Cable News Ratings Monday July 4: CNN Doubles MSNBC in Demo, Fox News Leads as Breaking News Dominates Coverage
CNN saw a boost in ratings as the Highland Park mass shooting brought in viewers attuned to the breaking news on the 4th of July.
The network’s viewership in the key 25-54 age demographic more than doubled MSNBC for the day, while Fox News remained on top of the ratings.
CNN brought in 155,000 average demo viewers for the day, while MSNBC came in third place with only 74,000 viewers in the demo.
Fox won the day with 190,000 demo viewers and 1.31 million total viewers.
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 SPECIAL: 738 |
NEW DAY SPECIAL: 264 |
MORNING JOE-SPC: 454 |
WENDY BELL COMMON SENSE: 11 |
EARLY MORNING: 22 |
| 7a | FOX AND FRIENDS SPECIAL: 1084 |
NEW DAY SPECIAL: 327 |
— | WAKE UP AMERICA: 81 |
MORNING IN AMERICA: 34 |
| 8a | FOX AND FRIENDS SPECIAL: 1356 |
NEW DAY SPECIAL: 367 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 526 |
— | — |
| 9a | FOX NEWS LIVE SPECIAL: 1475 |
CNN NEWSROOM SPCL: 524 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 564 |
NATIONAL REPORT: 111 |
— |
| 10a | FOX NEWS LIVE SPECIAL: 1556 |
CNN NEWSROOM SPCL: 663 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 455 |
— | IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT: 125 |
| 11a | FOX NEWS LIVE SPECIAL: 1526 |
AT THIS HOUR SPCL: 626 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 450 |
— | IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT: 186 |
| 12p | OUTNUMBERED SPECIAL: 1634 |
INSIDE POLITICS SPECIAL: 583 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 519 |
JOHN BACHMAN NOW: 157 |
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT: 247 |
| 1p | FOX NEWS LIVE SPECIAL: 1574 |
CNN NEWSROOM SPCL: 737 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 580 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 210 |
| 2p | FOX NEWS LIVE SPECIAL: 1667 |
CNN NEWSROOM SPCL: 1058 |
HALLIE JACKSON RPTS SPCL: 773 |
AMERICAN AGENDA: 134 |
BLUE BLOODS: 252 |
| 3p | FOX NEWS LIVE SPECIAL: 1485 |
CNN NEWSROOM SPCL: 987 |
— | — | BLUE BLOODS: 293 |
| 4p | BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE: 1530 |
LEAD W/ JAKE TAPPER SPCL: 1045 |
DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL: 954 |
CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE: 179 |
BLUE BLOODS: 310 |
| 5p | BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE: 1902 |
LEAD W/ JAKE TAPPER SPCL: 1050 |
— | SPICER & CO: 168 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 146 |
| 6p | SPCL RPT W/BRET BAIER SPC: 1859 |
SITUATION ROOM SPCL: 957 |
ALL IN W. C HAYES SPEC: 933 |
RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS: 118 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 78 |
| 7p | JESSE WATTERS SPECIAL: 1964 |
SITUATION ROOM SPCL: 981 |
— | ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 154 |
NEWSNATION PRIME: 68 |
| 8p | INDEPENDENCE DAY SPECIAL: 1575 |
CNNS 4TH IN AMERICA: 852 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 930 |
ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE: 166 |
NEWSNATION PRIME: 60 |
| 9p | — | CNNS 4TH IN AMERICA: 1197 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 741 |
PRIME NEWS: 113 |
DAN ABRAMS LIVE: 49 |
| 10p | FIVE, THE SPCL: 1162 |
CNNS 4TH IN AMERICA: 919 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 678 |
GREG KELLY REPORTS: 123 |
NEWSNATION PRIME: 60 |
| 11p | INDEPENDENCE DAY SPECIAL: 629 |
CNNS 4TH IN AMERICA: 724 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 561 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 92 |
