Cable News Ratings Tuesday February 21: The Five Tops Cable News, Tucker in Close Second

Mediaite StaffFeb 23rd, 2023, 1:31 pm
 

Dana Perino

Fox News scored the only two shows to bring in over 3 million total viewers on Tuesday — The Five and Tucker Carlson Tonight.

The Five led the day with 3.12 million total viewers, followed closely behind by Carlson’s 3.06 million viewers. Jesse Watters came in third with 2.69 million viewers.

In the key 25-54 age demographic, Carlson won the day with 449,o00 viewers — The Five brought in 335,000 demo viewers.

Notably, CNN landed in second place overall in the demo, beating MSNBC, which landed in third.

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:
825		 CNN THIS MORNING:
232		 MORNING JOE:
960		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
10		 EARLY MORNING:
9
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1128		 CNN THIS MORNING:
329		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
93		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
35
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1305		 CNN THIS MORNING:
470		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1489		 CNN NEWSROOM:
544		 MORNING JOE:
990		 NATIONAL REPORT:
128		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1536		 CNN NEWSROOM:
578		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
696		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
40
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1507		 AT THIS HOUR:
669		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
613		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1592		 INSIDE POLITICS:
680		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
662		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
82		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1342		 CNN NEWSROOM:
704		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
666		 — BLUE BLOODS:
184
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1239		 CNN NEWSROOM:
661		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
137		 BLUE BLOODS:
199
3p STORY, THE:
1270		 CNN NEWSROOM:
696		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
771		 — BLUE BLOODS:
252
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1279		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
622		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1131		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
223		 BLUE BLOODS:
329
5p FIVE, THE:
3119		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
616		 — SPICER & CO:
137		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
104
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2370		 SITUATION ROOM:
507		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1443		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
180		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
54
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2694		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
652		 REIDOUT:
1157		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
219		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
58
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3060		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
663		 ALL IN SPECIAL REPORT:
1091		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
102		 CUOMO:
142
9p HANNITY:
2438		 SITUATION ROOM:
578		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1303		 PRIME NEWS:
67		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
128
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1863		 CNN TONIGHT:
505		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1350		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
110		 BANFIELD:
79
11p GUTFELD!:
1909		 CNN TONIGHT:
331		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
877		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
74		 CUOMO:
35

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
125		 CNN THIS MORNING:
56		 MORNING JOE:
126		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
1		 EARLY MORNING:
2
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
166		 CNN THIS MORNING:
78		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
6		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
7
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
168		 CNN THIS MORNING:
109		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
175		 CNN NEWSROOM:
86		 MORNING JOE:
94		 NATIONAL REPORT:
11		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
221		 CNN NEWSROOM:
97		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
75		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
9
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
223		 AT THIS HOUR:
139		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
71		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
184		 INSIDE POLITICS:
135		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
58		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
11		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
170		 CNN NEWSROOM:
118		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
78		 — BLUE BLOODS:
44
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
158		 CNN NEWSROOM:
104		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
13		 BLUE BLOODS:
32
3p STORY, THE:
177		 CNN NEWSROOM:
124		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
69		 — BLUE BLOODS:
28
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
193		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
101		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
85		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
15		 BLUE BLOODS:
41
5p FIVE, THE:
335		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
112		 — SPICER & CO:
18		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
17
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
292		 SITUATION ROOM:
113		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
112		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
30		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
12
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
295		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
134		 REIDOUT:
105		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
29		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
10
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
449		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
149		 ALL IN SPECIAL REPORT:
99		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
11		 CUOMO:
18
9p HANNITY:
351		 SITUATION ROOM:
150		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
120		 PRIME NEWS:
8		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
27
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
303		 CNN TONIGHT:
119		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
116		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
20		 BANFIELD:
19
11p GUTFELD!:
349		 CNN TONIGHT:
82		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
120		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
9		 CUOMO:
9

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: 514,000

Fox News: 1.62 million

MSNBC: 886,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 104,000

Fox News: 228,000

MSNBC: 89,000

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: 582,000

Fox News: 2.45 million

MSNBC: 1.25 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 139,000

Fox News: 368,000

MSNBC: 112,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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