Cable News Ratings Tuesday February 28: Jake Tapper’s Bill Maher Interview Leads CNN, Beats MSNBC in Demo

Mediaite StaffMar 1st, 2023, 4:56 pm
 

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Jake Tapper’s 9 p.m. interview with comedian Bill Maher led CNN in the ratings on Tuesday and boosted the network ahead of MSNBC in the key 25-54 age demographic.

The CNN Primetime special brought in 821,000 total viewers and 183,000 viewers in the demo.

While Fox News’s Hannity still won the hour, CNN did manage to top MSNBC’s Alex Wagner in the demo.

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:
899		 CNN THIS MORNING:
228		 MORNING JOE:
842		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
15		 EARLY MORNING:
14
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1279		 CNN THIS MORNING:
345		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
66		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
49
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1549		 CNN THIS MORNING:
491		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1674		 CNN NEWSROOM:
601		 MORNING JOE:
801		 NATIONAL REPORT:
150		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1602		 CNN NEWSROOM:
565		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
626		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
39
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1557		 AT THIS HOUR:
566		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
548		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1583		 INSIDE POLITICS:
562		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
648		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
132		 BLUE BLOODS:
124
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1275		 CNN NEWSROOM:
506		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
697		 — BLUE BLOODS:
170
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1274		 CNN NEWSROOM:
496		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
106		 BLUE BLOODS:
202
3p STORY, THE:
1252		 CNN NEWSROOM:
571		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
748		 — BLUE BLOODS:
248
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1322		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
618		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1238		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
124		 BLUE BLOODS:
282
5p FIVE, THE:
3087		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
665		 — SPICER & CO:
137		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
95
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2424		 SITUATION ROOM:
608		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1321		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
137		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
41
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2763		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
628		 REIDOUT:
1044		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
177		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
38
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3009		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
730		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1304		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
126		 CUOMO:
94
9p HANNITY:
2417		 CNN PRIMETIME:
821		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1211		 PRIME NEWS:
88		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
87
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1846		 CNN TONIGHT:
482		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1360		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
119		 BANFIELD:
100
11p GUTFELD!:
1747		 CNN TONIGHT:
296		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
828		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
74		 CUOMO:
46

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
124		 CNN THIS MORNING:
53		 MORNING JOE:
100		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
1		 EARLY MORNING:
5
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
152		 CNN THIS MORNING:
72		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
6		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
9
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
159		 CNN THIS MORNING:
110		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
198		 CNN NEWSROOM:
105		 MORNING JOE:
71		 NATIONAL REPORT:
14		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
213		 CNN NEWSROOM:
96		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
60		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
13
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
216		 AT THIS HOUR:
85		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
65		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
173		 INSIDE POLITICS:
71		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
77		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
5		 BLUE BLOODS:
28
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
99		 CNN NEWSROOM:
70		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
92		 — BLUE BLOODS:
22
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
95		 CNN NEWSROOM:
87		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
7		 BLUE BLOODS:
14
3p STORY, THE:
88		 CNN NEWSROOM:
93		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
70		 — BLUE BLOODS:
16
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
132		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
82		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
120		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
4		 BLUE BLOODS:
26
5p FIVE, THE:
328		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
98		 — SPICER & CO:
5		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
12
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
243		 SITUATION ROOM:
103		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
140		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
8		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
3
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
295		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
119		 REIDOUT:
135		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
10		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
6
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
403		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
147		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
143		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
15		 CUOMO:
21
9p HANNITY:
265		 CNN PRIMETIME:
183		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
140		 PRIME NEWS:
15		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
24
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
238		 CNN TONIGHT:
114		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
109		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
5		 BANFIELD:
27
11p GUTFELD!:
286		 CNN TONIGHT:
77		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
90		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
2		 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: 499,000

Fox News: 1.64 million

MSNBC: 857,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 90,000

Fox News: 195,000

MSNBC: 95,000

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: 678,000

Fox News: 2.42 million

MSNBC: 1.29

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 148,000

Fox News: 302,000

MSNBC: 131,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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