Cable News Ratings Monday April 24: MSNBC Beats Tucker-less Fox News in the Demo in Prime Time

Mediaite StaffApr 25th, 2023, 4:29 pm
 

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MSNBC beat Fox News in the key 25-54 age demographic in prime time on Monday, hours after Fox announced the departure of Tucker Carlson from the network.

Fox issued a statement saying they agreed to part ways, but sources say he was fired. The termination of the top-rated host on cable news sent shockwaves throughout the media industry and angered a portion of the Republican base.

Brian Kilmeade stepped in for Carlson to host Fox News Tonight during Carlson’s old 8 p.m. time slot and won the hour in both total viewers and demo. The network said it will draw from a stable of rotating hosts for the time being.

The time slot saw a marked decline in viewership (2.6 million total viewers) relative to the previous Monday (3.2 million).

In the demo during prime time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), MSNBC eked out a ratings win, topping Fox News, 247,000 to 245,000 viewers. Fox still led in overall viewers.

Total Viewers (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
780		 CNN THIS MORNING:
274		 MORNING JOE:
877		 WENDY BELL COMMON SENSE:
14		 EARLY MORNING:
30
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1209		 CNN THIS MORNING:
394		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
72		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
42
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1485		 CNN THIS MORNING:
466		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1482		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
504		 MORNING JOE:
903		 NATIONAL REPORT:
153		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1551		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
606		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
678		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
41
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1556		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
595		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
554		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1715		 INSIDE POLITICS:
756		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
612		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
197		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1530		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
721		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
812		 — NEWSNATION NOW:
31
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1412		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
686		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
231		 —
3p STORY, THE:
1361		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
684		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
978		 — NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
31
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1390		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
729		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1810		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
387		 —
5p FIVE, THE:
3220		 SITUATION ROOM:
791		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
337		 HILL, THE:
38
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2364		 SITUATION ROOM:
711		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1786		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
313		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
48
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2453		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
805		 REIDOUT:
1574		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
462		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
39
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
2597		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
728		 JOE SCARBOROUGH PRESENTS:
1514		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
531		 CUOMO:
205
9p HANNITY:
2531		 CNN PRIMETIME:
657		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
2734		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
540		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
104
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1923		 CNN TONIGHT:
618		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1673		 PRIME NEWS:
350		 BANFIELD:
75
11p GUTFELD!:
1763		 CNN TONIGHT:
384		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
1068		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
173		 CUOMO:
82

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
106		 CNN THIS MORNING:
58		 MORNING JOE:
109		 WENDY BELL COMMON SENSE:
2		 EARLY MORNING:
8
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
181		 CNN THIS MORNING:
85		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
11		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
3
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
189		 CNN THIS MORNING:
105		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
203		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
121		 MORNING JOE:
97		 NATIONAL REPORT:
21		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
240		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
123		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
74		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
3
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
240		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
123		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
76		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
253		 INSIDE POLITICS:
134		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
72		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
38		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
206		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
133		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
94		 — NEWSNATION NOW:
5
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
184		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
120		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
16		 —
3p STORY, THE:
137		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
133		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
125		 — NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
4
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
134		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
191		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
185		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
27		 —
5p FIVE, THE:
326		 SITUATION ROOM:
173		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
33		 HILL, THE:
7
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
238		 SITUATION ROOM:
142		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
200		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
36		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
15
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
256		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
165		 REIDOUT:
224		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
44		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
16
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
294		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
161		 JOE SCARBOROUGH PRESENTS:
179		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
58		 CUOMO:
58
9p HANNITY:
242		 CNN PRIMETIME:
124		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
356		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
62		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
18
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
197		 CNN TONIGHT:
115		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
207		 PRIME NEWS:
49		 BANFIELD:
17
11p GUTFELD!:
238		 CNN TONIGHT:
107		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
162		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
13		 CUOMO:
14

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: 564,000

Fox News: 1.63 million

MSNBC: 1.11 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 120,000

Fox News: 196,000

MSNBC: 141,000

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: 668,000

Fox News: 2.35 million

MSNBC: 1.97 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 133,000

Fox News: 245,000

MSNBC: 247,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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