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

By Mediaite StaffJun 27th, 2023, 4:37 pm
 

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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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