Cable News Ratings Wednesday March 8: Joy Reid Leads MSNBC in the Demo

Mediaite StaffMar 9th, 2023, 4:44 pm
 

Joy Reid

Joy Reid led MSNBC on Wednesday in the key 25-54 age demographic.

Reid brought in 136,000 demo viewers, just topping Nicolle Wallace’s 135,000 demo viewers.

Fox News’s Jesse Watters won the 7 p.m. hour in the demo with 272,000 viewers, while CNN’s Erin Burnett came in a close third place with 131,000.

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:
858		 CNN THIS MORNING:
240		 MORNING JOE:
777		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
16		 EARLY MORNING:
10
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1223		 CNN THIS MORNING:
362		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
78		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
49
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1460		 CNN THIS MORNING:
432		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1575		 CNN NEWSROOM:
496		 MORNING JOE:
853		 NATIONAL REPORT:
126		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1579		 CNN NEWSROOM:
539		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
674		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
31
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1574		 AT THIS HOUR:
564		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
598		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1747		 INSIDE POLITICS:
638		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
640		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
88		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1495		 CNN NEWSROOM:
562		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
596		 — BLUE BLOODS:
78
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1384		 CNN NEWSROOM:
570		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
88		 BLUE BLOODS:
112
3p STORY, THE:
1389		 CNN NEWSROOM:
539		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
740		 — BLUE BLOODS:
166
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1410		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
527		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1337		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
165		 BLUE BLOODS:
209
5p FIVE, THE:
3187		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
645		 — SPICER & CO:
163		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
112
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2442		 SITUATION ROOM:
611		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1351		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
164		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
50
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2686		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
567		 REIDOUT:
1163		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
204		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
57
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3622		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
666		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1373		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
118		 CUOMO:
149
9p HANNITY:
2540		 CNN PRIMETIME:
461		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1338		 PRIME NEWS:
78		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
81
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1935		 CNN TONIGHT:
386		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1511		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
150		 BANFIELD:
84
11p GUTFELD!:
1872		 CNN TONIGHT:
294		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
959		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
69		 CUOMO:
76

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
170		 CNN THIS MORNING:
45		 MORNING JOE:
105		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
2		 EARLY MORNING:
2
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
215		 CNN THIS MORNING:
75		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
8		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
5
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
197		 CNN THIS MORNING:
97		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
229		 CNN NEWSROOM:
85		 MORNING JOE:
79		 NATIONAL REPORT:
9		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
231		 CNN NEWSROOM:
85		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
66		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
7
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
211		 AT THIS HOUR:
100		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
66		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
213		 INSIDE POLITICS:
133		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
61		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
6		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
192		 CNN NEWSROOM:
126		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
64		 — BLUE BLOODS:
5
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
161		 CNN NEWSROOM:
121		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
5		 BLUE BLOODS:
7
3p STORY, THE:
181		 CNN NEWSROOM:
89		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
81		 — BLUE BLOODS:
15
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
160		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
75		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
135		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
6		 BLUE BLOODS:
24
5p FIVE, THE:
340		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
88		 — SPICER & CO:
10		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
12
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
248		 SITUATION ROOM:
114		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
134		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
8		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
7
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
272		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
131		 REIDOUT:
136		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
9		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
1
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
467		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
114		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
121		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
17		 CUOMO:
23
9p HANNITY:
289		 CNN PRIMETIME:
94		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
130		 PRIME NEWS:
3		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
6
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
231		 CNN TONIGHT:
95		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
123		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
10		 BANFIELD:
24
11p GUTFELD!:
262		 CNN TONIGHT:
94		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
113		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
8		 CUOMO:
16

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: 463,000

Fox News: 1.71 million

MSNBC: 890,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 93,000

Fox News: 216,000

MSNBC: 94,000

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: 504,000

Fox News: 2.7 million

MSNBC: 1.41 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 101,000

Fox News: 329,000

MSNBC: 125,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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