Cable News Ratings Wednesday July 13: Fox News Crushes Competition in Demo, Beats CNN and MSNBC Combined

Mediaite StaffJul 14th, 2022, 4:40 pm
 

Fox News dominated its competition in the ratings Wednesday, beating CNN and MSNBC combined in both the key 25-54 age demographic and in terms of overall viewers.

Fox averaged 282,000 demo viewers for the day, while CNN averaged 121,000 and MSNBC averaged 112,000.

In prime time, Fox News far-outpaced the competition averaging 430,000 demo viewers. CNN averaged 149,000 demo viewers across prime time, while MSNBC did a bit better with 168,000 average prime time demo 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:
1093		 NEW DAY:
312		 MORNING JOE:
1017		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
37		 EARLY MORNING:
5
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1444		 NEW DAY:
363		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
74		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
25
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1729		 NEW DAY:
511		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1596		 CNN NEWSROOM:
535		 MORNING JOE:
1124		 NATIONAL REPORT:
97		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1531		 CNN NEWSROOM:
613		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
580		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
82
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1604		 AT THIS HOUR:
632		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
511		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
140
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1827		 INSIDE POLITICS:
583		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
678		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
113		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
168
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1477		 CNN NEWSROOM:
638		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
727		 — BLUE BLOODS:
122
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1412		 CNN NEWSROOM:
568		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
734		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
142		 BLUE BLOODS:
111
3p STORY, THE:
1426		 CNN NEWSROOM:
674		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
774		 — BLUE BLOODS:
144
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1491		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
654		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1401		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
178		 BLUE BLOODS:
203
5p FIVE, THE:
3282		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
720		 — SPICER & CO:
185		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
121
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2265		 SITUATION ROOM:
609		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1357		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
177		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
72
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2657		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
641		 REIDOUT:
1189		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
204		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
37
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3181		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
689		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1430		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
203		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
47
9p HANNITY:
2700		 CNN TONIGHT:
567		 MSNBC PRIME:
1559		 NEWSMAX DEBATE ARIZONA:
184		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
63
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2111		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
507		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1600		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
159		 BANFIELD:
40
11p GUTFELD!:
1858		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
447		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
1033		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
124		 NN PRIME: SPECIAL REPORT:
33

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
264		 NEW DAY:
71		 MORNING JOE:
124		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
8		 EARLY MORNING:
0
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
313		 NEW DAY:
81		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
14		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
3
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
286		 NEW DAY:
119		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
206		 CNN NEWSROOM:
123		 MORNING JOE:
129		 NATIONAL REPORT:
14		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
215		 CNN NEWSROOM:
121		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
60		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
6
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
223		 AT THIS HOUR:
133		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
64		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
14
12p OUTNUMBERED:
293		 INSIDE POLITICS:
138		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
86		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
18		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
13
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
253		 CNN NEWSROOM:
146		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
79		 — BLUE BLOODS:
11
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
238		 CNN NEWSROOM:
131		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
78		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
18		 BLUE BLOODS:
12
3p STORY, THE:
245		 CNN NEWSROOM:
118		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
98		 — BLUE BLOODS:
12
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
199		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
127		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
146		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
19		 BLUE BLOODS:
20
5p FIVE, THE:
412		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
158		 — SPICER & CO:
20		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
15
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
310		 SITUATION ROOM:
168		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
131		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
23		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
4
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
363		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
169		 REIDOUT:
129		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
26		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
5
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
523		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
180		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
169		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
25		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
9
9p HANNITY:
401		 CNN TONIGHT:
152		 MSNBC PRIME:
166		 NEWSMAX DEBATE ARIZONA:
19		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
6
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
367		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
114		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
168		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
16		 BANFIELD:
8
11p GUTFELD!:
310		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
108		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
130		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
30		 NN PRIME: SPECIAL REPORT:
13

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: 528,000

Fox News: 1.76 million

MSNBC: 986,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 121,000

Fox News: 282,000

MSNBC: 112,000

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: 588,000

Fox News: 2.66 million

MSNBC: 1.53 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 149,000

Fox News: 430,000

MSNBC: 168,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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