Cable News Ratings November 28 & 29: Boosted By Maddow, MSNBC Nearly Triples CNN in Prime

MSNBC tripled CNN in total viewers during prime time on Monday, thanks to a strong showing from star host Rachel Maddow.
MSNBC averaged 1.82 million viewers in prime time, while CNN pulled in 640,000 and Fox News placed first with 2.43 million.
While Maddow walloped CNN’s Anderson Cooper in their 9 p.m. time slot, Fox News’s Sean Hannity won the hour in both total viewers and the key 25-54 age demographic.
Scroll down for Tuesday’s ratings as well.
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: 888 |
CNN THIS MORNING: 388 |
MORNING JOE: 863 |
WENDY BELL COMMON SENSE: 22 |
EARLY MORNING: 21 |
| 7a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 1252 |
CNN THIS MORNING: 382 |
— | WAKE UP AMERICA: 101 |
MORNING IN AMERICA: 31 |
| 8a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 1567 |
CNN THIS MORNING: 488 |
— | — | — |
| 9a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 1649 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 549 |
MORNING JOE: 970 |
NATIONAL REPORT: 141 |
— |
| 10a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 1648 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 661 |
JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS: 675 |
— | NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES: 32 |
| 11a | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE: 1565 |
AT THIS HOUR: 555 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 613 |
— | — |
| 12p | OUTNUMBERED: 1570 |
INSIDE POLITICS: 604 |
ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS: 668 |
JOHN BACHMAN NOW: 141 |
BLUE BLOODS: 93 |
| 1p | AMERICA REPORTS: 1410 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 643 |
CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: 733 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 130 |
| 2p | AMERICA REPORTS: 1467 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 693 |
KATY TUR REPORTS: 754 |
AMERICAN AGENDA: 148 |
BLUE BLOODS: 191 |
| 3p | STORY, THE: 1439 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 723 |
HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS: 805 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 224 |
| 4p | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO: 1550 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 779 |
DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: 1444 |
CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE: 218 |
BLUE BLOODS: 282 |
| 5p | FIVE, THE: 3442 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 780 |
— | SPICER & CO: 227 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 106 |
| 6p | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER: 2662 |
SITUATION ROOM: 779 |
BEAT W/ARI MELBER: 1442 |
RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS: 222 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 73 |
| 7p | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME: 2931 |
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT: 850 |
REIDOUT: 1334 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 254 |
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT: 62 |
| 8p | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT: 3166 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 740 |
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES: 1525 |
ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE: 160 |
CUOMO: 114 |
| 9p | HANNITY: 2346 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 623 |
RACHEL MADDOW SHOW: 2292 |
PRIME NEWS: 115 |
DAN ABRAMS LIVE: 109 |
| 10p | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE: 1801 |
CNN TONIGHT: 556 |
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL: 1649 |
GREG KELLY REPORTS: 176 |
BANFIELD: 80 |
| 11p | GUTFELD!: 1875 |
CNN TONIGHT: 385 |
11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE: 1012 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 106 |
CUOMO: 49 |
25-54 Demo (thousands)
| ET | FNC | CNN | MSNBC | NEWSMAX | NEWSNATION |
| 6a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 124 |
CNN THIS MORNING: 81 |
MORNING JOE: 109 |
WENDY BELL COMMON SENSE: 1 |
EARLY MORNING: 6 |
| 7a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 182 |
CNN THIS MORNING: 76 |
— | WAKE UP AMERICA: 13 |
MORNING IN AMERICA: 1 |
| 8a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 204 |
CNN THIS MORNING: 98 |
— | — | — |
| 9a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 215 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 115 |
MORNING JOE: 108 |
NATIONAL REPORT: 12 |
— |
| 10a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 243 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 142 |
JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS: 59 |
— | NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES: 11 |
| 11a | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE: 224 |
AT THIS HOUR: 122 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 63 |
— | — |
| 12p | OUTNUMBERED: 210 |
INSIDE POLITICS: 108 |
ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS: 81 |
JOHN BACHMAN NOW: 14 |
BLUE BLOODS: 13 |
| 1p | AMERICA REPORTS: 163 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 111 |
CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: 66 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 20 |
| 2p | AMERICA REPORTS: 177 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 111 |
KATY TUR REPORTS: 78 |
AMERICAN AGENDA: 21 |
BLUE BLOODS: 19 |
| 3p | STORY, THE: 186 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 117 |
HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS: 75 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 16 |
| 4p | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO: 177 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 149 |
DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: 125 |
CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE: 15 |
BLUE BLOODS: 21 |
| 5p | FIVE, THE: 429 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 157 |
— | SPICER & CO: 14 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 2 |
| 6p | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER: 342 |
SITUATION ROOM: 206 |
BEAT W/ARI MELBER: 123 |
RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS: 19 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 15 |
| 7p | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME: 351 |
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT: 219 |
REIDOUT: 184 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 29 |
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT: 10 |
| 8p | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT: 463 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 196 |
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES: 174 |
ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE: 19 |
CUOMO: 4 |
| 9p | HANNITY: 354 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 175 |
RACHEL MADDOW SHOW: 257 |
PRIME NEWS: 13 |
DAN ABRAMS LIVE: 13 |
| 10p | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE: 246 |
CNN TONIGHT: 132 |
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL: 184 |
GREG KELLY REPORTS: 15 |
BANFIELD: 15 |
| 11p | GUTFELD!: 298 |
CNN TONIGHT: 83 |
11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE: 111 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 11 |
CUOMO: 4 |
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: 568,000
Fox News: 1.74 million
MSNBC: 1.01 million
25-54 Demo:
CNN: 120,000
Fox News: 240,000
MSNBC: 112,000
