Cable News Ratings Monday May 2: Gutfeld! Tops CNN and MSNBC Prime Time Despite SCOTUS News

Mediaite StaffMay 3rd, 2022, 5:04 pm
 

Fox News’s late-night talk show Gutfeld! topped all of MSNBC and CNN’s prime time line-up on Monday night, including The Rachel Maddow Show. 

Greg Gutfeld brought in some 2.147 million total viewers on an evening dominated by the news of a leaked Supreme Court draft decision signaling the overturn of Roe v. Wade. Gutfeld broadcast Monday night with a live audience and from a new studio.

Despite the bombshell news Maddow only brought in 1.94 million total viewers to lead MSNBC in the ratings.

Meanwhile, Don Lemon Tonight led CNN with 689,000 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:
1098		 NEW DAY:
320		 MORNING JOE:
738		 DIAMOND AND SILK CRYSTAL:
12		 ELEMENTARY:
19
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1456		 NEW DAY:
414		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
72		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
39
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1722		 NEW DAY:
446		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1734		 CNN NEWSROOM:
514		 MORNING JOE:
802		 NATIONAL REPORT:
126		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1779		 CNN NEWSROOM:
578		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
505		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
106
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1721		 AT THIS HOUR:
637		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
513		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
134
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1809		 INSIDE POLITICS:
609		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
577		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
130		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
157
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1647		 CNN NEWSROOM:
647		 MTP DAILY:
559		 — BLUE BLOODS:
168
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1512		 CNN NEWSROOM:
621		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
620		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
174		 BLUE BLOODS:
256
3p STORY, THE:
1593		 CNN NEWSROOM:
673		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
657		 TRUMP NEBRASKA RALLY RECA:
203		 BLUE BLOODS:
339
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1544		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
686		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1211		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
242		 BLUE BLOODS:
374
5p FIVE, THE:
3371		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
628		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
257		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
153
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2556		 SITUATION ROOM:
577		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1104		 SPICER & CO:
273		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
76
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2492		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
589		 REIDOUT:
978		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
364		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
47
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3188		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
602		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1088		 STINCHFIELD:
289		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
64
9p HANNITY:
2791		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
660		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
1941		 PRIME NEWS:
164		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
43
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2403		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
689		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1451		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
160		 BANFIELD:
58
11p GUTFELD!:
2147		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
517		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
826		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
101		 NN PRIME: SPECIAL REPORT:
38

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
228		 NEW DAY:
56		 MORNING JOE:
78		 DIAMOND AND SILK CRYSTAL:
2		 ELEMENTARY:
5
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
287		 NEW DAY:
82		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
6		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
7
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
311		 NEW DAY:
62		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
300		 CNN NEWSROOM:
69		 MORNING JOE:
91		 NATIONAL REPORT:
21		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
285		 CNN NEWSROOM:
92		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
55		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
13
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
322		 AT THIS HOUR:
101		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
70		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
15
12p OUTNUMBERED:
308		 INSIDE POLITICS:
133		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
44		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
25		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
26
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
250		 CNN NEWSROOM:
130		 MTP DAILY:
42		 — BLUE BLOODS:
24
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
230		 CNN NEWSROOM:
134		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
51		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
47		 BLUE BLOODS:
39
3p STORY, THE:
245		 CNN NEWSROOM:
127		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
52		 TRUMP NEBRASKA RALLY RECA:
44		 BLUE BLOODS:
54
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
211		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
127		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
104		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
35		 BLUE BLOODS:
49
5p FIVE, THE:
445		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
152		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
39		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
30
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
376		 SITUATION ROOM:
150		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
91		 SPICER & CO:
40		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
19
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
340		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
146		 REIDOUT:
116		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
45		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
11
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
553		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
130		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
108		 STINCHFIELD:
31		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
20
9p HANNITY:
425		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
164		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
228		 PRIME NEWS:
23		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
7
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
389		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
211		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
188		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
25		 BANFIELD:
11
11p GUTFELD!:
382		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
152		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
111		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
9		 NN PRIME: SPECIAL REPORT:
6

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: 539,000

Fox News: 1.87 million

MSNBC: 828,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 118,000

Fox News: 311,000

MSNBC: 89,000

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: 650,000

Fox News: 2.79 million

MSNBC: 1.49 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 168,000

Fox News: 456,000

MSNBC: 175,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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