Cable News Ratings, January 17 & 18: Tucker’s Hungary-Mania Lands on Top, While CNN’s Democracy in Peril Lands in Third

Mediaite StaffJan 20th, 2022, 2:01 pm
 

Fox’s Tucker Carlson Tonight topped the charts yet again on Tuesday, securing the number one spot in both total viewers and in the coveted 25-54 age demographic.

Carlson led the pack with 3.49 million total viewers and 536,000 viewers in the demo. Fox’s The Five was a very close second with 3.43 million total viewers and 438,000 viewers in the demo.

While Tucker Carlson interviewed Hungary’s foreign minister on Tuesday night, announcing he will again broadcast from there next week, CNN’s Brianna Keilar hosted a special series on Monday and Tuesday called Democracy in Peril, which landed in third place in its time slot both days.

Keilar’s special brought in 437,000 total viewers and 104,000 demo viewers Monday, while doing better on Tuesday with 629,000 total viewers and 181,000 in the demo.

CNN, however, bested every MSNBC show in the demo on Tuesday save for two: MSNBC’s top-rated Rachel Maddow and Ari Melber’s 6 p.m. show The Beat.

Here is a full breakdown of Monday’s cable news ratings by show (scroll down for Tuesday’s ratings):

Total Viewers (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
739		 NEW DAY SPECIAL:
263		 MORNING JOE:
664		 DIAMOND AND SILK CRYSTAL:
15		 ELEMENTARY:
27
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1272		 NEW DAY SPECIAL:
355		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
91		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
14
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1639		 NEW DAY SPECIAL:
451		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1866		 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL:
507		 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS:
653		 NATIONAL REPORT:
160		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1939		 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL:
680		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
617		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
117
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1748		 AT THIS HOUR SPCL:
688		 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS:
632		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
171
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1773		 INSIDE POLITICS SPECIAL:
647		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
652		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
172		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
283
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1465		 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL:
688		 MTP DAILY:
643		 — BLUE BLOODS:
291
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1274		 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL:
703		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
630		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
196		 BLUE BLOODS:
437
3p STORY, THE:
1433		 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL:
687		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
666		 — BLUE BLOODS:
548
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1550		 LEAD W/ JAKE TAPPER SPCL:
692		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1147		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
191		 BLUE BLOODS:
568
5p FIVE, THE:
3713		 SITUATION ROOM SPCL:
609		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
241		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
210
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2632		 SITUATION ROOM SPCL:
495		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1082		 SPICER & CO:
286		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
97
7p FOX NEWS PRIMETIME:
2148		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRNT SPCL:
590		 REIDOUT:
1045		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
424		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
52
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3103		 ANDERSON COOPER SPECIAL:
615		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
951		 STINCHFIELD:
202		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
37
9p HANNITY:
2270		 DEMOCRACY IN PERIL:
437		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
1777		 CORTES & PELLEGRINO:
102		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
19
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1945		 DON LEMON SPECIAL:
382		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1059		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
115		 BANFIELD:
46
11p GUTFELD!:
1761		 DON LEMON SPECIAL:
327		 11TH HOUR:
639		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
98		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
10

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
109		 NEW DAY SPECIAL:
48		 MORNING JOE:
87		 DIAMOND AND SILK CRYSTAL:
1		 ELEMENTARY:
4
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
222		 NEW DAY SPECIAL:
44		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
12		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
2
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
258		 NEW DAY SPECIAL:
55		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
323		 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL:
75		 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS:
74		 NATIONAL REPORT:
21		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
307		 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL:
170		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
63		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
23
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
267		 AT THIS HOUR SPCL:
158		 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS:
65		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
39
12p OUTNUMBERED:
250		 INSIDE POLITICS SPECIAL:
142		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
85		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
20		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
57
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
214		 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL:
143		 MTP DAILY:
92		 — BLUE BLOODS:
29
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
162		 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL:
133		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
83		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
52		 BLUE BLOODS:
61
3p STORY, THE:
209		 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL:
117		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
86		 — BLUE BLOODS:
112
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
233		 LEAD W/ JAKE TAPPER SPCL:
104		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
113		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
45		 BLUE BLOODS:
112
5p FIVE, THE:
493		 SITUATION ROOM SPCL:
130		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
48		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
43
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
408		 SITUATION ROOM SPCL:
98		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
107		 SPICER & CO:
60		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
9
7p FOX NEWS PRIMETIME:
337		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRNT SPCL:
119		 REIDOUT:
142		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
50		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
1
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
487		 ANDERSON COOPER SPECIAL:
124		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
135		 STINCHFIELD:
40		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
10
9p HANNITY:
329		 DEMOCRACY IN PERIL:
104		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
209		 CORTES & PELLEGRINO:
13		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
4
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
283		 DON LEMON SPECIAL:
70		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
96		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
9		 BANFIELD:
3
11p GUTFELD!:
278		 DON LEMON SPECIAL:
58		 11TH HOUR:
65		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
8		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
3

