Cable News Ratings Friday, August 13: Fox News Host Leo Terrell Beats MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow

Fox News host Leo Terrell, filling in for Sean Hannity on Friday night, beat MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow in total viewers and the demo.
Terrell was a lifelong Democrat and frequent Hannity guest until he came out as an ardent Trump supporter in 2020. He was then was hired as a Fox News host, and filling in for Hannity at 9 p.m. on Friday night he beat Maddow in both the 25-54 age demographic and total viewers.
Terrell drew 2.186 million in total viewers, compared to Maddow’s 2.046 million. In the demo, he drew 340,000 viewers to Maddow’s 267,000.
As for the three cable news networks overall, here are the total day averages in total viewers and the 25-54 :
Total viewers:
Fox News: 1.4 million
MSNBC: 887,000
CNN: 589,000
25-54 Demo:
Fox News: 223,000
MSNBC: 110,000
CNN: 125,000
Here are the prime time averages in total viewers and the 25-54:
Total viewers:
Fox News: 2.185 million
MSNBC: 1.474 million
CNN: 736,000
25-54 Demo:
Fox News: 320,000
MSNBC: 190,000
CNN: 163,000
Here is the breakdown by show and hour:
Total Viewers (thousands)
| ET | FNC | CNN | MSNBC |
| 6a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 814 |
NEW DAY: 268 |
MORNING JOE: 838 |
| 7a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 1122 |
NEW DAY: 396 |
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| 8a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 1337 |
NEW DAY: 523 |
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| 9a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 1353 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 587 |
STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS: 714 |
| 10a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 1358 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 651 |
HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS: 665 |
| 11a | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE: 1313 |
AT THIS HOUR: 744 |
CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS: 651 |
| 12p | OUTNUMBERED: 1433 |
INSIDE POLITICS: 797 |
ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS: 776 |
| 1p | AMERICA REPORTS: 1248 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 720 |
MTP DAILY: 803 |
| 2p | AMERICA REPORTS: 1453 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 731 |
KATY TUR REPORTS: 774 |
| 3p | STORY, THE: 1246 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 714 |
AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS: 694 |
| 4p | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO: 1224 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 754 |
DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: 1125 |
| 5p | FIVE, THE: 2476 |
SITUATION ROOM: 688 |
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| 6p | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER: 1769 |
SITUATION ROOM: 580 |
BEAT W/ARI MELBER: 1131 |
| 7p | FOX NEWS PRIMETIME: 1486 |
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT: 716 |
REIDOUT: 995 |
| 8p | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT: 2599 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 773 |
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES: 1094 |
| 9p | HANNITY: 2186 |
CUOMO PRIME TIME: 717 |
RACHEL MADDOW SHOW: 2046 |
| 10p | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE: 1770 |
DON LEMON TONIGHT: 718 |
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL: 1283 |
| 11p | GUTFELD!: 1360 |
BEING WITH DANA BASH: 452 |
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25-54 Demo (thousands)
| ET | FNC | CNN | MSNBC |
| 6a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 143 |
NEW DAY: 69 |
MORNING JOE: 93 |
| 7a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 175 |
NEW DAY: 72 |
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| 8a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 196 |
NEW DAY: 81 |
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| 9a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 241 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 100 |
STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS: 90 |
| 10a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 280 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 122 |
HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS: 62 |
| 11a | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE: 249 |
AT THIS HOUR: 154 |
CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS: 84 |
| 12p | OUTNUMBERED: 247 |
INSIDE POLITICS: 182 |
ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS: 116 |
| 1p | AMERICA REPORTS: 215 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 134 |
MTP DAILY: 106 |
| 2p | AMERICA REPORTS: 224 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 133 |
KATY TUR REPORTS: 113 |
| 3p | STORY, THE: 198 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 142 |
AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS: 106 |
| 4p | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO: 196 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 139 |
DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: 129 |
| 5p | FIVE, THE: 301 |
SITUATION ROOM: 139 |
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| 6p | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER: 265 |
SITUATION ROOM: 120 |
BEAT W/ARI MELBER: 120 |
| 7p | FOX NEWS PRIMETIME: 222 |
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT: 164 |
REIDOUT: 140 |
| 8p | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT: 367 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 159 |
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES: 154 |
| 9p | HANNITY: 340 |
CUOMO PRIME TIME: 146 |
RACHEL MADDOW SHOW: 267 |
| 10p | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE: 253 |
DON LEMON TONIGHT: 185 |
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL: 149 |
| 11p | GUTFELD!: 209 |
BEING WITH DANA BASH: 147 |
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