Cable News Ratings Wednesday February 1: Erin Burnett Leads CNN in Demo

Erin Burnett, who helms the 7 p.m. hour on CNN, drew the most viewers on the network in the advertiser-coveted 25-54 age demographic on Wednesday.
Burnett drew 172,000 viewers in the demo, beating out the rest of CNN and besting her timeslot rival on MSNBC, Joy Reid. Despite that impressive demo number, her show placed behind MSNBC and Fox News in total 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: 946 |
CNN THIS MORNING: 270 |
MORNING JOE: 818 |
WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC: 13 |
EARLY MORNING: 11 |
| 7a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 1255 |
CNN THIS MORNING: 358 |
— | WAKE UP AMERICA: 75 |
MORNING IN AMERICA: 27 |
| 8a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 1595 |
CNN THIS MORNING: 428 |
— | — | — |
| 9a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 1728 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 517 |
MORNING JOE: 818 |
NATIONAL REPORT: 133 |
— |
| 10a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 1869 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 579 |
JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS: 600 |
— | NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES: 28 |
| 11a | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE: 1738 |
AT THIS HOUR: 598 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 517 |
— | — |
| 12p | OUTNUMBERED: 1773 |
INSIDE POLITICS: 661 |
ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS: 633 |
JOHN BACHMAN NOW: 128 |
BLUE BLOODS: 57 |
| 1p | AMERICA REPORTS: 1486 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 603 |
CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: 665 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 117 |
| 2p | AMERICA REPORTS: 1534 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 533 |
MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: 726 [2:21 PM-4:11 PM] |
AMERICAN AGENDA: 134 |
BLUE BLOODS: 133 |
| 3p | STORY, THE: 1441 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 633 |
— | — | BLUE BLOODS: 185 |
| 4p | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO: 1546 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 642 |
DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: 1244 [4:12 PM-5:59 PM] |
CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE: 144 |
BLUE BLOODS: 206 |
| 5p | FIVE, THE: 3226 |
SITUATION ROOM: 642 |
— | SPICER & CO: 134 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 97 |
| 6p | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER: 2263 |
SITUATION ROOM: 581 |
BEAT W/ARI MELBER: 1275 |
RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS: 142 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 49 |
| 7p | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME: 2697 |
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT: 652 |
REIDOUT: 1003 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 202 |
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT: 33 |
| 8p | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT: 3007 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 608 |
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES: 1242 |
ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE: 185 |
CUOMO: 122 |
| 9p | HANNITY: 2527 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 592 |
ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT: 1173 |
PRIME NEWS: 78 |
DAN ABRAMS LIVE: 102 |
| 10p | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE: 2001 |
CNN TONIGHT: 428 |
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL: 1333 |
GREG KELLY REPORTS: 135 |
BANFIELD: 101 |
| 11p | GUTFELD!: 1991 |
CNN TONIGHT: 294 |
11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE: 766 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 88 |
CUOMO: 47 |
25-54 Demo (thousands)
| ET | FNC | CNN | MSNBC | NEWSMAX | NEWSNATION |
| 6a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 97 |
CNN THIS MORNING: 54 |
MORNING JOE: 98 |
WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC: 0 |
EARLY MORNING: 6 |
| 7a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 137 |
CNN THIS MORNING: 79 |
— | WAKE UP AMERICA: 3 |
MORNING IN AMERICA: 6 |
| 8a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 184 |
CNN THIS MORNING: 89 |
— | — | — |
| 9a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 223 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 94 |
MORNING JOE: 87 |
NATIONAL REPORT: 18 |
— |
| 10a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 257 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 116 |
JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS: 60 |
— | NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES: 1 |
| 11a | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE: 221 |
AT THIS HOUR: 105 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 65 |
— | — |
| 12p | OUTNUMBERED: 212 |
INSIDE POLITICS: 106 |
ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS: 58 |
JOHN BACHMAN NOW: 9 |
BLUE BLOODS: 3 |
| 1p | AMERICA REPORTS: 193 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 90 |
CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: 74 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 4 |
| 2p | AMERICA REPORTS: 183 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 90 |
MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: 93 [2:21 PM-4:11 PM] |
AMERICAN AGENDA: 14 |
BLUE BLOODS: 9 |
| 3p | STORY, THE: 163 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 104 |
— | — | BLUE BLOODS: 13 |
| 4p | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO: 154 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 99 |
DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: 167 [4:12 PM-5:59 PM] |
CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE: 19 |
BLUE BLOODS: 15 |
| 5p | FIVE, THE: 300 |
SITUATION ROOM: 106 |
— | SPICER & CO: 17 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 9 |
| 6p | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER: 218 |
SITUATION ROOM: 140 |
BEAT W/ARI MELBER: 148 |
RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS: 13 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 3 |
| 7p | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME: 309 |
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT: 172 |
REIDOUT: 112 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 21 |
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT: 6 |
| 8p | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT: 426 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 122 |
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES: 135 |
ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE: 26 |
CUOMO: 11 |
| 9p | HANNITY: 335 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 124 |
ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT: 135 |
PRIME NEWS: 15 |
DAN ABRAMS LIVE: 27 |
| 10p | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE: 233 |
CNN TONIGHT: 77 |
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL: 165 |
GREG KELLY REPORTS: 18 |
BANFIELD: 14 |
| 11p | GUTFELD!: 284 |
CNN TONIGHT: 50 |
11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE: 107 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 10 |
CUOMO: 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: 490,000
Fox News: 1.74 million
MSNBC: 826,000
25-54 Demo:
CNN: 93,000
Fox News: 216,000
MSNBC: 100,000
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: 542,000
Fox News: 2.51 million
MSNBC: 1.25 million
25-54 Demo:
CNN: 108,000
Fox News: 331,000
MSNBC: 145,000
For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.