Cable News Ratings Monday April 3: Tucker Carlson Just Beats ‘The Five’ To Top All of Cable

Tucker Carlson again just edged out The Five as the top-rated show on cable news.
Carlson brought in 3.25 million total viewers on Monday, while The Five scored 3.23 million total viewers. The Five has reigned in recent months as the top-rated show on cable, but Carlson has offered stiff competition for the crown lately.
In the key 25-54 age demographic, Carlson topped the charts with 435,000 viewers. The Five came in second with 338,000 demo viewers.
MSNBC also had a strong day: Rachel Maddow managed to overtake Sean Hannity in total viewers and the demo at 9 p.m., a rare feat.
Here is a full breakdown of Monday’s cable news ratings by show:
Total Viewers (thousands)
| ET | FNC | CNN | MSNBC | NEWSMAX | NEWSNATION |
| 6a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 850 |
CNN THIS MORNING: 315 |
MORNING JOE: 952 |
WENDY BELL COMMON SENSE: 15 |
EARLY MORNING: 25 |
| 7a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 1093 |
CNN THIS MORNING: 360 |
— | WAKE UP AMERICA: 84 |
MORNING IN AMERICA: 54 |
| 8a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 1341 |
CNN THIS MORNING: 493 |
— | — | — |
| 9a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 1407 |
CNN NEWS CENTRAL: 640 |
MORNING JOE: 1061 |
NATIONAL REPORT: 139 |
— |
| 10a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 1468 |
CNN NEWS CENTRAL: 733 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 898 |
— | NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES: 40 |
| 11a | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE: 1531 |
CNN NEWS CENTRAL: 673 |
JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS: 834 |
— | — |
| 12p | OUTNUMBERED: 1849 |
INSIDE POLITICS: 774 |
ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS: 964 |
JOHN BACHMAN NOW: 137 |
— |
| 1p | AMERICA REPORTS: 1555 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 785 |
CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: 941 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 112 |
| 2p | AMERICA REPORTS: 1379 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 833 |
— | AMERICAN AGENDA: 169 |
BLUE BLOODS: 238 |
| 3p | STORY, THE: 1598 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 1031 |
KATY TUR REPORTS: 1083 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 295 |
| 4p | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO: 1707 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 980 |
DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: 1840 |
CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE: 267 |
BLUE BLOODS: 364 |
| 5p | FIVE, THE: 3233 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 953 |
— | SPICER & CO: 192 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 145 |
| 6p | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER: 2355 |
SITUATION ROOM: 937 |
BEAT W/ARI MELBER: 1848 |
RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS: 186 |
ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS: 90 |
| 7p | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME: 2741 |
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT: 973 |
REIDOUT: 1520 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 222 |
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT: 79 |
| 8p | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT: 3246 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 949 |
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES: 1656 |
ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE: 220 |
CUOMO: 140 |
| 9p | HANNITY: 2469 |
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT: 742 |
RACHEL MADDOW SHOW: 2515 |
PRIME NEWS: 137 |
DAN ABRAMS LIVE: 80 |
| 10p | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE: 1977 |
CNN TONIGHT: 544 |
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL: 1901 |
GREG KELLY REPORTS: 224 |
BANFIELD: 78 |
| 11p | GUTFELD!: 1783 |
CNN TONIGHT: 427 |
11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE: 1118 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 150 |
CUOMO: 52 |
25-54 Demo (thousands)
| ET | FNC | CNN | MSNBC | NEWSMAX | NEWSNATION |
| 6a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 112 |
CNN THIS MORNING: 59 |
MORNING JOE: 105 |
WENDY BELL COMMON SENSE: 2 |
EARLY MORNING: 3 |
| 7a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 140 |
CNN THIS MORNING: 91 |
— | WAKE UP AMERICA: 14 |
MORNING IN AMERICA: 7 |
| 8a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 158 |
CNN THIS MORNING: 104 |
— | — | — |
| 9a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 156 |
CNN NEWS CENTRAL: 120 |
MORNING JOE: 111 |
NATIONAL REPORT: 8 |
— |
| 10a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 187 |
CNN NEWS CENTRAL: 131 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 111 |
— | NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES: 3 |
| 11a | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE: 220 |
CNN NEWS CENTRAL: 124 |
JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS: 106 |
— | — |
| 12p | OUTNUMBERED: 248 |
INSIDE POLITICS: 153 |
ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS: 122 |
JOHN BACHMAN NOW: 4 |
— |
| 1p | AMERICA REPORTS: 195 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 197 |
CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: 136 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 9 |
| 2p | AMERICA REPORTS: 174 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 180 |
— | AMERICAN AGENDA: 11 |
BLUE BLOODS: 39 |
| 3p | STORY, THE: 186 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 217 |
KATY TUR REPORTS: 168 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 49 |
| 4p | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO: 202 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 212 |
DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: 210 |
CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE: 19 |
BLUE BLOODS: 47 |
| 5p | FIVE, THE: 338 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 222 |
— | SPICER & CO: 11 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 13 |
| 6p | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER: 265 |
SITUATION ROOM: 226 |
BEAT W/ARI MELBER: 203 |
RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS: 10 |
ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS: 28 |
| 7p | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME: 290 |
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT: 248 |
REIDOUT: 201 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 15 |
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT: 23 |
| 8p | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT: 435 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 232 |
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES: 181 |
ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE: 21 |
CUOMO: 26 |
| 9p | HANNITY: 249 |
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT: 208 |
RACHEL MADDOW SHOW: 298 |
PRIME NEWS: 18 |
DAN ABRAMS LIVE: 10 |
| 10p | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE: 243 |
CNN TONIGHT: 142 |
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL: 178 |
GREG KELLY REPORTS: 25 |
BANFIELD: 11 |
| 11p | GUTFELD!: 275 |
CNN TONIGHT: 123 |
11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE: 135 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 35 |
CUOMO: 13 |
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: 670,000
Fox News: 1.70 million
MSNBC: 1.23 million
25-54 Demo:
CNN: 154,000
Fox News: 213,000
MSNBC: 150,000
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: 745,000
Fox News: 2.56 million
MSNBC: 2.02 million
25-54 Demo:
CNN: 194,000
Fox News: 309,000
MSNBC: 219,000
For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.