Cable News Ratings Thursday March 24: Fox News Scores Top 14 Shows on Cable News

Mediaite StaffMar 25th, 2022, 4:32 pm
 

On Thursday, every Fox News show beat the highest-rated programs on MSNBC and CNN, giving the network the top 14 shows on cable news.

Fox’s lowest-rated hour was Fox & Friends at 6 a.m., which brought in some 1.03 million total viewers. By 8 a.m., however, Fox & Friends was up to 1.903 million total viewers, which significantly beat out the top-rated shows on MSNBC and CNN.

The Rachel Maddow Show – guest-hosted by Ali Velshi from Warsaw – led MSNBC with 1.507 million total average viewers, while CNN Newsroom at 1 p.m. led CNN with 1.232 million 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:
1035		 NEW DAY:
378		 MORNING JOE:
851		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
18		 ELEMENTARY:
44
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1483		 NEW DAY:
492		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
78		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
32
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1903		 NEW DAY:
692		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1952		 CNN NEWSROOM:
880		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
818		 NATIONAL REPORT:
189		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
2115		 CNN NEWSROOM:
1001		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
747		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
101
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
2040		 AT THIS HOUR:
1069		 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS:
751		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
171
12p OUTNUMBERED:
2076		 INSIDE POLITICS:
1036		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
815		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
141		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
259
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
2252		 CNN NEWSROOM:
1232		 MTP DAILY:
896		 — BLUE BLOODS:
223
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
2062		 CNN NEWSROOM:
1124		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
831		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
121		 BLUE BLOODS:
326
3p STORY, THE:
1984		 CNN NEWSROOM:
1065		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
853		 — BLUE BLOODS:
446
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
2026		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
1046		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1114		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
199		 BLUE BLOODS:
455
5p FIVE, THE:
3818		 SITUATION ROOM:
1101		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
218		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
199
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2703		 SITUATION ROOM:
1004		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1284		 SPICER & CO:
297		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
102
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2780		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
1135		 REIDOUT:
1178		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
372		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
101
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3343		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
1166		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1423		 STINCHFIELD:
223		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
63
9p HANNITY:
2922		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
1041		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
1507		 PRIME NEWS:
125		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
62
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2296		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
860		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1396		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
141		 BANFIELD:
76
11p GUTFELD!:
1933		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
564		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
979		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
129		 NN PRIME: SPECIAL REPORT:
33

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
222		 NEW DAY:
77		 MORNING JOE:
88		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
1		 ELEMENTARY:
7
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
289		 NEW DAY:
93		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
13		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
5
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
285		 NEW DAY:
146		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
308		 CNN NEWSROOM:
188		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
77		 NATIONAL REPORT:
25		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
315		 CNN NEWSROOM:
226		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
69		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
7
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
322		 AT THIS HOUR:
218		 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS:
87		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
16
12p OUTNUMBERED:
352		 INSIDE POLITICS:
207		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
87		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
29		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
23
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
424		 CNN NEWSROOM:
291		 MTP DAILY:
105		 — BLUE BLOODS:
19
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
337		 CNN NEWSROOM:
282		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
104		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
33		 BLUE BLOODS:
42
3p STORY, THE:
323		 CNN NEWSROOM:
273		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
108		 — BLUE BLOODS:
58
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
306		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
233		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
114		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
48		 BLUE BLOODS:
48
5p FIVE, THE:
564		 SITUATION ROOM:
250		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
39		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
22
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
407		 SITUATION ROOM:
236		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
137		 SPICER & CO:
34		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
5
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
435		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
262		 REIDOUT:
177		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
42		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
12
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
616		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
282		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
163		 STINCHFIELD:
35		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
2
9p HANNITY:
497		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
292		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
196		 PRIME NEWS:
24		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
13
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
375		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
266		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
166		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
23		 BANFIELD:
15
11p GUTFELD!:
355		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
175		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
133		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
16		 NN PRIME: SPECIAL REPORT:
5

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: 863,000

Fox: 2.06 million

MSNBC: 934,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 205,000

Fox News: 353,000

MSNBC: 111,000

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: 1.02 million

Fox News: 2.85 million

MSNBC: 1.44 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 280,000

Fox News: 496,000

MSNBC: 175,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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