Cable News Ratings Monday, September 20: Monday’s Most Watched Show on Cable News Was Not in Prime Time

Mediaite StaffSep 21st, 2021, 4:16 pm
 
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The most-watched show in all of cable news Monday was not in prime time.

The Five, which airs in the 5 p.m. hour on Fox News, drew a monster 3.55 million viewers on Monday, handily beating out every hour on MSNBC and CNN and even besting Fox’s highly-rated prime time slate.

Fox News host Tucker Carlson placed second in cable news, with 3.14 million, while Bret Baier came third with a very impressive 2.58 million viewers.

While The Five placed first in total viewers, Carlson still took home the top spot in the advertiser coveted 25-54 demo, with 535,000 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:
958		 NEW DAY:
373		 MORNING JOE:
771		 DIAMOND AND SILK CRYSTAL:
19		 —
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1397		 NEW DAY:
399		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
107		 —
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1699		 NEW DAY:
444		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1728		 CNN NEWSROOM:
630		 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS:
734		 NATIONAL REPORT:
169		 JAG:
60
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1959		 CNN NEWSROOM:
771		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
646		 — JAG:
98
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1961		 AT THIS HOUR:
776		 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS:
607		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
132
12p OUTNUMBERED:
2007		 INSIDE POLITICS:
749		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
735		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
169		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
212
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
2036		 CNN NEWSROOM:
750		 MTP DAILY:
801		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
216
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
2027		 CNN NEWSROOM:
718		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
731		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
205		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
350
3p STORY, THE:
1912		 CNN NEWSROOM:
738		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
776		 — BLUE BLOODS:
271
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1919		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
801		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1297		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
249		 BLUE BLOODS:
303
5p FIVE, THE:
3550		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
744		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
263		 BLUE BLOODS:
350
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2585		 SITUATION ROOM:
709		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1146		 SPICER & CO:
262		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
130
7p FOX NEWS PRIMETIME:
2193		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
983		 REIDOUT:
1197		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
389		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
51
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3143		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
995		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1289		 STINCHFIELD:
196		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
21
9p HANNITY:
2486		 CUOMO PRIME TIME:
783		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
2150		 CORTES & PELLEGRINO:
114		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
17
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2120		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
649		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1896		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
137		 BANFIELD:
24
11p GUTFELD!:
1776		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
553		 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS:
1113		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
156		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
19

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
155		 NEW DAY:
104		 MORNING JOE:
108		 DIAMOND AND SILK CRYSTAL:
0		 —
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
295		 NEW DAY:
101		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
14		 —
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
281		 NEW DAY:
106		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
266		 CNN NEWSROOM:
141		 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS:
76		 NATIONAL REPORT:
13		 JAG:
7
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
310		 CNN NEWSROOM:
168		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
50		 — JAG:
18
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
354		 AT THIS HOUR:
170		 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS:
48		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
16
12p OUTNUMBERED:
348		 INSIDE POLITICS:
169		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
55		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
16		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
36
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
386		 CNN NEWSROOM:
165		 MTP DAILY:
73		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
47
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
353		 CNN NEWSROOM:
144		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
74		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
25		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
70
3p STORY, THE:
334		 CNN NEWSROOM:
158		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
60		 — BLUE BLOODS:
37
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
318		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
179		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
100		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
14		 BLUE BLOODS:
24
5p FIVE, THE:
520		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
193		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
22		 BLUE BLOODS:
37
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
407		 SITUATION ROOM:
177		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
119		 SPICER & CO:
29		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
15
7p FOX NEWS PRIMETIME:
378		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
246		 REIDOUT:
138		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
52		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
3
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
535		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
237		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
169		 STINCHFIELD:
22		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
1
9p HANNITY:
423		 CUOMO PRIME TIME:
214		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
293		 CORTES & PELLEGRINO:
20		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
2
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
350		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
177		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
188		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
35		 BANFIELD:
8
11p GUTFELD!:
330		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
169		 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS:
138		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
34		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
3

As for the three cable news networks overall, here are the total day averages in total viewers and the 25-54 category.

Total viewers:

CNN: 656,000

Fox News: 1.89 million

MSNBC: 978,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 160,000

Fox News: 324,000

MSNBC: 106,000

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: 809,000

Fox News: 2.58 million

MSNBC: 1.77 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 209,000

Fox News: 436,000

MSNBC: 217,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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