Cable News Ratings Monday March 6: Jan. 6 Tapes Boost Tucker Carlson’s Show to First Place in Ratings

Mediaite StaffMar 7th, 2023, 5:53 pm
 

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Fox News’s Tucker Carlson soared past The Five to land atop the cable news ratings on Monday night.

The Five, which often lands at number 1, raked in 3.0 million total viewers, while Carlson — who aired a highly controversial segment on Jan. 6th — brought in 3.7 million total viewers.

Carlson also won in the key 25-54 age demographic with a whopping 565,000 viewers — more than CNN’s total day average.

Sean Hannity came in third with 2.68 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:
848		 CNN THIS MORNING:
257		 MORNING JOE:
827		 WENDY BELL COMMON SENSE:
7		 EARLY MORNING:
10
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1226		 CNN THIS MORNING:
336		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
74		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
29
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1586		 CNN THIS MORNING:
399		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1634		 CNN NEWSROOM:
512		 MORNING JOE:
781		 NATIONAL REPORT:
139		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1557		 CNN NEWSROOM:
499		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
599		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
26
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1578		 AT THIS HOUR:
465		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
561		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1607		 INSIDE POLITICS:
543		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
615		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
132		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1252		 CNN NEWSROOM:
496		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
626		 — BLUE BLOODS:
139
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1369		 CNN NEWSROOM:
563		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
149		 BLUE BLOODS:
311
3p STORY, THE:
1315		 CNN NEWSROOM:
543		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
727		 — BLUE BLOODS:
366
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1224		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
484		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1312		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
155		 BLUE BLOODS:
413
5p FIVE, THE:
3004		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
530		 — SPICER & CO:
138		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
215
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2203		 SITUATION ROOM:
511		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1375		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
145		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
86
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2601		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
550		 REIDOUT:
1211		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
185		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
49
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3695		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
582		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1230		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
94		 CUOMO:
148
9p HANNITY:
2686		 CNN PRIMETIME:
368		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
2253		 PRIME NEWS:
68		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
92
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2086		 CNN TONIGHT:
429		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1259		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
126		 BANFIELD:
72
11p GUTFELD!:
1888		 CNN TONIGHT:
322		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
775		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
73		 CUOMO:
44

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
116		 CNN THIS MORNING:
63		 MORNING JOE:
101		 WENDY BELL COMMON SENSE:
1		 EARLY MORNING:
1
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
193		 CNN THIS MORNING:
57		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
10		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
5
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
225		 CNN THIS MORNING:
78		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
234		 CNN NEWSROOM:
101		 MORNING JOE:
77		 NATIONAL REPORT:
12		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
196		 CNN NEWSROOM:
78		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
62		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
4
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
230		 AT THIS HOUR:
80		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
47		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
204		 INSIDE POLITICS:
101		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
48		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
8		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
181		 CNN NEWSROOM:
113		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
69		 — BLUE BLOODS:
22
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
199		 CNN NEWSROOM:
119		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
14		 BLUE BLOODS:
48
3p STORY, THE:
156		 CNN NEWSROOM:
117		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
84		 — BLUE BLOODS:
79
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
137		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
106		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
139		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
10		 BLUE BLOODS:
85
5p FIVE, THE:
321		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
123		 — SPICER & CO:
12		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
29
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
241		 SITUATION ROOM:
111		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
134		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
15		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
10
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
265		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
122		 REIDOUT:
148		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
14		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
11
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
565		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
130		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
103		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
13		 CUOMO:
26
9p HANNITY:
322		 CNN PRIMETIME:
84		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
219		 PRIME NEWS:
14		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
19
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
259		 CNN TONIGHT:
87		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
114		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
12		 BANFIELD:
25
11p GUTFELD!:
328		 CNN TONIGHT:
77		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
90		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
4		 CUOMO:
10

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: 430,000

Fox News: 1.68 million

MSNBC: 898,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 92,000

Fox News: 222,000

MSNBC: 94,000

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: 459,000

Fox News: 2.82 million

MSNBC: 1.58 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 100,000

Fox News: 382,000

MSNBC: 145,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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