Cable News Ratings Tuesday December 6: CNN and MSNBC See Big Boost For Coverage of Georgia Election

Mediaite StaffDec 7th, 2022, 4:26 pm
 

Pamela Brown Hosts CNN's Election Night Coverage

CNN and MSNBC saw a big boost in the ratings during their coverage of Georgia’s Senate runoff election Tuesday night, even overtaking Fox News in certain demos during the 10 p.m. hour.

While Fox News saw a bump from its usual ratings and still beat the competition overall, MSNBC and CNN more than doubled their numbers across key metrics in prime time.

At 10, the hour in which the race was called for Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock, CNN’s election coverage was hosted by Jake Tapper, Pamela Brown and a slew of other network stars.

CNN drew 1.94 million viewers overall and an impressive 550,000 in the advertiser-coveted 25-54 age demographic.

MSNBC also saw big numbers Tuesday night, drawing 3.19 million viewers overall and 512,000 in the demo.

Fox News, which aired mostly regular programming all night, drew 2.88 million viewers overall and 480,000 demo viewers in the 10 p.m. hour for Laura Ingraham’s show.

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:
963		 CNN THIS MORNING:
300		 MORNING JOE:
890		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
15		 EARLY MORNING:
14
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1352		 CNN THIS MORNING:
373		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
96		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
32
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1644		 CNN THIS MORNING:
517		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1788		 CNN NEWSROOM:
631		 MORNING JOE:
879		 NATIONAL REPORT:
177		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1859		 CNN NEWSROOM:
664		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
729		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
52
11a SR/CAPITOL POLICE CEREMNY:
1424 [11:20 AM-11:44 AM]		 AT THIS HOUR:
577		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
732		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1537		 INSIDE POLITICS:
624		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
766		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
148		 BLUE BLOODS:
89
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1407		 CNN NEWSROOM:
614		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
847		 — BLUE BLOODS:
159
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1321		 CNN NEWSROOM:
676		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
906		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
172		 BLUE BLOODS:
223
3p STORY, THE:
1494		 CNN NEWSROOM:
768		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
950		 — BLUE BLOODS:
283
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1704		 ELECTION NIGHT AMER CONT:
931		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1663		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
198		 BLUE BLOODS:
363
5p FIVE, THE:
3540		 ELECTION NIGHT AMER CONT:
1013		 — SPICER & CO:
247		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
124
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2769		 ELECTION NIGHT AMER CONT:
961		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1809		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
178		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
90
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
3005		 ELECTION NIGHT AMER CONT:
1344		 DECISION 2022:
2224		 VOTE FOR AMERICA: GEORGIA:
166		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
64
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3274		 ELECTION NIGHT AMER CONT:
1505		 DECISION 2022:
2760		 — CUOMO:
86
9p HANNITY:
3299		 ELECTION NIGHT AMER CONT:
1640		 DECISION 2022:
2960		 — DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
85
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2881		 ELECTION NIGHT AMER CONT:
1940		 DECISION 2022:
3195		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
138		 BANFIELD:
57
11p GUTFELD!:
2090		 ELECTION NIGHT AMER CONT:
1605		 DECISION 2022:
2363		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
52		 NEWSNATION SPECIAL REPORT:
62

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
184		 CNN THIS MORNING:
56		 MORNING JOE:
104		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
0		 EARLY MORNING:
2
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
212		 CNN THIS MORNING:
71		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
9		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
5
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
205		 CNN THIS MORNING:
106		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
200		 CNN NEWSROOM:
104		 MORNING JOE:
78		 NATIONAL REPORT:
12		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
195		 CNN NEWSROOM:
92		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
57		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
7
11a SR/CAPITOL POLICE CEREMNY:
145 [11:20 AM-11:44 AM]		 AT THIS HOUR:
88		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
76		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
166		 INSIDE POLITICS:
102		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
85		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
20		 BLUE BLOODS:
9
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
172		 CNN NEWSROOM:
111		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
72		 — BLUE BLOODS:
18
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
174		 CNN NEWSROOM:
124		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
92		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
17		 BLUE BLOODS:
29
3p STORY, THE:
184		 CNN NEWSROOM:
104		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
90		 — BLUE BLOODS:
23
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
183		 ELECTION NIGHT AMER CONT:
165		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
163		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
17		 BLUE BLOODS:
48
5p FIVE, THE:
381		 ELECTION NIGHT AMER CONT:
176		 — SPICER & CO:
21		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
17
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
344		 ELECTION NIGHT AMER CONT:
218		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
183		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
12		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
28
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
382		 ELECTION NIGHT AMER CONT:
333		 DECISION 2022:
303		 VOTE FOR AMERICA: GEORGIA:
15		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
19
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
555		 ELECTION NIGHT AMER CONT:
406		 DECISION 2022:
414		 — CUOMO:
13
9p HANNITY:
570		 ELECTION NIGHT AMER CONT:
470		 DECISION 2022:
489		 — DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
7
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
480		 ELECTION NIGHT AMER CONT:
550		 DECISION 2022:
512		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
14		 BANFIELD:
6
11p GUTFELD!:
391		 ELECTION NIGHT AMER CONT:
421		 DECISION 2022:
380		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
7		 NEWSNATION SPECIAL REPORT:
8

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: 875,000

Fox News: 1.88 million

MSNBC: 1.41 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 195,000

Fox News: 266,000

MSNBC: 185,000

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: 1.69

Fox News: 3.15 million

MSNBC: 2.97 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 475,000

Fox News: 535,000

MSNBC: 472,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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