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: 640,000
Fox News: 2.43 million
MSNBC: 1.82 million
25-54 Demo:
CNN: 168,000
Fox News: 354,000
MSNBC: 205,000
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: 1036 |
CNN THIS MORNING: 388 |
MORNING JOE: 876 |
ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE: 13 |
EARLY MORNING: 55 |
| 7a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 1342 |
CNN THIS MORNING: 409 |
— | WAKE UP AMERICA: 105 |
MORNING IN AMERICA: 78 |
| 8a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 1561 |
CNN THIS MORNING: 504 |
— | — | — |
| 9a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 1721 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 589 |
MORNING JOE: 930 |
NATIONAL REPORT: 188 |
— |
| 10a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 1722 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 572 |
JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS: 691 |
— | NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES: 108 |
| 11a | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE: 1665 |
AT THIS HOUR: 546 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 711 |
— | — |
| 12p | OUTNUMBERED: 1806 |
INSIDE POLITICS: 605 |
ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS: 671 |
JOHN BACHMAN NOW: 141 |
BLUE BLOODS: 170 |
| 1p | AMERICA REPORTS: 1472 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 599 |
CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: 668 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 262 |
| 2p | AMERICA REPORTS: 1151 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 528 |
KATY TUR REPORTS: 611 |
AMERICAN AGENDA: 101 |
BLUE BLOODS: 249 |
| 3p | STORY, THE: 971 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 501 |
HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS: 627 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 282 |
| 4p | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO: 1295 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 673 |
DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: 1516 |
CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE: 181 |
BLUE BLOODS: 341 |
| 5p | FIVE, THE: 3448 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 1020 |
— | SPICER & CO: 181 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 144 |
| 6p | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER: 2510 |
SITUATION ROOM: 845 |
BEAT W/ARI MELBER: 1500 |
RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS: 198 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 95 |
| 7p | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME: 2536 |
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT: 866 |
REIDOUT: 1262 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 243 |
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT: 84 |
| 8p | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT: 2831 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 849 |
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES: 1474 |
ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE: 131 |
CUOMO: 161 |
| 9p | HANNITY: 2358 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 721 |
ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT: 1469 |
PRIME NEWS: 86 |
DAN ABRAMS LIVE: 151 |
| 10p | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE: 1835 |
CNN TONIGHT: 587 |
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL: 1450 |
GREG KELLY REPORTS: 116 |
BANFIELD: 118 |
| 11p | GUTFELD!: 1865 |
CNN TONIGHT: 406 |
11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE: 928 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 84 |
CUOMO: 78 |
25-54 Demo (thousands)
| ET | FNC | CNN | MSNBC | NEWSMAX | NEWSNATION |
| 6a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 166 |
CNN THIS MORNING: 75 |
MORNING JOE: 106 |
ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE: 0 |
EARLY MORNING: 6 |
| 7a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 216 |
CNN THIS MORNING: 84 |
— | WAKE UP AMERICA: 10 |
MORNING IN AMERICA: 3 |
| 8a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 232 |
CNN THIS MORNING: 109 |
— | — | — |
| 9a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 225 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 115 |
MORNING JOE: 82 |
NATIONAL REPORT: 17 |
— |
| 10a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 216 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 102 |
JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS: 58 |
— | NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES: 3 |
| 11a | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE: 186 |
AT THIS HOUR: 91 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 52 |
— | — |
| 12p | OUTNUMBERED: 193 |
INSIDE POLITICS: 121 |
ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS: 75 |
JOHN BACHMAN NOW: 20 |
BLUE BLOODS: 20 |
| 1p | AMERICA REPORTS: 149 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 115 |
CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: 60 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 48 |
| 2p | AMERICA REPORTS: 90 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 100 |
KATY TUR REPORTS: 48 |
AMERICAN AGENDA: 8 |
BLUE BLOODS: 44 |
| 3p | STORY, THE: 89 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 113 |
HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS: 58 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 48 |
| 4p | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO: 154 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 127 |
DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: 122 |
CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE: 12 |
BLUE BLOODS: 53 |
| 5p | FIVE, THE: 411 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 194 |
— | SPICER & CO: 9 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 9 |
| 6p | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER: 336 |
SITUATION ROOM: 173 |
BEAT W/ARI MELBER: 127 |
RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS: 12 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 8 |
| 7p | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME: 298 |
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT: 225 |
REIDOUT: 125 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 16 |
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT: 17 |
| 8p | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT: 379 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 221 |
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES: 133 |
ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE: 13 |
CUOMO: 23 |
| 9p | HANNITY: 268 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 169 |
ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT: 179 |
PRIME NEWS: 15 |
DAN ABRAMS LIVE: 27 |
| 10p | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE: 259 |
CNN TONIGHT: 145 |
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL: 176 |
GREG KELLY REPORTS: 8 |
BANFIELD: 37 |
| 11p | GUTFELD!: 334 |
CNN TONIGHT: 103 |
11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE: 151 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 11 |
CUOMO: 35 |
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: 567,000
Fox News: 1.68 million
MSNBC: 958,000
25-54 Demo:
CNN: 121,000
Fox News: 221,000
MSNBC: 104,000
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: 719,000
Fox News: 2.34 million
MSNBC: 1.46 million
25-54 Demo:
CNN: 178,000
Fox News: 302,000
MSNBC: 163,000
For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.
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