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: 464,000

Fox: 1.57 million

MSNBC: 718,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 89,000

Fox News: 249,000

MSNBC: 85,000

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: 478,000

Fox News: 2.44 million

MSNBC: 1.26 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 100,000

Fox News: 366,000

MSNBC: 147,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

 

 

Here is a full breakdown of Tuesday’s cable news ratings by show:

Total Viewers (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1001		 NEW DAY:
265		 MORNING JOE:
676		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
11		 ELEMENTARY:
24
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1397		 NEW DAY:
362		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
98		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
22
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1772		 NEW DAY:
419		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1753		 CNN NEWSROOM:
568		 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS:
646		 NATIONAL REPORT:
161		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1598		 CNN NEWSROOM:
625		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
478		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
119
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1657		 AT THIS HOUR:
603		 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS:
447		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
167
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1796		 INSIDE POLITICS:
557		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
586		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
141		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
254
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1423		 CNN NEWSROOM:
545		 MTP DAILY:
591		 — BLUE BLOODS:
133
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1383		 CNN NEWSROOM:
528		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
595		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
189		 BLUE BLOODS:
228
3p STORY, THE:
1397		 CNN NEWSROOM:
614		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
606		 — BLUE BLOODS:
286
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1531		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
619		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1212		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
268		 BLUE BLOODS:
321
5p FIVE, THE:
3439		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
617		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
262		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
114
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2479		 SITUATION ROOM:
513		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1301		 SPICER & CO:
306		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
40
7p FOX NEWS PRIMETIME:
2193		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
712		 REIDOUT:
1167		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
375		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
36
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3489		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
797		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1365		 STINCHFIELD:
297		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
36
9p HANNITY:
2901		 DEMOCRACY IN PERIL:
629		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
2166		 CORTES & PELLEGRINO:
207		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
25
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2086		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
654		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1385		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
185		 BANFIELD:
61
11p GUTFELD!:
1832		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
443		 11TH HOUR:
898		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
110		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
48

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
165		 NEW DAY:
50		 MORNING JOE:
98		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
2		 ELEMENTARY:
4
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
239		 NEW DAY:
72		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
12		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
1
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
232		 NEW DAY:
87		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
233		 CNN NEWSROOM:
104		 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS:
73		 NATIONAL REPORT:
29		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
228		 CNN NEWSROOM:
105		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
51		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
12
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
259		 AT THIS HOUR:
111		 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS:
60		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
21
12p OUTNUMBERED:
286		 INSIDE POLITICS:
110		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
63		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
36		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
45
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
194		 CNN NEWSROOM:
96		 MTP DAILY:
74		 — BLUE BLOODS:
37
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
177		 CNN NEWSROOM:
114		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
55		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
37		 BLUE BLOODS:
40
3p STORY, THE:
209		 CNN NEWSROOM:
158		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
40		 — BLUE BLOODS:
33
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
232		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
125		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
92		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
45		 BLUE BLOODS:
51
5p FIVE, THE:
438		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
148		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
55		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
9
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
365		 SITUATION ROOM:
123		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
126		 SPICER & CO:
48		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
1
7p FOX NEWS PRIMETIME:
346		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
159		 REIDOUT:
129		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
45		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
2
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
536		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
219		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
146		 STINCHFIELD:
62		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
4
9p HANNITY:
394		 DEMOCRACY IN PERIL:
181		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
268		 CORTES & PELLEGRINO:
55		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
5
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
327		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
173		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
174		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
35		 BANFIELD:
11
11p GUTFELD!:
356		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
102		 11TH HOUR:
121		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
18		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
6

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: 517,000

Fox: 1.77 million

MSNBC: 864,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 117,000

Fox News: 272,000

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: 693,000

Fox News: 2.82 million

MSNBC: 1.63 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 191,000

Fox News: 419,000

MSNBC: 196,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

Tags: