Cable News Ratings Friday, September 17: Don Lemon Beats MSNBC Rivals in Demo

Mediaite StaffSep 20th, 2021, 4:20 pm
 

Don Lemon on CNN

CNN host Don Lemon bested his MSNBC rivals in the advertiser-coveted 25-54 demo on Friday night.

Don Lemon Tonight, which runs for two hours, drew 146,000 viewers at 10 p.m. and 164,000 viewers at 11 p.m., beating Zerlina Maxwell, who was guest hosting Lawrence O’Donnell’s hour at 10 p.m. (122,000) and Brian Williams at 11 p.m. (104,000).

Maxwell and Williams still beat Lemon in total viewers, and Fox News, as usual, placed first in those hours — as well as every other hour throughout the day.

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:
1006		 NEW DAY:
346		 MORNING JOE:
787		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
5		 —
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1380		 NEW DAY:
421		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
88		 —
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1575		 NEW DAY:
561		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1624		 CNN NEWSROOM:
626		 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS:
837		 NATIONAL REPORT:
192		 JAG:
81
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1611		 CNN NEWSROOM:
617		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
675		 — JAG:
110
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1535		 AT THIS HOUR:
660		 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS:
569		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
109
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1681		 INSIDE POLITICS:
692		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
755		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
198		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
180
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1697		 CNN NEWSROOM:
786		 MTP DAILY:
815		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
224
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1618		 CNN NEWSROOM:
873		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
774		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
145		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
304
3p STORY, THE:
1649		 CNN NEWSROOM:
873		 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE:
676		 — BLUE BLOODS:
291
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1596		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
742		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1378		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
218		 BLUE BLOODS:
321
5p FIVE, THE:
2979		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
642		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
245		 BLUE BLOODS:
340
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2290		 SITUATION ROOM:
534		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1047		 SPICER & CO:
252		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
130
7p FOX NEWS PRIMETIME:
2050		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
666		 REIDOUT:
1088		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
316		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
60
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3151		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
854		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1269		 STINCHFIELD:
233		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
29
9p HANNITY:
2725		 CUOMO PRIME TIME:
899		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
2082		 CORTES & PELLEGRINO:
138		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
29
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2173		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
760		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1140		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
135		 BANFIELD:
24
11p GUTFELD!:
1850		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
636		 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS:
979		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
128		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
28

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
179		 NEW DAY:
58		 MORNING JOE:
91		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
0		 —
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
255		 NEW DAY:
90		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
18		 —
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
256		 NEW DAY:
83		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
299		 CNN NEWSROOM:
127		 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS:
85		 NATIONAL REPORT:
21		 JAG:
11
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
247		 CNN NEWSROOM:
133		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
59		 — JAG:
12
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
206		 AT THIS HOUR:
142		 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS:
49		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
10
12p OUTNUMBERED:
253		 INSIDE POLITICS:
111		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
79		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
30		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
18
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
298		 CNN NEWSROOM:
134		 MTP DAILY:
80		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
35
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
281		 CNN NEWSROOM:
170		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
74		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
18		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
34
3p STORY, THE:
257		 CNN NEWSROOM:
188		 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE:
70		 — BLUE BLOODS:
34
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
231		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
153		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
135		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
18		 BLUE BLOODS:
45
5p FIVE, THE:
434		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
136		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
32		 BLUE BLOODS:
24
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
315		 SITUATION ROOM:
125		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
117		 SPICER & CO:
47		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
6
7p FOX NEWS PRIMETIME:
347		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
150		 REIDOUT:
148		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
63		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
6
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
510		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
165		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
132		 STINCHFIELD:
33		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
2
9p HANNITY:
401		 CUOMO PRIME TIME:
174		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
234		 CORTES & PELLEGRINO:
17		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
6
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
321		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
146		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
122		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
20		 BANFIELD:
1
11p GUTFELD!:
397		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
164		 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS:
104		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
15		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
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: 642,000

Fox News: 1.74 million

MSNBC: 917,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 130,000

Fox News: 291,000

MSNBC: 100,000

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: 837,000

Fox News: 2.68 million

MSNBC: 1.49 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 162,000

Fox News: 411,000

MSNBC: 163,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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