NEWSNATION PRIME: 56 |
25-54 Demo (thousands)
| ET | FNC | CNN | MSNBC | NEWSMAX | NEWSNATION |
| 6a | FOX AND FRIENDS SPECIAL: 148 |
NEW DAY SPECIAL: 41 |
MORNING JOE-SPC: 40 |
WENDY BELL COMMON SENSE: 0 |
EARLY MORNING: 3 |
| 7a | FOX AND FRIENDS SPECIAL: 178 |
NEW DAY SPECIAL: 45 |
— | WAKE UP AMERICA: 6 |
MORNING IN AMERICA: 4 |
| 8a | FOX AND FRIENDS SPECIAL: 213 |
NEW DAY SPECIAL: 56 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 52 |
— | — |
| 9a | FOX NEWS LIVE SPECIAL: 187 |
CNN NEWSROOM SPCL: 98 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 65 |
NATIONAL REPORT: 17 |
— |
| 10a | FOX NEWS LIVE SPECIAL: 201 |
CNN NEWSROOM SPCL: 120 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 49 |
— | IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT: 13 |
| 11a | FOX NEWS LIVE SPECIAL: 207 |
AT THIS HOUR SPCL: 111 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 63 |
— | IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT: 33 |
| 12p | OUTNUMBERED SPECIAL: 253 |
INSIDE POLITICS SPECIAL: 110 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 65 |
JOHN BACHMAN NOW: 23 |
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT: 39 |
| 1p | FOX NEWS LIVE SPECIAL: 252 |
CNN NEWSROOM SPCL: 142 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 76 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 38 |
| 2p | FOX NEWS LIVE SPECIAL: 265 |
CNN NEWSROOM SPCL: 212 |
HALLIE JACKSON RPTS SPCL: 95 |
AMERICAN AGENDA: 11 |
BLUE BLOODS: 39 |
| 3p | FOX NEWS LIVE SPECIAL: 214 |
CNN NEWSROOM SPCL: 207 |
— | — | BLUE BLOODS: 43 |
| 4p | BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE: 216 |
LEAD W/ JAKE TAPPER SPCL: 198 |
DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL: 121 |
CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE: 8 |
BLUE BLOODS: 43 |
| 5p | BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE: 304 |
LEAD W/ JAKE TAPPER SPCL: 212 |
— | SPICER & CO: 15 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 36 |
| 6p | SPCL RPT W/BRET BAIER SPC: 298 |
SITUATION ROOM SPCL: 237 |
ALL IN W. C HAYES SPEC: 111 |
RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS: 10 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 26 |
| 7p | JESSE WATTERS SPECIAL: 238 |
SITUATION ROOM SPCL: 248 |
— | ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 7 |
NEWSNATION PRIME: 19 |
| 8p | INDEPENDENCE DAY SPECIAL: 196 |
CNNS 4TH IN AMERICA: 221 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 107 |
ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE: 10 |
NEWSNATION PRIME: 15 |
| 9p | — | CNNS 4TH IN AMERICA: 279 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 75 |
PRIME NEWS: 17 |
DAN ABRAMS LIVE: 11 |
| 10p | FIVE, THE SPCL: 137 |
CNNS 4TH IN AMERICA: 244 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 69 |
GREG KELLY REPORTS: 16 |
NEWSNATION PRIME: 7 |
| 11p | INDEPENDENCE DAY SPECIAL: 95 |
CNNS 4TH IN AMERICA: 192 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 83 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 15 |
NEWSNATION PRIME: 1 |
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: 715,000
Fox News: 1.31 million
MSNBC: 620,000
25-54 Demo:
CNN: 155,000
Fox News: 190,000
MSNBC: 74,000
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: 989,000
Fox News: 1.44 million
MSNBC: 783,000
25-54 Demo:
CNN: 248,000
Fox News: 176,000
MSNBC: 84,000
For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.
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