Cable News Ratings Tuesday March 7: Fox News Scores 6 Times More Viewers Than CNN in Prime Time

Mediaite StaffMar 8th, 2023, 4:40 pm
 

Tucker Carlson

Fox News prime time soared to over 3 million average viewers on Tuesday night.

The very strong prime time number was anchored by Tucker Carlson, who brought in 4.14 million total viewers as his show sparked controversy on Monday night for his Jan. 6th coverage.

Fox prime time doubled MSNBC’s average of 1.49 million total viewers and brought in more than six times the viewers of CNN.

CNN’s prime time average came in at 451,000 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:
964		 CNN THIS MORNING:
306		 MORNING JOE:
797		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
20		 EARLY MORNING:
2
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1304		 CNN THIS MORNING:
331		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
95		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
46
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1538		 CNN THIS MORNING:
426		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1630		 CNN NEWSROOM:
514		 MORNING JOE:
775		 NATIONAL REPORT:
141		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1635		 CNN NEWSROOM:
586		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
580		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
27
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1570		 AT THIS HOUR:
598		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
497		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1615		 INSIDE POLITICS:
640		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
510		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
110		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1344		 CNN NEWSROOM:
594		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
586		 — BLUE BLOODS:
151
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1342		 CNN NEWSROOM:
546		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
114		 BLUE BLOODS:
262
3p STORY, THE:
1503		 CNN NEWSROOM:
546		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
646		 — BLUE BLOODS:
278
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1576		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
553		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1333		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
139		 BLUE BLOODS:
269
5p FIVE, THE:
3300		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
619		 — SPICER & CO:
135		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
117
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2407		 SITUATION ROOM:
591		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1465		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
124		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
47
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2859		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
698		 REIDOUT:
1255		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
66		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
57
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
4136		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
577		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1436		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
80		 CUOMO:
143
9p HANNITY:
2771		 CNN TOWN HALL:
393		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1447		 PRIME NEWS:
75		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
138
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2264		 CNN TONIGHT:
376 [10:16 PM-10:59 PM]		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1600		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
139		 BANFIELD:
87
11p GUTFELD!:
1910		 CNN TONIGHT:
314		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
966		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
98		 CUOMO:
55

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
141		 CNN THIS MORNING:
102		 MORNING JOE:
108		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
3		 EARLY MORNING:
0
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
180		 CNN THIS MORNING:
70		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
12		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
5
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
183		 CNN THIS MORNING:
88		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
169		 CNN NEWSROOM:
90		 MORNING JOE:
60		 NATIONAL REPORT:
17		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
161		 CNN NEWSROOM:
108		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
45		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
4
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
179		 AT THIS HOUR:
113		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
51		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
190		 INSIDE POLITICS:
102		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
48		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
17		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
117		 CNN NEWSROOM:
103		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
63		 — BLUE BLOODS:
16
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
123		 CNN NEWSROOM:
87		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
17		 BLUE BLOODS:
45
3p STORY, THE:
168		 CNN NEWSROOM:
71		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
56		 — BLUE BLOODS:
31
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
202		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
88		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
125		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
14		 BLUE BLOODS:
33
5p FIVE, THE:
363		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
119		 — SPICER & CO:
11		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
18
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
270		 SITUATION ROOM:
119		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
135		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
7		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
7
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
311		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
132		 REIDOUT:
138		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
9		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
4
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
556		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
108		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
179		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
8		 CUOMO:
8
9p HANNITY:
361		 CNN TOWN HALL:
81		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
149		 PRIME NEWS:
6		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
25
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
295		 CNN TONIGHT:
94 [10:16 PM-10:59 PM]		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
163		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
12		 BANFIELD:
20
11p GUTFELD!:
330		 CNN TONIGHT:
72		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
67		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
7		 CUOMO:
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: 469,000

Fox News: 1.79 million

MSNBC: 891,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 92,000

Fox News: 222,000

MSNBC: 91,000

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: 451,000

Fox News: 3.06 million

MSNBC: 1.49 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 93,000

Fox News: 404,000

MSNBC: 164,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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