Cable News Ratings Thursday March 9: CNN Just Cracks 400,000 Total Day and Prime Time Viewers

Mediaite StaffMar 10th, 2023, 4:52 pm
 

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CNN’s total day and prime time average viewership just cracked 400,000 total viewers on Thursday.

CNN hosted a 9 p.m. town hall event with Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R), which only drew 364,00 average viewers.

The network landed in a solid third place for the day with 416,000 total day average viewers and 414,000 average prime time viewers.

By comparison, Fox News won the day with 1.67 million total day average viewers and 2.6 million average prime time viewers.

MSNBC averaged 878,000 total day viewers and 1.39 million prime time 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:
855		 CNN THIS MORNING:
231		 MORNING JOE:
806		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
16		 EARLY MORNING:
7
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1269		 CNN THIS MORNING:
351		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
89		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
46
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1515		 CNN THIS MORNING:
427		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1607		 CNN NEWSROOM:
479		 MORNING JOE:
893		 NATIONAL REPORT:
125		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1601		 CNN NEWSROOM:
511		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
706		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
21
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1500		 AT THIS HOUR:
508		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
566		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1549		 INSIDE POLITICS:
563		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
560		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
116		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1369		 CNN NEWSROOM:
484		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
552		 — BLUE BLOODS:
128
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1382		 CNN NEWSROOM:
481		 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE:
624 [2:17 PM-3:09 PM]		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
100		 BLUE BLOODS:
204
3p STORY, THE:
1233		 CNN NEWSROOM:
458		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
767 [3:10 PM-3:59 PM]		 — BLUE BLOODS:
272
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1307		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
472		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1293		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
158		 BLUE BLOODS:
321
5p FIVE, THE:
2982		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
599		 — SPICER & CO:
156		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
111
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2284		 SITUATION ROOM:
551		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1383		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
172		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
70
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2634		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
587		 REIDOUT:
1122		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
177		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
63
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3289		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
535		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1325		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
111		 CUOMO:
126
9p HANNITY:
2582		 CNN TOWN HALL:
364 [8:59 PM-10:05 PM]		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1327		 PRIME NEWS:
108		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
95
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1928		 CNN TONIGHT:
344 [10:06 PM-10:59 PM]		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1520		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
131		 BANFIELD:
72
11p GUTFELD!:
2098		 CNN TONIGHT:
267		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
940		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
71		 CUOMO:
46

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
141		 CNN THIS MORNING:
48		 MORNING JOE:
98		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
2		 EARLY MORNING:
2
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
161		 CNN THIS MORNING:
46		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
9		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
8
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
180		 CNN THIS MORNING:
77		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
186		 CNN NEWSROOM:
73		 MORNING JOE:
90		 NATIONAL REPORT:
8		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
219		 CNN NEWSROOM:
85		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
74		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
3
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
199		 AT THIS HOUR:
95		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
66		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
198		 INSIDE POLITICS:
96		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
44		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
10		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
176		 CNN NEWSROOM:
75		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
51		 — BLUE BLOODS:
17
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
157		 CNN NEWSROOM:
88		 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE:
49 [2:17 PM-3:09 PM]		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
11		 BLUE BLOODS:
35
3p STORY, THE:
170		 CNN NEWSROOM:
86		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
58 [3:10 PM-3:59 PM]		 — BLUE BLOODS:
42
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
169		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
76		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
131		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
14		 BLUE BLOODS:
35
5p FIVE, THE:
341		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
95		 — SPICER & CO:
18		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
9
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
260		 SITUATION ROOM:
105		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
121		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
9		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
12
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
262		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
106		 REIDOUT:
150		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
9		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
7
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
395		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
101		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
155		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
15		 CUOMO:
12
9p HANNITY:
295		 CNN TOWN HALL:
89 [8:59 PM-10:05 PM]		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
153		 PRIME NEWS:
8		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
9
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
237		 CNN TONIGHT:
84 [10:06 PM-10:59 PM]		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
159		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
12		 BANFIELD:
13
11p GUTFELD!:
314		 CNN TONIGHT:
59		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
121		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
5		 CUOMO:
3

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: 416,000

Fox News: 1.67 million

MSNBC: 878,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 77,000

Fox News: 211,000

MSNBC: 96,000

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: 414,000

Fox News: 2.6 million

MSNBC: 1.39 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 91,000

Fox News: 309,000

MSNBC: 155,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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