Cable News Ratings, Thursday, December 30: CNN Prime Time Languishes in Distant Third with 529,000 Average Viewers

Mediaite StaffJan 3rd, 2022, 5:29 pm
 

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CNN’s prime time programs struggled on Thursday to attract over a half a million viewers.

The network’s prime time shows’ total viewer average was 529,000. By contrast, Fox News’ prime time shows averaged 1.94 million total viewers, while MSNBC’s prime time offerings averaged 1.13 million total viewers.

CNN’s 11 a.m. news show At This Hour pulled in the network’s largest audience with 651,000 total average viewers. The next-highest-rated show was CNN’s Newsroom at 10 a.m.

Both those programs beat out CNN’s prime time shows, which usually attract the network’s largest audiences.

Erin Burnett’s OutFront pulled in 555,000 total average viewers, while Anderson Cooper 360 scored 577,000 and Don Lemon Tonight raked in only 487,000.

Here is a full breakdown of Thursday’s cable news ratings by show:

Total Viewers (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
858		 NEW DAY:
262		 MORNING JOE:
570		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
16		 MURDER, SHE WROTE:
45
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1175		 NEW DAY:
357		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
78		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
23
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1644		 NEW DAY:
432		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1669		 CNN NEWSROOM:
592		 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS:
611		 NATIONAL REPORT:
164		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1662		 CNN NEWSROOM:
644		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
624		 — JAG:
104
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1594		 AT THIS HOUR:
651		 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS:
511		 — JAG:
133
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1634		 INSIDE POLITICS:
594		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
608		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
152		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
159
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1326		 CNN NEWSROOM:
572		 MTP DAILY:
600		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
227
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1152		 CNN NEWSROOM:
582		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
640		 SIT-DOWN: HUCKABEE AND TR:
76		 BLUE BLOODS:
210
3p STORY, THE:
1233		 CNN NEWSROOM:
584		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
535		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
121		 BLUE BLOODS:
244
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1252		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
621		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
916		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
142		 BLUE BLOODS:
350
5p FIVE, THE:
2762		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
625		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
185		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
122
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2032		 SITUATION ROOM:
522		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
948		 SPICER & CO:
195		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
39
7p FOX NEWS PRIMETIME:
1663		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
555		 REIDOUT:
774		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
226		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
27
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
2259		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
577		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1094		 STINCHFIELD:
195		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
43
9p HANNITY:
1914		 CNN SPECIAL REPORT:
522		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
1379		 CORTES & PELLEGRINO:
155		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
49
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1655		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
487		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
934		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
142		 BANFIELD:
26
11p GUTFELD!:
1417		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
376		 11TH HOUR:
591		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
94		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
18

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
157		 NEW DAY:
43		 MORNING JOE:
47		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
0		 MURDER, SHE WROTE:
10
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
183		 NEW DAY:
57		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
20		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
2
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
225		 NEW DAY:
63		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
299		 CNN NEWSROOM:
80		 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS:
63		 NATIONAL REPORT:
24		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
355		 CNN NEWSROOM:
95		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
66		 — JAG:
18
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
328		 AT THIS HOUR:
103		 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS:
54		 — JAG:
19
12p OUTNUMBERED:
284		 INSIDE POLITICS:
120		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
52		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
26		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
23
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
221		 CNN NEWSROOM:
140		 MTP DAILY:
46		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
35
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
193		 CNN NEWSROOM:
117		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
66		 SIT-DOWN: HUCKABEE AND TR:
5		 BLUE BLOODS:
33
3p STORY, THE:
201		 CNN NEWSROOM:
98		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
65		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
15		 BLUE BLOODS:
35
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
196		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
109		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
63		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
23		 BLUE BLOODS:
48
5p FIVE, THE:
401		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
118		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
26		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
15
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
297		 SITUATION ROOM:
122		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
82		 SPICER & CO:
16		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
4
7p FOX NEWS PRIMETIME:
208		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
101		 REIDOUT:
83		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
31		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
3
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
261		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
95		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
109		 STINCHFIELD:
20		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
1
9p HANNITY:
255		 CNN SPECIAL REPORT:
107		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
115		 CORTES & PELLEGRINO:
10		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
4
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
246		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
95		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
70		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
13		 BANFIELD:
0
11p GUTFELD!:
217		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
86		 11TH HOUR:
79		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
20		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
0

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: 492,000

Fox: 1.45 million

MSNBC: 688,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 90,000

Fox News: 232,000

MSNBC: 64,000

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: 529,000

Fox News: 1.94 million

MSNBC: 1.13 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 99,000

Fox News: 254,000

MSNBC: 98,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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