Cable News Ratings Wednesday, August 18: Hannity Rides Momentum from Trump Interview to Remain No. 1 in Total Viewers

Mediaite StaffAug 19th, 2021, 4:28 pm
 

Ron DeSantis and Sean Hannity

Sean Hannity carried his momentum from his Tuesday night interview with former President Donald Trump to hold on to the No. 1 spot in Wednesday’s cable news ratings.

According to Nielsen data, the 9 p.m. host edged out his lead-in, Tucker Carlson, with 3.74 million total viewers, compared to Carlson’s 3.63 million. Carlson, however, turned the tables in the advertiser-coveted adults 25-54 demographic — narrowly topping Hannity by a margin of 723,000 to 712,000.

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

Total viewers:

Fox News: 2.06 million

MSNBC: 915,000

CNN: 727,000

25-54 Demo:

Fox News: 393,000

CNN: 184,000

MSNBC: 125,000

Here are the prime time averages in total viewers and the 25-54 demo.

Total viewers:

Fox News: 3.48 million

MSNBC: 1.56 million

CNN: 975,000

25-54 Demo:

Fox News: 679,000

CNN: 258,000

MSNBC: 212,000

Here is the breakdown by show and hour:

Total Viewers (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
839		 NEW DAY:
300		 MORNING JOE:
786		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
23		 —
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1320		 NEW DAY:
474		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
109		 —
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1627		 NEW DAY:
516		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1733		 CNN NEWSROOM:
680		 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS:
739		 NATIONAL REPORT:
202
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1846		 CNN NEWSROOM:
700		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
699
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1797		 AT THIS HOUR:
840		 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS:
648		 —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1922		 INSIDE POLITICS:
727		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
685		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
190
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1940		 CNN NEWSROOM:
789		 MTP DAILY:
689		 —
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
2051		 CNN NEWSROOM:
808		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
675		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
161
3p STORY, THE:
2359		 CNN NEWSROOM:
930		 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE:
747		 —
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
2206		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
1033		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1242		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
234
5p FIVE, THE:
3629		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
936		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
276
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2729		 SITUATION ROOM:
834		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1163		 SPICER & CO:
261		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
121
7p FOX NEWS PRIMETIME:
2448		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
852		 REIDOUT:
1173		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
512		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
64
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3626		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
970		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1091		 STINCHFIELD:
326		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
42
9p HANNITY:
3742		 CUOMO PRIME TIME:
1093		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
2250		 CORTES & PELLEGRINO:
175		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
27
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
3061		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
862		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1337		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
148		 BANFIELD:
33
11p GUTFELD!:
2017		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
645		 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS:
979		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
153		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
22

 

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
137		 NEW DAY:
66		 MORNING JOE:
102		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
0		 —
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
258		 NEW DAY:
84		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
11		 —
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
319		 NEW DAY:
117		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
324		 CNN NEWSROOM:
143		 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS:
77		 NATIONAL REPORT:
29		 JAG:
10
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
393		 CNN NEWSROOM:
178		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
82		 — JAG:
14
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
382		 AT THIS HOUR:
188		 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS:
83		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
9
12p OUTNUMBERED:
404		 INSIDE POLITICS:
183		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
87		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
43		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
27
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
379		 CNN NEWSROOM:
183		 MTP DAILY:
87		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
40
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
396		 CNN NEWSROOM:
206		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
94		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
34		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
34
3p STORY, THE:
398		 CNN NEWSROOM:
199		 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE:
117		 — BLUE BLOODS:
6
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
395		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
255		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
159		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
44		 BLUE BLOODS:
19
5p FIVE, THE:
618		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
255		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
50		 BLUE BLOODS:
43
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
493		 SITUATION ROOM:
250		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
144		 SPICER & CO:
49		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
20
7p FOX NEWS PRIMETIME:
444		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
222		 REIDOUT:
144		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
78		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
12
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
723		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
267		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
162		 STINCHFIELD:
74		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
6
9p HANNITY:
712		 CUOMO PRIME TIME:
271		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
311		 CORTES & PELLEGRINO:
41		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
4
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
603		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
237		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
162		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
25		 BANFIELD:
6
11p GUTFELD!:
384		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
223		 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS:
130		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
29		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
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