Cable News Ratings Friday September 16: MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace Wins at 4 P.M. — Doubles Jake Tapper

Mediaite StaffSep 19th, 2022, 4:35 pm
 

Nicolle Wallace

MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace continued her strong showing at 4 p.m. on Friday, not just winning the hour, but doubling her CNN competitor Jake Tapper in terms of total viewers.

Wallace brought in 1.51 million total viewers on Friday, an average of her two-hour program from 4 to 6 p.m.

Fox News’s Neil Cavuto, who won the hour in the key 25-54 age demographic, brought in 1.37 million total viewers, while Tapper had 742,000 total viewers. In the demo, Wallace placed ahead of Tapper but behind Cavuto.

Wallace had the top-rated show on MSNBC for the day, finishing well ahead of the network’s prime time line-up.

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:
952		 NEW DAY:
324		 MORNING JOE:
955		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
10		 EARLY MORNING:
10
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1249		 NEW DAY:
426		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
84		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
35
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1483		 NEW DAY:
503		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1614		 CNN NEWSROOM:
582		 MORNING JOE:
1015		 NATIONAL REPORT:
168		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1699		 CNN NEWSROOM:
651		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
718		 — BLUE BLOODS:
57
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1705		 AT THIS HOUR:
614		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
674		 — BLUE BLOODS:
122
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1697		 INSIDE POLITICS:
639		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
690		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
138		 BLUE BLOODS:
176
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1559		 CNN NEWSROOM:
717		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
766		 — BLUE BLOODS:
239
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1418		 CNN NEWSROOM:
761		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
830		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
131		 BLUE BLOODS:
273
3p STORY, THE:
1358		 CNN NEWSROOM:
796		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
825		 — BLUE BLOODS:
250
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1371		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
742		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1510		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
204		 BLUE BLOODS:
319
5p FIVE, THE:
3065		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
725		 — SPICER & CO:
233		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
134
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2141		 SITUATION ROOM:
691		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1348		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
186		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
66
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2210		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
774		 REIDOUT:
1094		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
227		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
30
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
2755		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
816		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1372		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
171		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
33
9p HANNITY:
2301		 CNN TONIGHT:
598		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1396		 PRIME NEWS:
115		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
58
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1970		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
654		 RICHARD ENGEL ON ASSIGNMT:
850		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
186		 BANFIELD:
59
11p GUTFELD!:
1991		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
484		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
762		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
98		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
30

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
166		 NEW DAY:
54		 MORNING JOE:
115		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
5		 EARLY MORNING:
2
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
198		 NEW DAY:
83		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
9		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
5
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
247		 NEW DAY:
102		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
276		 CNN NEWSROOM:
109		 MORNING JOE:
114		 NATIONAL REPORT:
6		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
237		 CNN NEWSROOM:
123		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
97		 — BLUE BLOODS:
6
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
241		 AT THIS HOUR:
106		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
69		 — BLUE BLOODS:
17
12p OUTNUMBERED:
255		 INSIDE POLITICS:
97		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
64		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
9		 BLUE BLOODS:
24
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
201		 CNN NEWSROOM:
129		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
74		 — BLUE BLOODS:
20
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
208		 CNN NEWSROOM:
126		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
63		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
9		 BLUE BLOODS:
29
3p STORY, THE:
193		 CNN NEWSROOM:
128		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
76		 — BLUE BLOODS:
25
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
185		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
140		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
154		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
12		 BLUE BLOODS:
24
5p FIVE, THE:
377		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
133		 — SPICER & CO:
15		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
16
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
230		 SITUATION ROOM:
122		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
164		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
12		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
9
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
221		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
127		 REIDOUT:
125		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
13		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
3
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
327		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
142		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
132		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
15		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
1
9p HANNITY:
229		 CNN TONIGHT:
108		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
94		 PRIME NEWS:
9		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
9
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
217		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
93		 RICHARD ENGEL ON ASSIGNMT:
59		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
9		 BANFIELD:
4
11p GUTFELD!:
274		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
94		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
83		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
13		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
8

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: 600,000

Fox News: 1.66 million

MSNBC: 924,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 106,000

Fox News: 228,000

MSNBC: 96,000

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: 689,000

Fox News: 2.34 million

MSNBC: 1.21 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 114,000

Fox News: 258,000

MSNBC: 95,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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