Trump’s Interview on Newsmax Lands Fifth in the Network’s Ratings, Eighth in Demo

One thing stood out in the Tuesday ratings: Donald Trump’s interview on Newsmax with host Robert Schmitt, airing in prime time, was not the most watched hour on the network.
Trump interviews used to be seen as a turboboost for cable news ratings. For a smaller network like Newsmax, which boasts an audience perhaps more devoted to Trump than even the audience of Fox News, it’s a gold standard interview.
But Trump’s interview with Schmitt drew only 220,000 total viewers and 33,000 in the advertiser-coveted 25-54 age demo. That was a decent pop from the previous hour, but not enough to propel the show to the top of the ratings pile at Newsmax.
Robert Schmitt Tonight placed fifth in the ratings for the network, behind shows from Eric Bolling, Grant Stinchfield, Sean Spicer, and Greg Kelly.
Kelly and Stinchfield more than doubled Schmitt’s interview in the demo. Schmitt placed eighth in that metric.
See the full ratings data below.
Total Viewers (thousands)
| ET | FNC | CNN | MSNBC | NEWSMAX | NEWSNATION |
| 6a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 997 |
NEW DAY: 303 |
MORNING JOE: 762 |
ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE: 20 |
ELEMENTARY: 41 |
| 7a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 1435 |
NEW DAY: 434 |
— | WAKE UP AMERICA: 117 |
MORNING IN AMERICA: 15 |
| 8a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 1593 |
NEW DAY: 543 |
— | — | — |
| 9a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 1589 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 535 |
STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS: 783 |
NATIONAL REPORT: 166 |
— |
| 10a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 1568 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 539 |
JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS: 597 |
— | IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT: 78 |
| 11a | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE: 1527 |
AT THIS HOUR: 520 |
CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS: 492 |
— | IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT: 96 |
| 12p | OUTNUMBERED: 1715 |
INSIDE POLITICS: 632 |
ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS: 587 |
JOHN BACHMAN NOW: 170 |
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT: 205 |
| 1p | AMERICA REPORTS: 1379 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 593 |
MTP DAILY: 655 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 244 |
| 2p | AMERICA REPORTS: 1278 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 550 |
KATY TUR REPORTS: 651 |
AMERICAN AGENDA: 203 |
BLUE BLOODS: 318 |
| 3p | STORY, THE: 1338 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 578 |
HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS: 713 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 361 |
| 4p | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO: 1366 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 687 |
DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: 1257 |
ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE: 233 |
BLUE BLOODS: 409 |
| 5p | FIVE, THE: 3439 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 678 |
— | CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE: 212 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 173 |
| 6p | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER: 2432 |
SITUATION ROOM: 614 |
BEAT W/ARI MELBER: 1111 |
SPICER & CO: 267 |
DONLON REPORT, THE: 46 |
| 7p | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME: 2854 |
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT: 654 |
REIDOUT: 1062 |
GREG KELLY REPORTS: 345 |
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT: 37 |
| 8p | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT: 3558 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 731 |
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES: 1362 |
STINCHFIELD: 249 |
DAN ABRAMS LIVE: 50 |
| 9p | HANNITY: 2820 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 609 |
RACHEL MADDOW SHOW: 2117 |
CORTES & PELLEGRINO: 102 |
NEWSNATION PRIME: 36 |
| 10p | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE: 2190 |
DON LEMON TONIGHT: 681 |
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL: 1419 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 220 |
BANFIELD: 32 |
| 11p | GUTFELD!: 1911 |
DON LEMON TONIGHT: 447 |
11TH HOUR: 828 |
GREG KELLY REPORTS: 116 |
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT: 16 |
25-54 Demo (thousands)
| ET | FNC | CNN | MSNBC | NEWSMAX | NEWSNATION |
| 6a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 180 |
NEW DAY: 29 |
MORNING JOE: 90 |
ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE: 1 |
ELEMENTARY: 0 |
| 7a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 255 |
NEW DAY: 59 |
— | WAKE UP AMERICA: 11 |
MORNING IN AMERICA: 3 |
| 8a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 245 |
NEW DAY: 88 |
— | — | — |
| 9a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 250 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 82 |
STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS: 68 |
NATIONAL REPORT: 21 |
— |
| 10a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 278 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 64 |
JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS: 58 |
— | IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT: 9 |
| 11a | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE: 268 |
AT THIS HOUR: 78 |
CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS: 41 |
— | IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT: 3 |
| 12p | OUTNUMBERED: 260 |
INSIDE POLITICS: 111 |
ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS: 58 |
JOHN BACHMAN NOW: 39 |
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT: 14 |
| 1p | AMERICA REPORTS: 205 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 98 |
MTP DAILY: 81 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 22 |
| 2p | AMERICA REPORTS: 200 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 116 |
KATY TUR REPORTS: 71 |
AMERICAN AGENDA: 52 |
BLUE BLOODS: 34 |
| 3p | STORY, THE: 242 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 137 |
HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS: 75 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 43 |
| 4p | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO: 256 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 134 |
DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: 90 |
ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE: 43 |
BLUE BLOODS: 40 |
| 5p | FIVE, THE: 543 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 117 |
— | CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE: 42 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 21 |
| 6p | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER: 466 |
SITUATION ROOM: 137 |
BEAT W/ARI MELBER: 114 |
SPICER & CO: 50 |
DONLON REPORT, THE: 4 |
| 7p | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME: 485 |
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT: 200 |
REIDOUT: 127 |
GREG KELLY REPORTS: 69 |
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT: 6 |
| 8p | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT: 590 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 193 |
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES: 149 |
STINCHFIELD: 71 |
DAN ABRAMS LIVE: 4 |
| 9p | HANNITY: 473 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 144 |
RACHEL MADDOW SHOW: 217 |
CORTES & PELLEGRINO: 25 |
NEWSNATION PRIME: 3 |
| 10p | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE: 371 |
DON LEMON TONIGHT: 174 |
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL: 154 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 33 |
BANFIELD: 1 |
| 11p | GUTFELD!: 372 |
DON LEMON TONIGHT: 103 |
11TH HOUR: 124 |
GREG KELLY REPORTS: 12 |
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT: 3 |