Cable News Ratings Thursday March 17: Hannity Places First in Demo

Mediaite StaffMar 18th, 2022, 4:18 pm
 

Sean Hannity on Thursday

Fox News host Sean Hannity placed first in the advertiser-coveted 25-54 age demographic on Thursday.

Hannity drew 491,000 viewers in the demo, edging out Tucker Carlson, who placed second with 483,000 viewers.

Despite the strong demo showing, Hannity placed fourth in total viewers, behind Tucker Carlson Tonight, The Five, and Jesse Watters Primetime.

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:
1152		 NEW DAY:
494		 MORNING JOE:
905		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
16		 ELEMENTARY:
27
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1492		 NEW DAY:
627		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
103		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
7
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1828		 NEW DAY:
771		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1895		 CNN NEWSROOM:
812		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
733		 NATIONAL REPORT:
186		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
2002		 CNN NEWSROOM:
944		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
601		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
84
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
2015		 AT THIS HOUR:
941		 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS:
614		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
84
12p OUTNUMBERED:
2027		 INSIDE POLITICS:
999		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
715		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
142		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
166
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1837		 CNN NEWSROOM:
1012		 MTP DAILY:
703		 — BLUE BLOODS:
129
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1864		 CNN NEWSROOM:
1021		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
691		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
131		 BLUE BLOODS:
171
3p STORY, THE:
1755		 CNN NEWSROOM:
1029		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
660		 — BLUE BLOODS:
242
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1781		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
962		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1043		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
245		 BLUE BLOODS:
315
5p FIVE, THE:
3175		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
823		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
235		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
137
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2573		 SITUATION ROOM:
786		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1074		 SPICER & CO:
269		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
46
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2994		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
979		 REIDOUT:
1082		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
339		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
55
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3289		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
1126		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1251		 STINCHFIELD:
233		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
51
9p HANNITY:
2955		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
1016		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
1471		 PRIME NEWS:
122		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
55
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2403		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
977		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1448		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
129		 BANFIELD:
69
11p GUTFELD!:
2097		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
726		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
875		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
125		 NN PRIME: SPECIAL REPORT:
82

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
282		 NEW DAY:
109		 MORNING JOE:
96		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
5		 ELEMENTARY:
0
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
336		 NEW DAY:
154		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
4		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
0
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
321		 NEW DAY:
188		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
287		 CNN NEWSROOM:
172		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
74		 NATIONAL REPORT:
18		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
300		 CNN NEWSROOM:
211		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
60		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
13
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
356		 AT THIS HOUR:
200		 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS:
62		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
9
12p OUTNUMBERED:
353		 INSIDE POLITICS:
204		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
72		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
26		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
34
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
299		 CNN NEWSROOM:
224		 MTP DAILY:
77		 — BLUE BLOODS:
24
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
283		 CNN NEWSROOM:
252		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
90		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
28		 BLUE BLOODS:
24
3p STORY, THE:
281		 CNN NEWSROOM:
277		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
75		 — BLUE BLOODS:
25
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
282		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
256		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
103		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
29		 BLUE BLOODS:
44
5p FIVE, THE:
443		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
176		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
34		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
23
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
402		 SITUATION ROOM:
203		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
114		 SPICER & CO:
36		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
8
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
486		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
268		 REIDOUT:
131		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
35		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
8
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
483		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
283		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
193		 STINCHFIELD:
35		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
9
9p HANNITY:
491		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
291		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
197		 PRIME NEWS:
16		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
9
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
433		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
258		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
156		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
10		 BANFIELD:
5
11p GUTFELD!:
384		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
179		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
112		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
8		 NN PRIME: SPECIAL REPORT:
4

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: 832,000

Fox: 1.98 million

MSNBC: 858,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 204,000

Fox News: 335,000

MSNBC: 100,000

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: 1.04 million

Fox News: 2.88 million

MSNBC: 1.39 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 278,000

Fox News: 469,000

MSNBC: 182,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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