Cable News Ratings Monday June 26: Maddow Boosts MSNBC Prime Time Into First Place

 

Rachel Maddow

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow led prime time on Monday with 2.53 million total viewers and  212,000 viewers in the key 25-54 age demographic.

Maddow’s haul was enough to boost MSNBC’s prime time average to number one in total viewers. MSNBC won prime time with 1.9 million total viewers, while Fox News came in second with 1.73 million total viewers. Fox won the demo, however, with 178,000 viewers to CNN’s 161,000 and MSNBC’s 160,000.

CNN landed third in total viewers with 770,000. Fox News’s The Five was still the highest-rated show of the day and Fox won in total day viewers and demo viewers.

Here is a full breakdown of Monday’s cable news ratings by show:

Total Viewers (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
703
CNN THIS MORNING:
356
MORNING JOE:
952
WENDY BELL COMMON SENSE:
31
MORNING IN AMERICA:
28
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1024
CNN THIS MORNING:
378
WAKE UP AMERICA:
148
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1146
CNN THIS MORNING:
478
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1198
CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
595
MORNING JOE:
1016
NATIONAL REPORT:
203
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1266
CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
572
ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
842
NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
37
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1207
CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
598
JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
660
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1244
INSIDE POLITICS:
700
ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
742
JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
186
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1155
CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
617
CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
791
NEWSNATION NOW:
44
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1156
CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
680
AMERICAN AGENDA:
193
3p STORY, THE:
1218
CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
775
KATY TUR REPORTS:
946
NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
46
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1245
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
720
DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1578
CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
249
5p FIVE, THE:
2746
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
669
CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
234
HILL, THE:
34
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
1929
SITUATION ROOM:
647
BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1534
RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
272
ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
34
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2145
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
649
REIDOUT:
1176
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
344
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
35
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
1503
ANDERSON COOPER 360:
899
VELSHI SPECIAL:
1225
ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
395
CUOMO:
149
9p HANNITY:
1930
CNN PRIMETIME:
810
RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
2528
CHRIS PLANTE RIGHT SQUAD:
266
DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
90
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1750
CNN TONIGHT:
602
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1961
GREG KELLY REPORTS:
283
BANFIELD:
75
11p GUTFELD!:
1682
CNN TONIGHT:
460
11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
1186
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
176
CUOMO:
59

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
99
CNN THIS MORNING:
63
MORNING JOE:
101
WENDY BELL COMMON SENSE:
2
MORNING IN AMERICA:
5
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
129
CNN THIS MORNING:
66
WAKE UP AMERICA:
18
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
113
CNN THIS MORNING:
95
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
151
CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
111
MORNING JOE:
97
NATIONAL REPORT:
15
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
149
CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
93
ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
71
NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
4
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
157
CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
87
JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
52
12p OUTNUMBERED:
154
INSIDE POLITICS:
102
ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
38
JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
19
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
115
CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
100
CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
75
NEWSNATION NOW:
5
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
119
CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
116
AMERICAN AGENDA:
24
3p STORY, THE:
114
CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
169
KATY TUR REPORTS:
83
NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
5
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
141
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
151
DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
151
CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
28
5p FIVE, THE:
267
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
144
CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
18
HILL, THE:
4
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
181
SITUATION ROOM:
151
BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
144
RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
22
ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
8
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
180
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
153
REIDOUT:
131
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
44
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
10
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
133
ANDERSON COOPER 360:
161
VELSHI SPECIAL:
123
ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
45
CUOMO:
25
9p HANNITY:
206
CNN PRIMETIME:
164
RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
212
CHRIS PLANTE RIGHT SQUAD:
42
DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
18
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
196
CNN TONIGHT:
159
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
145
GREG KELLY REPORTS:
41
BANFIELD:
17
11p GUTFELD!:
223
CNN TONIGHT:
129
11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
114
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
20
CUOMO:
11

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: 575,000

Fox News: 1.34 million

MSNBC: 1.11 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 117,000

Fox News: 148,000

MSNBC: 103,000

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: 770,000

Fox News: 1.73 million

MSNBC: 1.91 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 161,000

Fox News: 178,000

MSNBC: 160,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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