Cable News Ratings Wednesday June 21: CNN Lands First Place in Prime Time Demo Amid Search For Titanic Sub

By Mediaite StaffJun 22nd, 2023, 5:57 pm
 

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Coverage of the lost submarine exploring the wreckage of the Titanic propelled CNN to a first-place finish Wednesday night in the prime time 25-54 age demographic.

The rare win for CNN was marked by extensive coverage of the event, which also saw CNN land second in the total day demo, beating MSNBC while Fox won the day. CNN won the prime time demo with 223,000 viewers, while Fox was second with 210,000. MSNBC landed in third place in prime time with 176,00 demo viewers.

Fox News also won in total viewers in both total day and prime time averages, scoring 1.48 million total day viewers. MSNBC was second with 1.08 million total day viewers, while CNN was third with 658,000.

In prime time total viewers, Fox News doubled CNN with 1.84 million to 867,000. MSNBC came in second with 1.65 million average prime time viewers.

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

Total Viewers (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
854		 CNN THIS MORNING:
315		 MORNING JOE:
998		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
29		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
31
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1177		 CNN THIS MORNING:
380		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
169		 —
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1308		 CNN THIS MORNING:
468		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1533		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
617		 MORNING JOE:
1017		 NATIONAL REPORT:
292		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1551		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
645		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
809		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
40
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1517		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
677		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
743		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1643		 INSIDE POLITICS:
672		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
700		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
249		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1473		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
803		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
843		 — NEWSNATION NOW:
58
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1276		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
801		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
229		 —
3p STORY, THE:
1371		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
720		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
950		 — NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
53
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1402		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
850		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1546		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
259		 —
5p FIVE, THE:
2712		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
875		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
245		 HILL, THE:
36
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
1989		 SITUATION ROOM:
773		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1536		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
301		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
56
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2087		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
877		 REIDOUT:
1286		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
432		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
42
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
1751		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
970		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1569		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
445		 CUOMO:
188
9p HANNITY:
2072		 CNN PRIMETIME:
872		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1642		 CHRIS PLANTE RIGHT SQUAD:
192		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
119
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1690		 CNN TONIGHT:
759		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1735		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
293		 BANFIELD:
127
11p GUTFELD!:
1657		 CNN TONIGHT:
598		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
1154		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
192		 CUOMO:
63

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
117		 CNN THIS MORNING:
86		 MORNING JOE:
110		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
1		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
5
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
166		 CNN THIS MORNING:
99		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
15		 —
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
160		 CNN THIS MORNING:
97		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
170		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
129		 MORNING JOE:
119		 NATIONAL REPORT:
22		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
220		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
101		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
86		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
4
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
192		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
119		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
83		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
186		 INSIDE POLITICS:
137		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
102		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
32		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
142		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
158		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
133		 — NEWSNATION NOW:
5
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
128		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
173		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
38		 —
3p STORY, THE:
152		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
144		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
118		 — NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
5
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
150		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
174		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
177		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
33		 —
5p FIVE, THE:
297		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
211		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
25		 HILL, THE:
4
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
217		 SITUATION ROOM:
182		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
169		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
30		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
17
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
187		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
211		 REIDOUT:
145		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
39		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
7
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
206		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
232		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
169		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
67		 CUOMO:
33
9p HANNITY:
242		 CNN PRIMETIME:
222		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
179		 CHRIS PLANTE RIGHT SQUAD:
27		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
26
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
181		 CNN TONIGHT:
216		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
180		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
43		 BANFIELD:
40
11p GUTFELD!:
215		 CNN TONIGHT:
157		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
149		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
25		 CUOMO:
13

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: 658,000

Fox News: 1.48 million

MSNBC: 1.08 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 152,000

Fox News: 174,000

MSNBC: 129,000

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: 867,000

Fox News: 1.84 million

MSNBC: 1.65 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 223,000

Fox News: 210,000

MSNBC: 176,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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