Cable News Ratings Thursday March 23: Ayman Mohyeldin Leads MSNBC in Demo, Tops Fox’s Cavuto

Mediaite StaffMar 24th, 2023, 4:54 pm
 

Ayman Mohyeldin

MSNBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin guest hosted Nicolle Wallace’s Deadline: White House program on Thursday and managed to score a rare win over Fox News. 

Mohyeldin averaged 146,000 viewers in the key 25-54 age demographic between 4 and 6 p.m., which was enough to top MSNBC, but also beat out Neil Cavuto at 4 p.m.

Cavuto, on Fox News, brought in 99,000 demo viewers. Cavuto also landed behind CNN’s Jake Tapper in the demo, who brought in 111,000 viewers.

Notably, Cavuto beat CNN in total viewers and came in just behind MSNBC in total viewers.

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:
880		 CNN THIS MORNING:
297		 MORNING JOE:
905		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
26		 EARLY MORNING:
12
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1194		 CNN THIS MORNING:
338		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
61		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
33
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1483		 CNN THIS MORNING:
416		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1497		 CNN NEWSROOM:
572		 MORNING JOE:
925		 NATIONAL REPORT:
124		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1507		 CNN NEWSROOM:
616		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
744		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
19
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1467		 AT THIS HOUR:
591		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
620		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1658		 INSIDE POLITICS:
645		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
686		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
148		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1418		 CNN NEWSROOM:
601		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
709		 — BLUE BLOODS:
132
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1309		 CNN NEWSROOM:
578		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
150		 BLUE BLOODS:
207
3p STORY, THE:
1266		 CNN NEWSROOM:
586		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
903		 — BLUE BLOODS:
226
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1274		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
636		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1297		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
163		 BLUE BLOODS:
282
5p FIVE, THE:
2971		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
582		 — SPICER & CO:
142		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
132
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
1941		 SITUATION ROOM:
494		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1428		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
159		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
83
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2321		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
603		 REIDOUT:
1173		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
244		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
61
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
2972		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
580		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1214		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
212		 CUOMO:
136
9p HANNITY:
2297		 CNN PRIMETIME:
410		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1345		 PRIME NEWS:
162		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
80
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1875		 CNN TONIGHT:
424		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1493		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
124		 BANFIELD:
98
11p GUTFELD!:
1824		 CNN TONIGHT:
301		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
863		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
138		 CUOMO:
83

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
123		 CNN THIS MORNING:
63		 MORNING JOE:
125		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
5		 EARLY MORNING:
5
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
163		 CNN THIS MORNING:
81		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
7		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
2
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
177		 CNN THIS MORNING:
99		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
182		 CNN NEWSROOM:
105		 MORNING JOE:
105		 NATIONAL REPORT:
12		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
157		 CNN NEWSROOM:
110		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
90		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
2
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
135		 AT THIS HOUR:
84		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
88		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
172		 INSIDE POLITICS:
102		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
74		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
10		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
138		 CNN NEWSROOM:
80		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
86		 — BLUE BLOODS:
22
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
118		 CNN NEWSROOM:
84		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
18		 BLUE BLOODS:
40
3p STORY, THE:
126		 CNN NEWSROOM:
83		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
109		 — BLUE BLOODS:
37
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
99		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
111		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
146		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
13		 BLUE BLOODS:
51
5p FIVE, THE:
289		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
97		 — SPICER & CO:
12		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
40
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
201		 SITUATION ROOM:
86		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
135		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
14		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
28
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
239		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
106		 REIDOUT:
116		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
25		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
25
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
348		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
74		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
125		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
21		 CUOMO:
33
9p HANNITY:
224		 CNN PRIMETIME:
94		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
125		 PRIME NEWS:
22		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
12
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
213		 CNN TONIGHT:
113		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
112		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
12		 BANFIELD:
27
11p GUTFELD!:
244		 CNN TONIGHT:
63		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
81		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
11		 CUOMO:
23

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: 470,000

Fox News: 1.58 million

MSNBC: 931,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 84,000

Fox News: 173,000

MSNBC: 102,000

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: 471,000

Fox News: 2.38 million

MSNBC: 1.35 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 94,000

Fox News: 262,000

MSNBC: 121,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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