Cable News Ratings Thursday May 26: Fox News Sweeps in Both the Demo and in Total Viewers

Mediaite StaffMay 27th, 2022, 5:13 pm
 

Fox News won every time slot on Thursday in both the key 25-54 age demographic and in terms of total viewers.

Across day time, Fox News tripled CNN and doubled MSNBC in terms of total viewers. During prime time, Fox News also tripled CNN and almost doubled MSNBC in total viewers.

The Five was the highest rated show in cable news with 3.137 million total viewers, while Tucker Carlson landed in number one in the demo with 470,000 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:
1053		 NEW DAY:
308		 MORNING JOE:
915		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
24		 ELEMENTARY:
19
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1482		 NEW DAY:
394		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
95		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
29
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1615		 NEW DAY:
451		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1591		 CNN NEWSROOM:
507		 MORNING JOE:
886		 NATIONAL REPORT:
165		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1628		 CNN NEWSROOM:
534		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
647		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
100
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1648		 AT THIS HOUR:
557		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
480		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
145
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1741		 INSIDE POLITICS:
596		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
511		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
121		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
244
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1627		 CNN NEWSROOM:
595		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
622		 — BLUE BLOODS:
185
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1762		 CNN NEWSROOM:
735		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
672		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
148		 BLUE BLOODS:
227
3p STORY, THE:
1539		 CNN NEWSROOM:
854		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
779		 — BLUE BLOODS:
269
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1561		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
762		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1256		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
218		 BLUE BLOODS:
312
5p FIVE, THE:
3137		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
728		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
221		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
137
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2314		 SITUATION ROOM:
686		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1190		 SPICER & CO:
211		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
49
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2416		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
676		 REIDOUT:
1051		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
258		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
78
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3028		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
824		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1159		 STINCHFIELD:
213		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
85
9p HANNITY:
2269		 CNN TONIGHT:
659		 MSNBC PRIME:
1248		 PRIME NEWS:
82		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
76
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1984		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
607		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1301		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
148		 BANFIELD:
47
11p GUTFELD!:
2002		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
541		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
720		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
130		 NN PRIME: SPECIAL REPORT:
18

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
201		 NEW DAY:
72		 MORNING JOE:
119		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
0		 ELEMENTARY:
0
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
247		 NEW DAY:
97		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
14		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
2
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
247		 NEW DAY:
133		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
242		 CNN NEWSROOM:
129		 MORNING JOE:
100		 NATIONAL REPORT:
21		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
277		 CNN NEWSROOM:
126		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
57		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
13
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
245		 AT THIS HOUR:
106		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
58		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
27
12p OUTNUMBERED:
267		 INSIDE POLITICS:
123		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
61		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
27		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
41
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
268		 CNN NEWSROOM:
117		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
76		 — BLUE BLOODS:
22
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
300		 CNN NEWSROOM:
158		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
96		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
28		 BLUE BLOODS:
26
3p STORY, THE:
266		 CNN NEWSROOM:
158		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
103		 — BLUE BLOODS:
36
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
260		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
145		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
114		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
24		 BLUE BLOODS:
40
5p FIVE, THE:
465		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
139		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
23		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
11
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
341		 SITUATION ROOM:
156		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
113		 SPICER & CO:
20		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
6
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
316		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
166		 REIDOUT:
138		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
18		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
20
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
470		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
223		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
120		 STINCHFIELD:
16		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
19
9p HANNITY:
321		 CNN TONIGHT:
207		 MSNBC PRIME:
139		 PRIME NEWS:
10		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
8
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
360		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
158		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
122		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
29		 BANFIELD:
5
11p GUTFELD!:
326		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
143		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
57		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
27		 NN PRIME: SPECIAL REPORT:
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: 570,000

Fox News: 1.75 million

MSNBC: 846,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 134,000

Fox News: 282,000

MSNBC: 93,000

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: 697,000

Fox News: 2.43 million

MSNBC: 1.24 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 196,000

Fox News: 384,000

MSNBC: 127,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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