Cable News Ratings Wednesday June 8: CNN Down to Just Over 500,000 Average Prime Time Viewers

Mediaite StaffJun 9th, 2022, 4:24 pm
 
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CNN’s ratings woes continued on Wednesday as the network averaged 517,000 total viewers across its prime time programming.

MSNBC more than doubled CNN in prime time with 1.18 million total viewers, while Fox News brought in five times the audience with an average of 2.57 million viewers across prime time.

Anderson Cooper 360, which was guest hosted by John Berman, led CNN on Wednesday with 637,000 total viewers at 8 p.m.

Tucker Carlson led the time slot with 3.14 million total viewers, while Chris Hayes landed in second place with 1.21 million total viewers.

The demo ratings were rosier for CNN. The network averaged 146,000 viewers in the prime time demo, beating out MSNBC, which drew 108,000. Fox News won with 410,000.

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:
1033		 NEW DAY:
273		 MORNING JOE:
809		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
25		 ELEMENTARY:
20
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1500		 NEW DAY:
298		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
103		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
34
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1672		 NEW DAY:
384		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1691		 CNN NEWSROOM:
473		 MORNING JOE:
806		 NATIONAL REPORT:
131		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1515		 CNN NEWSROOM:
503		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
682		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
114
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1456		 AT THIS HOUR:
503		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
536		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
152
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1705		 INSIDE POLITICS:
573		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
601		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
146		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
218
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1678		 CNN NEWSROOM:
569		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
607		 — BLUE BLOODS:
128
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1577		 CNN NEWSROOM:
567		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
640		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
140		 BLUE BLOODS:
147
3p STORY, THE:
1492		 CNN NEWSROOM:
594		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
679		 — BLUE BLOODS:
179
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1482		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
630		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1139		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
176		 BLUE BLOODS:
210
5p FIVE, THE:
3404		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
607		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
166		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
119
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2577		 SITUATION ROOM:
495		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1116		 SPICER & CO:
226		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
55
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2564		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
619		 REIDOUT:
919		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
339		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
55
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3145		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
637		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1207		 STINCHFIELD:
216		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
53
9p HANNITY:
2519		 CNN TONIGHT:
474		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1226		 PRIME NEWS:
113		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
42
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2045		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
439		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1103		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
196		 BANFIELD:
34
11p GUTFELD!:
1920		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
395		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
717		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
93		 NN PRIME: SPECIAL REPORT:
14

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
199		 NEW DAY:
52		 MORNING JOE:
106		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
11		 ELEMENTARY:
3
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
253		 NEW DAY:
67		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
15		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
7
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
273		 NEW DAY:
96		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
226		 CNN NEWSROOM:
105		 MORNING JOE:
70		 NATIONAL REPORT:
21		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
158		 CNN NEWSROOM:
125		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
64		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
17
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
151		 AT THIS HOUR:
127		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
54		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
23
12p OUTNUMBERED:
188		 INSIDE POLITICS:
153		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
48		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
30		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
32
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
212		 CNN NEWSROOM:
159		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
50		 — BLUE BLOODS:
14
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
193		 CNN NEWSROOM:
155		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
56		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
27		 BLUE BLOODS:
20
3p STORY, THE:
150		 CNN NEWSROOM:
142		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
49		 — BLUE BLOODS:
30
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
192		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
127		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
71		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
30		 BLUE BLOODS:
44
5p FIVE, THE:
481		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
148		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
31		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
33
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
327		 SITUATION ROOM:
119		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
88		 SPICER & CO:
33		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
16
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
317		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
185		 REIDOUT:
84		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
41		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
23
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
525		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
175		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
117		 STINCHFIELD:
33		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
16
9p HANNITY:
392		 CNN TONIGHT:
150		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
112		 PRIME NEWS:
21		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
3
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
311		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
112		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
94		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
37		 BANFIELD:
4
11p GUTFELD!:
323		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
120		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
83		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
15		 NN PRIME: SPECIAL REPORT:
0

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: 469,000

Fox News: 1.77 million

MSNBC: 795,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 121,000

Fox News: 255,000

MSNBC: 77,000

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: 517,000

Fox News: 2.57 million

MSNBC: 1.18 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 146,000

Fox News: 410,000

MSNBC: 108,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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