Cable News Ratings Thursday December 8: Ari Melber Wins on MSNBC — Again

Ari Melber is on a bit of a hot streak.
The host of The Beat at 6 p.m. on MSNBC drew the highest ratings on MSNBC Thursday, besting all of prime time, a feat he’s achieved on a regular basis as of late.
The Beat drew 1.65 million total viewers and 183,000 in the demo, beating all of MSNBC and CNN in overall viewers.
He did not beat the Fox News competition, however. The ratings juggernaut, which airs Special Report with Bret Baier in the 6 p.m. hour, pulled in 2.5 million viewers overall and 284,000 in the demo.
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: 946 |
CNN THIS MORNING: 303 |
MORNING JOE: 976 |
DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY: 18 |
EARLY MORNING: 11 |
| 7a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 1289 |
CNN THIS MORNING: 374 |
— | WAKE UP AMERICA: 82 |
MORNING IN AMERICA: 28 |
| 8a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 1540 |
CNN THIS MORNING: 673 |
— | — | — |
| 9a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 1556 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 762 |
MORNING JOE: 1065 |
NATIONAL REPORT: 166 |
— |
| 10a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 1649 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 854 |
JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS: 899 |
— | NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES: 27 |
| 11a | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE: 1555 |
AT THIS HOUR: 769 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 792 |
— | — |
| 12p | OUTNUMBERED: 1637 |
INSIDE POLITICS: 813 |
ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS: 769 |
JOHN BACHMAN NOW: 115 |
BLUE BLOODS: 98 |
| 1p | AMERICA REPORTS: 1392 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 737 |
CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: 850 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 202 |
| 2p | AMERICA REPORTS: 1357 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 727 |
KATY TUR REPORTS: 871 |
AMERICAN AGENDA: 117 |
BLUE BLOODS: 273 |
| 3p | STORY, THE: 1421 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 731 |
HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS: 879 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 287 |
| 4p | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO: 1460 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 746 |
DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: 1446 |
CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE: 187 |
BLUE BLOODS: 331 |
| 5p | FIVE, THE: 3337 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 812 |
— | SPICER & CO: 165 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 134 |
| 6p | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER: 2503 |
SITUATION ROOM: 738 |
BEAT W/ARI MELBER: 1657 |
RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS: 144 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 68 |
| 7p | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME: 2826 |
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT: 813 |
REIDOUT: 1325 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 204 |
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT: 55 |
| 8p | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT: 3121 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 813 |
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES: 1519 |
ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE: 164 |
CUOMO: 158 |
| 9p | HANNITY: 2354 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 736 |
ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT: 1519 |
PRIME NEWS: 129 |
DAN ABRAMS LIVE: 98 |
| 10p | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE: 2005 |
CNN TONIGHT: 558 |
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL: 1639 |
GREG KELLY REPORTS: 202 |
BANFIELD: 75 |
| 11p | GUTFELD!: 1947 |
CNN TONIGHT: 410 |
11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE: 965 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 112 |
CUOMO: 73 |
25-54 Demo (thousands)
| ET | FNC | CNN | MSNBC | NEWSMAX | NEWSNATION |
| 6a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 154 |
CNN THIS MORNING: 59 |
MORNING JOE: 99 |
DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY: 2 |
EARLY MORNING: 2 |
| 7a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 185 |
CNN THIS MORNING: 77 |
— | WAKE UP AMERICA: 8 |
MORNING IN AMERICA: 4 |
| 8a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 207 |
CNN THIS MORNING: 163 |
— | — | — |
| 9a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 199 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 163 |
MORNING JOE: 125 |
NATIONAL REPORT: 6 |
— |
| 10a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 210 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 164 |
JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS: 99 |
— | NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES: 2 |
| 11a | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE: 221 |
AT THIS HOUR: 148 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 97 |
— | — |
| 12p | OUTNUMBERED: 221 |
INSIDE POLITICS: 144 |
ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS: 79 |
JOHN BACHMAN NOW: 4 |
BLUE BLOODS: 9 |
| 1p | AMERICA REPORTS: 195 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 154 |
CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: 93 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 21 |
| 2p | AMERICA REPORTS: 210 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 152 |
KATY TUR REPORTS: 84 |
AMERICAN AGENDA: 10 |
BLUE BLOODS: 44 |
| 3p | STORY, THE: 237 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 171 |
HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS: 73 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 44 |
| 4p | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO: 220 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 162 |
DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: 146 |
CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE: 15 |
BLUE BLOODS: 50 |
| 5p | FIVE, THE: 438 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 166 |
— | SPICER & CO: 20 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 23 |
| 6p | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER: 284 |
SITUATION ROOM: 144 |
BEAT W/ARI MELBER: 183 |
RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS: 13 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 24 |
| 7p | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME: 303 |
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT: 182 |
REIDOUT: 158 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 18 |
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT: 19 |
| 8p | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT: 400 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 180 |
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES: 166 |
ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE: 6 |
CUOMO: 25 |
| 9p | HANNITY: 271 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 179 |
ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT: 196 |
PRIME NEWS: 21 |
DAN ABRAMS LIVE: 22 |
| 10p | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE: 259 |
CNN TONIGHT: 139 |
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL: 156 |
GREG KELLY REPORTS: 11 |
BANFIELD: 20 |
| 11p | GUTFELD!: 271 |
CNN TONIGHT: 101 |
11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE: 107 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 14 |
CUOMO: 21 |
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: 635,000
Fox News: 1.72 million
MSNBC: 1.05 million
25-54 Demo:
CNN: 137,000
Fox News: 231,000
MSNBC: 120,000
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: 702,000
Fox News: 2.49 million
MSNBC: 1.55 million
25-54 Demo:
CNN: 166,000
Fox News: 310,000
MSNBC: 173,000
For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.