Cable News Ratings Wednesday October 12: Tucker Carlson Cracks 500,000 in the Demo

Mediaite StaffOct 13th, 2022, 4:51 pm
 

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Wednesday’s edition of Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News beat all other cable news shows in the 25-54 age demographic sought by advertisers.

The show pulled in 3.37 million viewers overall, with 515,000 of those in the demo. In terms of total viewers, Tucker Carlson came in second, behind The Five on Fox News, which notched 3.54 million viewers, including 448,000 in the demo.

Also in primetime, The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell led all MSNBC primetime shows, with 1.61 million viewers, including 147,000 in the demo.

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:
1058		 NEW DAY:
309		 MORNING JOE:
922		 BIDEN CHRONICLES; THE:
36		 EARLY MORNING:
12
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1309		 NEW DAY:
389		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
104		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
37
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1587		 NEW DAY:
510		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1647		 CNN NEWSROOM:
586		 MORNING JOE:
939		 NATIONAL REPORT:
153		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1618		 CNN NEWSROOM:
663		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
705		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
52
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1651		 AT THIS HOUR:
669		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
614		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1797		 INSIDE POLITICS:
616		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
682		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
128		 BLUE BLOODS:
84
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1496		 CNN NEWSROOM:
646		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
658		 — BLUE BLOODS:
134
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1477		 CNN NEWSROOM:
579		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
718		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
155		 BLUE BLOODS:
168
3p STORY, THE:
1422		 CNN NEWSROOM:
735		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
883		 — BLUE BLOODS:
182
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1555		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
739		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1679		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
225		 BLUE BLOODS:
218
5p FIVE, THE:
3539		 SITUATION ROOM:
724		 — SPICER & CO:
219		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
89
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2457		 SITUATION ROOM:
769		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1534		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
224		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
68
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2825		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
839		 REIDOUT:
1413		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
260		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
46
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3369		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
826		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1509		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
189		 CUOMO:
181
9p HANNITY:
2856		 CNN TONIGHT:
737		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1468		 PRIME NEWS:
123		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
83
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2152		 CNN TONIGHT:
534		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1607		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
150		 BANFIELD:
61
11p GUTFELD!:
2262		 CNN TONIGHT:
436		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
923		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
81		 CUOMO:
56

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
132		 NEW DAY:
55		 MORNING JOE:
102		 BIDEN CHRONICLES; THE:
6		 EARLY MORNING:
0
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
215		 NEW DAY:
67		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
11		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
3
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
192		 NEW DAY:
119		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
208		 CNN NEWSROOM:
110		 MORNING JOE:
104		 NATIONAL REPORT:
23		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
195		 CNN NEWSROOM:
128		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
78		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
8
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
188		 AT THIS HOUR:
122		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
62		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
230		 INSIDE POLITICS:
126		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
72		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
24		 BLUE BLOODS:
3
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
225		 CNN NEWSROOM:
137		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
81		 — BLUE BLOODS:
8
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
211		 CNN NEWSROOM:
139		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
80		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
24		 BLUE BLOODS:
9
3p STORY, THE:
189		 CNN NEWSROOM:
153		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
94		 — BLUE BLOODS:
15
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
188		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
150		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
142		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
20		 BLUE BLOODS:
17
5p FIVE, THE:
448		 SITUATION ROOM:
132		 — SPICER & CO:
16		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
7
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
309		 SITUATION ROOM:
156		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
148		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
20		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
11
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
311		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
192		 REIDOUT:
174		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
25		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
10
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
515		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
143		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
181		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
22		 CUOMO:
46
9p HANNITY:
361		 CNN TONIGHT:
130		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
116		 PRIME NEWS:
3		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
14
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
293		 CNN TONIGHT:
113		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
147		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
9		 BANFIELD:
9
11p GUTFELD!:
310		 CNN TONIGHT:
123		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
97		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
11		 CUOMO:
10

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: 585,000

Fox News: 1.83 million

MSNBC: 1.01 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 118,000

Fox News: 248,000

MSNBC: 107,000

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: 699,000

Fox News: 2.79 million

MSNBC: 1.53 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 129,000

Fox News: 390,000

MSNBC: 148,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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