Cable News Ratings Tuesday April 11: Tucker Far Outpaces Cable News Competition With Trump Interview

Mediaite StaffApr 12th, 2023, 4:32 pm
 

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Tucker Carlson crushed the rest of cable news on Tuesday night with his interview of recently indicted former president Donald Trump.

Carlson brought in 3.7 million total viewers and 471,000 viewers in the key 25-54 age demographic.

Carlson was the only host to bring in over 3 million viewers, with The Five coming in second place with 2.997 million total viewers. The Five also landed second in the demo with 319,000 viewers.

At 8 p.m., MSNBC’s Chris Hayes landed second with 1.35 million viewers, while CNN’s Anderson Cooper came in third place with 671,000 total viewers.

Here is a full breakdown of Tuesday’s cable news ratings by show:

Total Viewers (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
857		 CNN THIS MORNING:
255		 MORNING JOE:
980		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
23		 EARLY MORNING:
12
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1220		 CNN THIS MORNING:
347		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
73		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
48
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1554		 CNN THIS MORNING:
425		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1651		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
488		 MORNING JOE:
938		 NATIONAL REPORT:
98		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1513		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
503		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
767		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
33
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1475		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
599		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
714		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1632		 INSIDE POLITICS:
660		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
825 [12:30 PM-12:59 PM]		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
90		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1464		 CNN NEWSROOM:
573		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
798		 — BLUE BLOODS:
95
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1413		 CNN NEWSROOM:
574		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
102		 BLUE BLOODS:
212
3p STORY, THE:
1529		 CNN NEWSROOM:
622		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
915		 — BLUE BLOODS:
257
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1548		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
655		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1549		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
161		 BLUE BLOODS:
285
5p FIVE, THE:
2997		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
707		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
195		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
139
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2247		 SITUATION ROOM:
586		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1574		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
163		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
63
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2560		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
639		 REIDOUT:
1308		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
199		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
47
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3712		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
671		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1354		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
106		 CUOMO:
143
9p HANNITY:
2700		 CNN PRIMETIME:
565		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1503		 PRIME NEWS:
96		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
85
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2084		 CNN TONIGHT:
447		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1480		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
161		 BANFIELD:
98
11p GUTFELD!:
1851		 CNN TONIGHT:
356		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
989		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
91		 CUOMO:
63

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
136		 CNN THIS MORNING:
72		 MORNING JOE:
143		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
2		 EARLY MORNING:
0
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
191		 CNN THIS MORNING:
76		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
12		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
9
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
238		 CNN THIS MORNING:
113		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
223		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
104		 MORNING JOE:
123		 NATIONAL REPORT:
15		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
189		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
117		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
94		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
7
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
172		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
153		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
103		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
213		 INSIDE POLITICS:
161		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
110 [12:30 PM-12:59 PM]		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
12		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
207		 CNN NEWSROOM:
135		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
120		 — BLUE BLOODS:
7
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
161		 CNN NEWSROOM:
126		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
11		 BLUE BLOODS:
23
3p STORY, THE:
181		 CNN NEWSROOM:
166		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
129		 — BLUE BLOODS:
40
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
178		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
163		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
168		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
10		 BLUE BLOODS:
42
5p FIVE, THE:
319		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
165		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
11		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
21
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
285		 SITUATION ROOM:
146		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
166		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
11		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
15
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
294		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
151		 REIDOUT:
160		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
13		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
10
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
471		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
154		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
186		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
12		 CUOMO:
36
9p HANNITY:
282		 CNN PRIMETIME:
125		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
191		 PRIME NEWS:
12		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
28
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
258		 CNN TONIGHT:
100		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
147		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
18		 BANFIELD:
27
11p GUTFELD!:
272		 CNN TONIGHT:
98		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
124		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
12		 CUOMO:
20

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: 487,000

Fox News: 1.73 million

MSNBC: 1.02 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 118,000

Fox News: 222,000

MSNBC: 131,000

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: 561,000

Fox News: 2.83 million

MSNBC: 1.45 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 126,000

Fox News: 337,000

MSNBC: 175,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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