Cable News Ratings Wednesday December 14: Tucker Carlson Crushes in the Demo, Erin Burnett Leads Non-Fox News Hosts

Mediaite StaffDec 15th, 2022, 4:35 pm
 

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Fox News’s ratings dominance continued on Wednesday as the network scored the top 13 shows in the key 25-54 age demographic.

Tucker Carlson led the way with an impressive 424,000 demo viewers, while The Five landed in second place with 373,000.

CNN’s Erin Burnett led the non-Fox News hosts with 177,000 demo viewers, topping all of MSNBC as well as her network.

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:
938		 CNN THIS MORNING:
219		 MORNING JOE:
909		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
14		 EARLY MORNING:
3
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1235		 CNN THIS MORNING:
331		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
83		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
51
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1479		 CNN THIS MORNING:
346		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1556		 CNN NEWSROOM:
575		 MORNING JOE:
902		 NATIONAL REPORT:
136		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1629		 CNN NEWSROOM:
619		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
637		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
44
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1610		 AT THIS HOUR:
595		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
584		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1693		 INSIDE POLITICS:
637		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
585		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
116		 BLUE BLOODS:
115
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1456		 CNN NEWSROOM:
542		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
676		 — BLUE BLOODS:
174
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1376		 CNN NEWSROOM:
519		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
622		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
144		 BLUE BLOODS:
225
3p STORY, THE:
1369		 CNN NEWSROOM:
583		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
666		 — BLUE BLOODS:
286
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1282		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
730		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1083		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
152		 BLUE BLOODS:
387
5p FIVE, THE:
3048		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
804		 — SPICER & CO:
144		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
161
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2207		 SITUATION ROOM:
684		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1389		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
134		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
88
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2817		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
720		 REIDOUT:
1198		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
181		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
73
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3045		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
709		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1436		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
176		 CUOMO:
149
9p HANNITY:
2495		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
526		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1405		 PRIME NEWS:
87		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
84
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2023		 CNN SPECIAL REPORT:
454		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1417		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
198		 BANFIELD:
77
11p GUTFELD!:
2071		 CNN TONIGHT:
322		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
845		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
97		 CUOMO:
56

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
143		 CNN THIS MORNING:
43		 MORNING JOE:
91		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
0		 EARLY MORNING:
1
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
216		 CNN THIS MORNING:
80		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
6		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
5
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
189		 CNN THIS MORNING:
79		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
180		 CNN NEWSROOM:
108		 MORNING JOE:
75		 NATIONAL REPORT:
9		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
191		 CNN NEWSROOM:
120		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
60		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
1
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
197		 AT THIS HOUR:
121		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
51		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
187		 INSIDE POLITICS:
133		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
47		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
8		 BLUE BLOODS:
10
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
176		 CNN NEWSROOM:
94		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
52		 — BLUE BLOODS:
33
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
155		 CNN NEWSROOM:
92		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
48		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
11		 BLUE BLOODS:
48
3p STORY, THE:
171		 CNN NEWSROOM:
108		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
69		 — BLUE BLOODS:
54
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
153		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
118		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
119		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
6		 BLUE BLOODS:
57
5p FIVE, THE:
373		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
137		 — SPICER & CO:
4		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
22
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
266		 SITUATION ROOM:
154		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
159		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
8		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
8
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
272		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
177		 REIDOUT:
167		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
16		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
6
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
424		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
171		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
147		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
18		 CUOMO:
19
9p HANNITY:
314		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
147		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
140		 PRIME NEWS:
8		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
16
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
310		 CNN SPECIAL REPORT:
103		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
143		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
12		 BANFIELD:
18
11p GUTFELD!:
311		 CNN TONIGHT:
80		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
111		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
11		 CUOMO:
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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: 503,000

Fox News: 1.69 million

MSNBC: 889,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 104,000

Fox News: 220,000

MSNBC: 97,000

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: 563,000

Fox News: 2.52 million

MSNBC: 1.42 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 140,000

Fox News: 349,000

MSNBC: 143,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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