 9a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 217 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 127 |
MORNING JOE: 84 |
NATIONAL REPORT: 12 |
— |
| 10a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 226 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 135 |
JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS: 58 |
— | NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES: 2 |
| 11a | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE: 247 |
AT THIS HOUR: 151 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 50 |
— | — |
| 12p | OUTNUMBERED: 257 |
INSIDE POLITICS: 124 |
ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS: 64 |
JOHN BACHMAN NOW: 15 |
BLUE BLOODS: 12 |
| 1p | AMERICA REPORTS: 224 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 135 |
CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: 67 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 22 |
| 2p | AMERICA REPORTS: 231 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 136 |
KATY TUR REPORTS: 66 |
AMERICAN AGENDA: 19 |
BLUE BLOODS: 29 |
| 3p | STORY, THE: 212 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 132 |
HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS: 51 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 22 |
| 4p | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO: 210 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 131 |
DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: 103 |
CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE: 19 |
BLUE BLOODS: 19 |
| 5p | FIVE, THE: 341 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 126 |
— | SPICER & CO: 15 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 10 |
| 6p | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER: 288 |
SITUATION ROOM: 112 |
BEAT W/ARI MELBER: 129 |
RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS: 10 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 14 |
| 7p | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME: 288 |
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT: 122 |
REIDOUT: 134 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 19 |
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT: 12 |
| 8p | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT: 325 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 111 |
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES: 151 |
ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE: 14 |
CUOMO: 14 |
| 9p | HANNITY: 239 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 96 |
ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT: 128 |
PRIME NEWS: 15 |
DAN ABRAMS LIVE: 7 |
| 10p | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE: 189 |
DON LEMON TONIGHT: 112 |
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL: 107 |
GREG KELLY REPORTS: 8 |
BANFIELD: 3 |
| 11p | GUTFELD!: 309 |
CNN SPECIAL REPORT: 81 |
11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE: 92 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 7 |
CUOMO: 2 |
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: 533,000
Fox News: 1.72 million
MSNBC: 889,000
25-54 Demo:
CNN: 106,000
Fox News: 226,000
MSNBC: 87,000
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: 554,000
Fox News: 2.31 million
MSNBC: 1.38 million
25-54 Demo:
CNN: 106,000
Fox News: 251,000
MSNBC: 129,000
For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.