Cable News Ratings Thursday March 16: Fox News Beats CNN and MSNBC Combined in Demo and Total Viewers

Mediaite StaffMar 17th, 2023, 4:41 pm
 
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Fox News on Thursday beat CNN and MSNBC combined — both the key 25-54 age demographic and in terms of total viewers.

Fox News averaged 1.54 million total day viewers and 178,000 demo viewers to land in first place.

MSNBC brought in an average of 852,000 total day viewers and 90,000 demo viewers to come in second. CNN, meanwhile, averaged 403,000 total day viewers and 78,000 demo viewers for third.

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:
837		 CNN THIS MORNING:
204		 MORNING JOE:
773		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
30		 EARLY MORNING:
9
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1130		 CNN THIS MORNING:
270		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
100		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
31
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1363		 CNN THIS MORNING:
431		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1404		 CNN NEWSROOM:
456		 MORNING JOE:
677		 NATIONAL REPORT:
121		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1427		 CNN NEWSROOM:
538		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
623		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
32
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1425		 AT THIS HOUR:
580		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
561		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1501		 INSIDE POLITICS:
541		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
548		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
102		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1435		 CNN NEWSROOM:
485		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
608		 — BLUE BLOODS:
159
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1322		 CNN NEWSROOM:
413		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
78		 BLUE BLOODS:
170
3p STORY, THE:
1212		 CNN NEWSROOM:
449		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
727		 — BLUE BLOODS:
213
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1108		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
453		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1216		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
128		 BLUE BLOODS:
262
5p FIVE, THE:
2746		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
485		 — SPICER & CO:
100		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
104
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
1898		 SITUATION ROOM:
434		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1282		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
126		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
38
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2435		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
565		 REIDOUT:
1081		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
158		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
46
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
2904		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
559		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1319		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
108		 CUOMO:
127
9p HANNITY:
2256		 CNN PRIMETIME:
366		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1258		 PRIME NEWS:
76		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
106
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1839		 CNN TONIGHT:
322		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1433		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
113		 BANFIELD:
97
11p GUTFELD!:
1918		 CNN TONIGHT:
255		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
1027		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
58		 CUOMO:
73

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
100		 CNN THIS MORNING:
44		 MORNING JOE:
90		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
6		 EARLY MORNING:
2
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
168		 CNN THIS MORNING:
62		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
13		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
5
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
215		 CNN THIS MORNING:
103		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
192		 CNN NEWSROOM:
75		 MORNING JOE:
74		 NATIONAL REPORT:
6		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
171		 CNN NEWSROOM:
99		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
72		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
10
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
186		 AT THIS HOUR:
105		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
62		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
177		 INSIDE POLITICS:
95		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
64		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
7		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
152		 CNN NEWSROOM:
72		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
75		 — BLUE BLOODS:
21
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
135		 CNN NEWSROOM:
73		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
5		 BLUE BLOODS:
23
3p STORY, THE:
130		 CNN NEWSROOM:
76		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
72		 — BLUE BLOODS:
20
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
118		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
73		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
105		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
7		 BLUE BLOODS:
49
5p FIVE, THE:
260		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
81		 — SPICER & CO:
10		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
22
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
161		 SITUATION ROOM:
80		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
125		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
10		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
11
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
216		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
115		 REIDOUT:
140		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
13		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
14
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
316		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
95		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
126		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
23		 CUOMO:
17
9p HANNITY:
225		 CNN PRIMETIME:
81		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
112		 PRIME NEWS:
14		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
19
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
193		 CNN TONIGHT:
59		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
118		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
14		 BANFIELD:
29
11p GUTFELD!:
287		 CNN TONIGHT:
52		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
107		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
8		 CUOMO:
20

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: 403,000

Fox News: 1.54 million

MSNBC: 852,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 78,000

Fox News: 178,000

MSNBC: 90,000

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: 415,000

Fox News: 2.33 million

MSNBC: 1.34 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 78,000

Fox News: 245,000

MSNBC: 118,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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