Cable News Ratings, Wednesday January 19: Fox News Coverage of Biden Presser Beats CNN and MSNBC Combined

Mediaite StaffJan 20th, 2022, 3:57 pm
 

In yet another sign of Fox News’ current dominance over cable news, the right-leaning network drew in more viewers for President Joe Biden’s Wednesday press conference than its cable competitors – even outpacing two of the major broadcast networks.

According to early ratings numbers obtained by Mediaite, Fox News pulled in a total of 3.8 million total average viewers and 594,000 viewers in the key 25-54 age demographic.

Fox also topped both ABC and CBS in total viewers and the demo during the 4 to 6 p.m. hours.

The network so far surpassed its cable rivals CNN and MSNBC that it beat their combined audience in both total viewers and the demo – accounting for 64 percent of all cable news viewers during the press conference.

Between 4 and 6 p.m., CNN pulled in 1.04 million total average viewers and 188,000 average viewers in the demo while MSNBC scored 1.33 million total average viewers and 168,000 average viewers 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:
931		 NEW DAY:
297		 MORNING JOE:
741		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
15		 ELEMENTARY:
40
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1369		 NEW DAY:
353		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
72		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
15
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1729		 NEW DAY:
414		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1772		 CNN NEWSROOM:
569		 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS:
669		 NATIONAL REPORT:
149		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1694		 CNN NEWSROOM:
629		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
523		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
93
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1724		 AT THIS HOUR:
652		 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS:
543		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
122
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1785		 INSIDE POLITICS:
592		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
628		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
173		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
167
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1427		 CNN NEWSROOM:
604		 MTP DAILY:
651		 — BLUE BLOODS:
114
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1543		 CNN NEWSROOM:
641		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
744		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
177		 BLUE BLOODS:
142
3p STORY, THE:
1879		 CNN NEWSROOM:
659		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
787		 — BLUE BLOODS:
174
4p STORY, THE:
3350		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
1020		 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE:
1338		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
271		 BLUE BLOODS:
235
5p FIVE, THE:
4203		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
1056		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
291		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
114
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
3260		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
904		 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE:
1629		 SPICER & CO:
376		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
46
7p FOX NEWS PRIMETIME:
2472		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
774		 REIDOUT:
1221		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
416		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
37
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3731		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
884		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1392		 STINCHFIELD:
236		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
65
9p HANNITY:
3517		 DEMOCRACY IN PERIL:
559		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
2319		 CORTES & PELLEGRINO:
175		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
52
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2762		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
589		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1567		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
188		 BANFIELD:
49
11p GUTFELD!:
2211		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
426		 11TH HOUR:
883		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
92		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
38

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
185		 NEW DAY:
62		 MORNING JOE:
88		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
0		 ELEMENTARY:
4
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
245		 NEW DAY:
83		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
7		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
1
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
250		 NEW DAY:
85		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
266		 CNN NEWSROOM:
111		 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS:
85		 NATIONAL REPORT:
21		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
268		 CNN NEWSROOM:
126		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
80		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
12
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
279		 AT THIS HOUR:
118		 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS:
68		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
23
12p OUTNUMBERED:
284		 INSIDE POLITICS:
112		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
89		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
21		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
31
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
223		 CNN NEWSROOM:
111		 MTP DAILY:
97		 — BLUE BLOODS:
19
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
228		 CNN NEWSROOM:
127		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
102		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
15		 BLUE BLOODS:
22
3p STORY, THE:
279		 CNN NEWSROOM:
135		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
107		 — BLUE BLOODS:
18
4p STORY, THE:
531		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
186		 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE:
168		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
26		 BLUE BLOODS:
15
5p FIVE, THE:
657		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
191		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
26		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
14
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
518		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
208		 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE:
217		 SPICER & CO:
20		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
13
7p FOX NEWS PRIMETIME:
460		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
232		 REIDOUT:
163		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
36		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
8
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
617		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
225		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
147		 STINCHFIELD:
28		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
20
9p HANNITY:
506		 DEMOCRACY IN PERIL:
161		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
273		 CORTES & PELLEGRINO:
32		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
21
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
496		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
147		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
191		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
36		 BANFIELD:
5
11p GUTFELD!:
441		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
107		 11TH HOUR:
129		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
11		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
2

As for the three cable news networks overall, here are the total day averages in total viewers and the 25-54 category.

Total viewers:

CNN: 582,000

Fox: 2.09 million

MSNBC: 936,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 128,000

Fox News: 352,000

MSNBC: 123,000

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: 677,000

Fox News: 3.33 million

MSNBC: 1.76 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 178,000

Fox News: 539,000

MSNBC: 204,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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