Fox News on Tuesday won the top 15 hours on cable news as even Fox & Friends at 8 a.m. beat the top-rated show on MSNBC and CNN.
MSNBC’s Ari Melber led the pack of non-Fox News shows with 1.44 million total viewers, placing ahead of Fox News’s The Story at 3 p.m. and the 6 and 7 a.m. hours of Fox & Friends.
The Five was the top-rated show for the day with 3.27 million total viewers, while Tucker Carlson came in second with 3.14 million total viewers.
Anderson Cooper at 8 p.m. led CNN with 679,000 total average 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: 907 | CNN THIS MORNING: 250 | MORNING JOE: 757 | ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE: 19 | EARLY MORNING: 7 |
| 7a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 1262 | CNN THIS MORNING: 362 | — | WAKE UP AMERICA: 85 | MORNING IN AMERICA: 29 |
| 8a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 1568 | CNN THIS 440 | — | — | — |
| 9a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 1660 | CNN NEWSROOM: 487 | MORNING JOE: 815 | NATIONAL REPORT: 132 | — |
| 10a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 1632 | CNN NEWSROOM: 543 | JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS: 584 | — | NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES: 22 |
| 11a | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE: 1713 | AT THIS HOUR: 521 | MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 566 | — | — |
| 12p | OUTNUMBERED: 1614 | INSIDE POLITICS: 556 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS: 598 | JOHN BACHMAN NOW: 122 | BLUE BLOODS: 98 |
| 1p | AMERICA REPORTS: 1450 | CNN NEWSROOM: 524 | CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: 616 | — | BLUE BLOODS: 189 |
| 2p | AMERICA REPORTS: 1555 | CNN NEWSROOM: 476 | KATY TUR REPORTS: 683 | AMERICAN AGENDA: 112 | BLUE BLOODS: 235 |
| 3p | STORY, THE: 1429 | CNN NEWSROOM: 600 | HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS: 675 | — | BLUE BLOODS: 291 |
| 4p | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO: 1466 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 617 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: 1067 | CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE: 212 | BLUE BLOODS: 311 |
| 5p | FIVE, THE: 3266 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 665 | — | SPICER & CO: 201 | NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 121 |
| 6p | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER: 2351 | SITUATION ROOM: 562 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER: 1436 | RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS: 206 | NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 63 |
| 7p | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME: 2567 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT: 612 | REIDOUT: 1113 | ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 242 | ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT: 61 |
| 8p | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT: 3138 | ANDERSON COOPER 360: 679 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES: 1074 | ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE: 167 | CUOMO: 122 |
| 9p | HANNITY: 2407 | ANDERSON COOPER 360: 610 | ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT: 1185 | PRIME NEWS: 107 | DAN ABRAMS LIVE: 82 |
| 10p | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE: 1950 | CNN 541 | NTL DAY OF RACIAL HEALING: 778 | GREG KELLY REPORTS: 153 | BANFIELD: 72 |
| 11p | GUTFELD!: 2003 | CNN TONIGHT: 364 | 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE: 590 [11:06 PM-11:59 PM] | ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 93 | CUOMO: 70 |
25-54 Demo (thousands)
| ET | FNC | CNN | MSNBC | NEWSMAX | NEWSNATION |
| 6a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 144 | CNN THIS MORNING: 37 | MORNING JOE: 119 | ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE: 5 | EARLY MORNING: 2 |
| 7a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 183 | CNN THIS MORNING: 63 | — | WAKE UP AMERICA: 14 | MORNING IN AMERICA: 3 |
| 8a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 181 | CNN THIS MORNING: 106 | — | — | — |
| 9a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 160 | CNN NEWSROOM: 95 | MORNING JOE: 95 | NATIONAL REPORT: 11 | — |
| 10a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 163 | CNN NEWSROOM: 102 | JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS: 62 | — | NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES: 7 |
| 11a | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE: 189 | AT THIS HOUR: 87 | MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 49 | — | — |
| 12p | OUTNUMBERED: 198 | INSIDE POLITICS: 106 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS: 65 | JOHN BACHMAN NOW: 12 | BLUE BLOODS: 18 |
| 1p | AMERICA REPORTS: 167 | CNN NEWSROOM: 104 | CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: 82 | — | BLUE BLOODS: 32 |
| 2p | AMERICA REPORTS: 172 | CNN NEWSROOM: 73 | KATY TUR REPORTS: 74 | AMERICAN AGENDA: 14 | BLUE BLOODS: 36 |
| 3p | STORY, THE: 139 | CNN NEWSROOM: 90 | HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS: 64 | — | BLUE BLOODS: 48 |
| 4p | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO: 136 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 108 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: 94 | CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE: 16 | BLUE BLOODS: 33 |
| 5p | FIVE, THE: 353 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 123 | — | SPICER & CO: 13 | NEWSNATION: 15 |
| 6p | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER: 286 | SITUATION ROOM: 124 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER: 145 | RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS: 25 | NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 16 |
| 7p | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME: 305 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT: 136 | REIDOUT: 132 | ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 18 | ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT: 17 |
| 8p | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT: 490 | ANDERSON COOPER 360: 166 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES: 104 | ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE: 20 | CUOMO: 17 |
| 9p | HANNITY: 367 | ANDERSON COOPER 360: 135 | ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT: 108 | PRIME NEWS: 10 | DAN ABRAMS LIVE: 20 |
| 10p | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE: 313 | CNN TONIGHT: 137 | NTL DAY OF RACIAL HEALING: 92 | GREG KELLY REPORTS: 13 | BANFIELD: 18 |
| 11p | GUTFELD!: 346 | CNN TONIGHT: 97 | 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE: 82 [11:06 PM-11:59 PM] | ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 9 | CUOMO: 15 |
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: 483,000
Fox News: 1.71 million
MSNBC: 766,000
25-54 Demo:
CNN: 99,000
Fox News: 220,000
MSNBC: 90,000
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: 610,000
Fox News: 2.50 million
MSNBC: 1.01 million
25-54 Demo:
CNN: 146,000
Fox News: 390,000
MSNBC: 101,000
For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.