Cable News Ratings Wednesday December 7: Hannity Dominates 9 PM, Tripling CNN Competition

Mediaite StaffDec 8th, 2022, 4:22 pm
 

Sean Hannity

Fox News ratings titan Sean Hannity continued to dominate the 9 p.m. hour on Wednesday, besting the competition and even tripling CNN in total viewers.

Hannity drew 2.41 million total viewers and 310,000 in the advertiser-coveted 25-54 age demographic. Over on CNN, where Anderson Cooper filled in at 9 p.m. as the network decides on a permanent host for the hour, the network drew 753,000 total viewers and 164,000 in the demo.

MSNBC’s Alex Wagner bagged 1.65 million total viewers and 151,000 in the demo.

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:
961		 CNN THIS MORNING:
417		 MORNING JOE:
1075		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
13		 EARLY MORNING:
5
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1318		 CNN THIS MORNING:
485		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
119		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
33
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1706		 CNN THIS MORNING:
675		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1676		 CNN NEWSROOM:
794		 MORNING JOE:
1112		 NATIONAL REPORT:
129		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1641		 CNN NEWSROOM:
865		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
807		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
37
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1587		 AT THIS HOUR:
795		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
764		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1688		 INSIDE POLITICS:
742		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
878		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
137		 BLUE BLOODS:
96
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1502		 CNN NEWSROOM:
733		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
827		 — BLUE BLOODS:
148
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1408		 CNN NEWSROOM:
739		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
944		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
110		 BLUE BLOODS:
215
3p STORY, THE:
1402		 CNN NEWSROOM:
817		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
995		 — BLUE BLOODS:
254
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1365		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
913		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1682		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
145		 BLUE BLOODS:
349
5p FIVE, THE:
3253		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
932		 — SPICER & CO:
165		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
140
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2501		 SITUATION ROOM:
824		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1656		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
190		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
84
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2675		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
932		 REIDOUT:
1316		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
275		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
73
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
2924		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
948		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1571		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
222		 CUOMO:
173
9p HANNITY:
2414		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
753		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1652		 PRIME NEWS:
134		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
89
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1968		 CNN TONIGHT:
630		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1669		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
168		 BANFIELD:
83
11p GUTFELD!:
2077		 CNN TONIGHT:
463		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
1083		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
112		 CUOMO:
89

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
126		 CNN THIS MORNING:
98		 MORNING JOE:
124		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
0		 EARLY MORNING:
1
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
188		 CNN THIS MORNING:
109		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
16		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
3
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
258		 CNN THIS MORNING:
131		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
250		 CNN NEWSROOM:
148		 MORNING JOE:
117		 NATIONAL REPORT:
13		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
278		 CNN NEWSROOM:
169		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
94		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
8
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
274		 AT THIS HOUR:
165		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
87		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
265		 INSIDE POLITICS:
143		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
115		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
20		 BLUE BLOODS:
17
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
205		 CNN NEWSROOM:
143		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
110		 — BLUE BLOODS:
20
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
170		 CNN NEWSROOM:
131		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
99		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
22		 BLUE BLOODS:
24
3p STORY, THE:
197		 CNN NEWSROOM:
148		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
99		 — BLUE BLOODS:
22
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
185		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
205		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
168		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
9		 BLUE BLOODS:
45
5p FIVE, THE:
422		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
219		 — SPICER & CO:
13		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
23
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
317		 SITUATION ROOM:
179		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
191		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
13		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
11
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
292		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
177		 REIDOUT:
159		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
23		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
17
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
425		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
211		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
150		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
19		 CUOMO:
27
9p HANNITY:
310		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
164		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
151		 PRIME NEWS:
14		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
22
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
283		 CNN TONIGHT:
140		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
167		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
38		 BANFIELD:
18
11p GUTFELD!:
301		 CNN TONIGHT:
115		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
149		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
15		 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: 686,000

Fox News: 1.72 million

MSNBC: 1.11 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 143,000

Fox News: 245,000

MSNBC: 124,000

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: 777,000

Fox News: 2.43 million

MSNBC: 1.63 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 172,000

Fox News: 339,000

MSNBC: 156,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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