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

MediaiteDec 9th, 2022, 4:22 pm
 

Ari Melber

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.

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