Cable News Ratings Wednesday April 13: Trump Interview Boosts Sean Hannity Above The Five in the Demo

Mediaite StaffApr 14th, 2022, 4:58 pm
 

Sean Hannity scored an impressive 569,000 viewers in the key 25-54 age demographic on Wednesday night, landing him in second place in all of cable news.

Tucker Carlson retained the top spot with 588,000 demo viewers, while The Five, a regular contender for first place, landed in third with 541,000 demo viewers.

Hannity’s show Wednesday night featured a lengthy interview with former President Donald Trump and benefits from a strong lead-in from Tucker.

Fox News scored the top 13 programs in the demo, while Rachel Maddow led the non-Fox shows in the demo with 258,000 viewers.

Here is a full breakdown of Wednesday’s cable news ratings by show:

Total Viewers (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1120		 NEW DAY:
392		 MORNING JOE:
762		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
24		 ELEMENTARY:
28
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1487		 NEW DAY:
476		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
92		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
31
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1850		 NEW DAY:
478		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1879		 CNN NEWSROOM:
597		 MORNING JOE:
775		 NATIONAL REPORT:
135		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1930		 CNN NEWSROOM:
664		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
631		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
93
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1877		 AT THIS HOUR:
668		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
559		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
156
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1809		 INSIDE POLITICS:
747		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
586		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
120		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
187
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1636		 CNN NEWSROOM:
768		 MTP DAILY:
590		 — BLUE BLOODS:
129
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1914		 CNN NEWSROOM:
914		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
676		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
153		 BLUE BLOODS:
188
3p STORY, THE:
1743		 CNN NEWSROOM:
780		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
730		 — BLUE BLOODS:
225
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1940		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
838		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1074		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
148		 BLUE BLOODS:
243
5p FIVE, THE:
3596		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
774		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
167		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
104
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2626		 SITUATION ROOM:
715		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1124		 SPICER & CO:
218		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
43
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2892		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
712		 REIDOUT:
1000		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
278		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
38
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3308		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
812		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1326		 STINCHFIELD:
228		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
46
9p HANNITY:
3395		 CNN TONIGHT:
770		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
2169		 PRIME NEWS:
99		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
72
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2221		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
740		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1491		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
124		 BANFIELD:
66
11p GUTFELD!:
2027		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
519		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
914		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
107		 NN PRIME: SPECIAL REPORT:
42

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
179		 NEW DAY:
119		 MORNING JOE:
95		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
4		 ELEMENTARY:
8
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
255		 NEW DAY:
148		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
9		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
11
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
299		 NEW DAY:
140		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
299		 CNN NEWSROOM:
134		 MORNING JOE:
78		 NATIONAL REPORT:
20		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
273		 CNN NEWSROOM:
151		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
59		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
10
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
260		 AT THIS HOUR:
149		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
77		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
20
12p OUTNUMBERED:
262		 INSIDE POLITICS:
180		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
85		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
27		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
22
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
262		 CNN NEWSROOM:
203		 MTP DAILY:
81		 — BLUE BLOODS:
12
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
296		 CNN NEWSROOM:
232		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
93		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
18		 BLUE BLOODS:
29
3p STORY, THE:
279		 CNN NEWSROOM:
175		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
98		 — BLUE BLOODS:
58
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
324		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
175		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
123		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
13		 BLUE BLOODS:
58
5p FIVE, THE:
541		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
179		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
12		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
21
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
433		 SITUATION ROOM:
221		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
117		 SPICER & CO:
12		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
2
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
408		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
197		 REIDOUT:
118		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
18		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
12
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
588		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
214		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
164		 STINCHFIELD:
18		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
14
9p HANNITY:
569		 CNN TONIGHT:
224		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
258		 PRIME NEWS:
12		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
20
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
405		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
166		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
160		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
19		 BANFIELD:
9
11p GUTFELD!:
387		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
128		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
120		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
19		 NN PRIME: SPECIAL REPORT:
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: 643,000

Fox: 1.98 million

MSNBC: 877,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 164,000

Fox News: 325,000

MSNBC: 107,000

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: 774,000

Fox News: 2.97 million

MSNBC: 1.66 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 201,000

Fox News: 521,000

MSNBC: 194,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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