Cable News Ratings Monday, September 6: Fox News Beats CNN and MSNBC Combined on Labor Day
Fox News beat CNN and MSNBC combined in the ratings on Labor Day Monday. (Given the holiday weekend, the Nielsen numbers this week will be delayed by a day. We apologize on behalf of the ratings gods for the delay.)
Now for the numbers…
In the total day numbers, Fox took first place with 1.35 million viewers, followed by 567,000 for MSNBC and 551,000 for CNN.
Fox similarly beat both combined in the demo overall, with 186,000 25-54 viewers to CNN’s 114,000 and MSNBC’s 56,000.
At 5 pm, a special Labor Day edition of The Five (1.76 million) beat CNN (671,000) and MSNBC (averaging 928,000 from 4-6) overall.
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: 791 |
NEW DAY SPECIAL: 343 |
MEET THE PRESS: 243 |
DIAMOND AND SILK CRYSTAL: 28 |
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| 7a | FOX AND FRIENDS SPECIAL: 1078 |
NEW DAY SPECIAL: 408 |
MORNING JOE-SPC: 436 |
WAKE UP AMERICA: 120 |
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| 8a | FOX AND FRIENDS SPECIAL: 1547 |
NEW DAY SPECIAL: 555 |
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| 9a | FOX NEWS LIVE: 1679 |
CNN NEWSROOM SPCL: 725 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 611 |
NATIONAL REPORT: 168 |
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| 10a | FOX NEWS LIVE: 1624 |
CNN NEWSROOM SPCL: 740 |
HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS: 652 |
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| 11a | FOX NEWS LIVE: 1576 |
AT THIS HOUR SPCL: 719 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 573 |
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| 12p | OUTNUMBERED SPECIAL: 1576 |
INSIDE POLITICS SPECIAL: 643 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 612 |
JOHN BACHMAN NOW: 151 |
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| 1p | FOX NEWS LIVE: 1439 |
CNN NEWSROOM SPCL: 667 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 581 |
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| 2p | FOX NEWS LIVE: 1235 |
CNN NEWSROOM SPCL: 735 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 543 |
AMERICAN AGENDA: 184 |
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| 3p | FOX NEWS LIVE: 1243 |
CNN NEWSROOM SPCL: 640 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 572 |
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| 4p | YOUR WORLD W/CAVUTO SPCL: 1184 |
LEAD W/ JAKE TAPPER SPCL: 681 |
DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL: 928 |
ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE: 216 |
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| 5p | FIVE, THE SPCL: 1761 |
SITUATION ROOM SPCL: 671 |
— | CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE: 256 |
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| 6p | SPCL RPT W/BRET BAIER SPC: 1705 |
SITUATION ROOM SPCL: 589 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 799 |
SPICER & CO: 274 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 115 |
| 7p | FOX NEWS PRIMETIME SPCL: 1643 |
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRNT SPCL: 558 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 693 |
GREG KELLY REPORTS: 300 |
DONLON REPORT, THE: 57 |
| 8p | TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL: 2099 |
ANDERSON COOPER SPECIAL: 791 |
DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL: 774 |
STINCHFIELD: 258 |
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT: 24 |
| 9p | HANNITY SPECIAL: 1531 |
CNN FILMS PRESENTS: 445 |
— | CORTES & PELLEGRINO: 191 |
NEWSNATION PRIME: 42 |
| 10p | INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL: 1556 |
— | PROMISED LAND: 508 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 133 |
BANFIELD: 29 |
| 11p | GUTFELD SPECIAL: 1156 |
DON LEMON SPECIAL: 341 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 431 |
GREG KELLY REPORTS: 148 |
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25-54 Demo (thousands)
| ET | FNC | CNN | MSNBC | NEWSMAX | NEWSNATION |
| 6a | FOX AND FRIENDS SPECIAL: 86 |
NEW DAY SPECIAL: 46 |
MEET THE PRESS: 34 |
DIAMOND AND SILK CRYSTAL: 4 |
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| 7a | FOX AND FRIENDS SPECIAL: 117 |
NEW DAY SPECIAL: 61 |
MORNING JOE-SPC: 40 |
WAKE UP AMERICA: 8 |
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| 8a | FOX AND FRIENDS SPECIAL: 184 |
NEW DAY SPECIAL: 92 |
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| 9a | FOX NEWS LIVE: 209 |
CNN NEWSROOM SPCL: 166 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 50 |
NATIONAL REPORT: 15 |
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| 10a | FOX NEWS LIVE: 210 |
CNN NEWSROOM SPCL: 179 |
HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS: 62 |
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| 11a | FOX NEWS LIVE: 223 |
AT THIS HOUR SPCL: 193 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 51 |
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| 12p | OUTNUMBERED SPECIAL: 211 |
INSIDE POLITICS SPECIAL: 125 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 55 |
JOHN BACHMAN NOW: 27 |
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| 1p | FOX NEWS LIVE: 239 |
CNN NEWSROOM SPCL: 111 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 69 |
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| 2p | FOX NEWS LIVE: 174 |
CNN NEWSROOM SPCL: 129 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 85 |
AMERICAN AGENDA: 40 |
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| 3p | FOX NEWS LIVE: 181 |
CNN NEWSROOM SPCL: 99 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 80 |
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| 4p | YOUR WORLD W/CAVUTO SPCL: 181 |
LEAD W/ JAKE TAPPER SPCL: 112 |
DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL: 89 |
ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE: 42 |
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| 5p | FIVE, THE SPCL: 193 |
SITUATION ROOM SPCL: 133 |
— | CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE: 58 |
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| 6p | SPCL RPT W/BRET BAIER SPC: 197 |
SITUATION ROOM SPCL: 142 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 90 |
SPICER & CO: 54 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 18 |
| 7p | FOX NEWS PRIMETIME SPCL: 216 |
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRNT SPCL: 98 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 58 |
GREG KELLY REPORTS: 56 |
DONLON REPORT, THE: 7 |
| 8p | TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL: 293 |
ANDERSON COOPER SPECIAL: 164 |
DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL: 55 |
STINCHFIELD: 58 |
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT: 3 |
| 9p | HANNITY SPECIAL: 213 |
CNN FILMS PRESENTS: 114 |
— | CORTES & PELLEGRINO: 53 |
NEWSNATION PRIME: 3 |
| 10p | INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL: 219 |
— | PROMISED LAND: 56 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 16 |
BANFIELD: 5 |
| 11p | GUTFELD SPECIAL: 179 |
DON LEMON SPECIAL: 101 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 45 |
GREG KELLY REPORTS: 29 |
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As for the three cable news networks overall, here are the total day averages in total viewers and the 25-54 category.
Total viewers:
Fox News: 1.35 mil
MSNBC: 567,000
CNN: 551,000
25-54 Demo:
Fox News: 186,000
CNN: 114,000
MSNBC: 56,000
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:
Fox News: 1.73 million
MSNBC: 686,000
CNN: 560,000
25-54 Demo:
Fox News: 242,000
CNN: 131,000
MSNBC: 55,000
For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.
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