Cable News Ratings Thursday February 9: Lawrence O’Donnell Leads MSNBC in Total Viewers and the Demo

Mediaite StaffFeb 10th, 2023, 4:36 pm
 

Lawrence O'Donnell

Lawrence O’Donnell topped MSNBC in both total viewers and in the key 25-54 age demographic on Thursday, landing as the top rated non-Fox News host on cable news.

O’Donnell brought in 1.57 million total viewers, beating out Ari Melber who came in second on the network with 1.48 million total viewers.

In the demo, O’Donnell scored 194,000 viewers, topping Alex Wagner’s 177,000 to lead MSNBC.

Fox News’s Laura Ingraham, however, won the 10 p.m. hour beating O’Donnell in both total viewers and 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:
894		 CNN THIS MORNING:
269		 MORNING JOE:
992		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
39		 EARLY MORNING:
12
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1152		 CNN THIS MORNING:
399		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
98		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
43
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1504		 CNN THIS MORNING:
463		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1763		 CNN NEWSROOM:
520		 MORNING JOE:
1001		 NATIONAL REPORT:
108		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1846		 CNN NEWSROOM:
582		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
672		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
38
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1774		 AT THIS HOUR:
615		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
633		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1853		 INSIDE POLITICS:
602		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
659		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
140		 BLUE BLOODS:
118
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1560		 CNN NEWSROOM:
631		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
635		 — BLUE BLOODS:
187
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1462		 CNN NEWSROOM:
614		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
739		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
104		 BLUE BLOODS:
218
3p STORY, THE:
1444		 CNN NEWSROOM:
540		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
800		 — BLUE BLOODS:
238
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1545		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
638		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1399		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
158		 BLUE BLOODS:
293
5p FIVE, THE:
3484		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
665		 — SPICER & CO:
128		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
154
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2649		 SITUATION ROOM:
525		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1477		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
181		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
81
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2967		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
632		 REIDOUT:
1305		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
191		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
57
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3500		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
692		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1448		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
163		 CUOMO:
135
9p HANNITY:
3124		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
618		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1457		 PRIME NEWS:
121		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
129
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2323		 CNN TONIGHT:
527		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1575		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
165		 BANFIELD:
140
11p GUTFELD!:
2178		 CNN TONIGHT:
405		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
1061		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
73		 CUOMO:
61

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
112		 CNN THIS MORNING:
57		 MORNING JOE:
126		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
2		 EARLY MORNING:
2
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
145		 CNN THIS MORNING:
104		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
8		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
6
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
178		 CNN THIS MORNING:
98		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
224		 CNN NEWSROOM:
125		 MORNING JOE:
116		 NATIONAL REPORT:
4		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
270		 CNN NEWSROOM:
123		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
96		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
8
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
248		 AT THIS HOUR:
130		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
87		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
229		 INSIDE POLITICS:
103		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
78		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
5		 BLUE BLOODS:
24
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
187		 CNN NEWSROOM:
111		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
67		 — BLUE BLOODS:
23
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
151		 CNN NEWSROOM:
96		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
84		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
3		 BLUE BLOODS:
22
3p STORY, THE:
197		 CNN NEWSROOM:
90		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
83		 — BLUE BLOODS:
25
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
205		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
107		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
159		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
7		 BLUE BLOODS:
28
5p FIVE, THE:
431		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
113		 — SPICER & CO:
4		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
10
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
340		 SITUATION ROOM:
102		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
139		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
14		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
6
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
306		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
117		 REIDOUT:
144		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
13		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
6
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
450		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
109		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
170		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
19		 CUOMO:
18
9p HANNITY:
368		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
111		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
177		 PRIME NEWS:
18		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
19
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
283		 CNN TONIGHT:
103		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
194		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
9		 BANFIELD:
21
11p GUTFELD!:
346		 CNN TONIGHT:
71		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
143		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
3		 CUOMO:
12

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: 507,000

Fox News: 1.88 million

MSNBC: 992,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 96,000

Fox News: 244,000

MSNBC: 117,000

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: 612,000

Fox News: 2.98 million

MSNBC: 1.49 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 108,000

Fox News: 367,000

MSNBC: 180,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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