Cable News Ratings Wednesday March 22: Tucker Carlson Dominates Cable News

Mediaite StaffMar 23rd, 2023, 4:58 pm
 

Tucker Carlson

Tucker Carlson dominated cable news on Wednesday, landing in first place in both total viewers and in the key 25-54 age demographic. In fact, Carlson has notched the top spot all week so far — beating out The Five in total viewers.

Carlson brought in 3.2 million total viewers on Wednesday at 8 p.m. The Five landed in second place with 3.06 million total viewers.

In the demo, Carlson landed on top with 460,000 viewers, while Gutfeld! at 11 p.m. came in second with 338,000.

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:
797		 CNN THIS MORNING:
321		 MORNING JOE:
805		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
22		 EARLY MORNING:
16
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1091		 CNN THIS MORNING:
337		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
88		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
30
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1397		 CNN THIS MORNING:
398		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1507		 CNN NEWSROOM:
546		 MORNING JOE:
897		 NATIONAL REPORT:
126		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1515		 CNN NEWSROOM:
635		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
732		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
34
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1547		 AT THIS HOUR:
673		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
694		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1778		 INSIDE POLITICS:
684		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
738		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
107		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1467		 CNN NEWSROOM:
609		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
735		 — BLUE BLOODS:
88
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1408		 CNN NEWSROOM:
679		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
108		 BLUE BLOODS:
128
3p STORY, THE:
1470		 CNN NEWSROOM:
682		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
910		 — BLUE BLOODS:
190
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1400		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
686		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1402		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
152		 BLUE BLOODS:
224
5p FIVE, THE:
3061		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
715		 — SPICER & CO:
123		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
98
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2199		 SITUATION ROOM:
707		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1516		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
132		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
59
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2568		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
710		 REIDOUT:
1271		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
234		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
51
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3196		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
691		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1366		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
167		 CUOMO:
149
9p HANNITY:
2828		 CNN PRIMETIME:
567		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1398		 PRIME NEWS:
111		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
94
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2043		 CNN TONIGHT:
444		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1681		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
155		 BANFIELD:
104
11p GUTFELD!:
2045		 CNN TONIGHT:
349		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
988		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
124		 CUOMO:
64

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
120		 CNN THIS MORNING:
81		 MORNING JOE:
103		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
1		 EARLY MORNING:
3
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
159		 CNN THIS MORNING:
78		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
8		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
10
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
187		 CNN THIS MORNING:
84		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
159		 CNN NEWSROOM:
116		 MORNING JOE:
106		 NATIONAL REPORT:
10		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
164		 CNN NEWSROOM:
121		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
96		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
1
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
201		 AT THIS HOUR:
118		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
107		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
182		 INSIDE POLITICS:
124		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
99		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
11		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
181		 CNN NEWSROOM:
120		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
78		 — BLUE BLOODS:
20
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
192		 CNN NEWSROOM:
147		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
12		 BLUE BLOODS:
16
3p STORY, THE:
184		 CNN NEWSROOM:
120		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
96		 — BLUE BLOODS:
7
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
167		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
112		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
138		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
13		 BLUE BLOODS:
18
5p FIVE, THE:
316		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
130		 — SPICER & CO:
15		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
22
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
239		 SITUATION ROOM:
181		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
142		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
13		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
16
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
304		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
173		 REIDOUT:
140		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
20		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
11
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
460		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
168		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
140		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
20		 CUOMO:
24
9p HANNITY:
323		 CNN PRIMETIME:
156		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
153		 PRIME NEWS:
13		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
10
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
278		 CNN TONIGHT:
101		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
170		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
12		 BANFIELD:
25
11p GUTFELD!:
338		 CNN TONIGHT:
88		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
114		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
11		 CUOMO:
12

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: 531,000

Fox News: 1.69 million

MSNBC: 970,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 114,000

Fox News: 219,000

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: 567,000

Fox News: 2.7 million

MSNBC: 1.5 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 142,000

Fox News: 354,000

MSNBC: 155,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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