Cable News Ratings Monday June 5: Maddow Boosts MSNBC to Prime Time Win Over Fox and CNN

By Mediaite StaffJun 6th, 2023, 4:58 pm
 

Rachel Maddow

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow helped to boost her network on Monday to a prime time win over Fox News and CNN.

MSNBC averaged 1.86 million total viewers from 8 to 11 p.m. on Monday, while Fox News averaged 1.73 million. MSNBC also won in the key 25-54 age demographic with 170,000 average viewers to Fox’s 119,000. CNN averaged 529,000 total viewers and 126,000 demo viewers, landing in third and second place — respectively.

While CNN beat Fox in the prime time demo average, the network also tied MSNBC for first in the 8 p.m. demo and beat Fox in the 9 p.m. demo. CNN also scored some rare day time wins, beating both Fox and MSNBC in the demo between 8 and 10 a.m.

Maddow had the highest-rated show in prime time with 2.46 million total viewers and 222,000 demo viewers. Fox’s The Five was the highest-rated show for the day with 2.64 million total viewers and 309,000 demo viewers. Fox also won the day, yet again, in both total day averages.

Notably, NewsNation’s Elizabeth Vargas and Chris Cuomo also beat their Newsmax competition in the demo.

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:
782		 CNN THIS MORNING:
247		 MORNING JOE:
878		 WENDY BELL COMMON SENSE:
37		 EARLY MORNING:
10
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1102		 CNN THIS MORNING:
368		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
176		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
31
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1220		 CNN THIS MORNING:
405		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1178		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
470		 MORNING JOE:
865		 NATIONAL REPORT:
194		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1232		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
519		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
683		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
43
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1255		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
546		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
579		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1338		 INSIDE POLITICS:
565		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
615		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
165		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1154		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
462		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
677		 — NEWSNATION NOW:
49
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1006		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
459		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
186		 —
3p STORY, THE:
1033		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
580		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
756		 — NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
55
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1030		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
568		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1462		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
257		 —
5p FIVE, THE:
2645		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
607		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
228		 HILL, THE:
37
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
1786		 SITUATION ROOM:
596		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1431		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
281		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
90
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2021		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
615		 REIDOUT:
1188		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
484		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
56
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
1590		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
594		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1379		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
541		 CUOMO:
175
9p HANNITY:
2030		 CNN PRIMETIME:
622		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
2456		 CHRIS PLANTE RIGHT SQUAD:
292		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
101
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1559		 CNN TONIGHT:
492		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1738		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
291		 BANFIELD:
98
11p GUTFELD!:
1564		 CNN TONIGHT:
318		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
1108		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
178		 CUOMO:
104

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
96		 CNN THIS MORNING:
55		 MORNING JOE:
82		 WENDY BELL COMMON SENSE:
6		 EARLY MORNING:
0
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
131		 CNN THIS MORNING:
87		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
20		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
8
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
106		 CNN THIS MORNING:
118		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
117		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
119		 MORNING JOE:
67		 NATIONAL REPORT:
22		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
105		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
111		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
62		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
5
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
140		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
118		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
45		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
120		 INSIDE POLITICS:
104		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
50		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
17		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
121		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
73		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
66		 — NEWSNATION NOW:
3
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
114		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
107		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
26		 —
3p STORY, THE:
119		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
101		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
68		 — NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
8
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
131		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
83		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
147		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
25		 —
5p FIVE, THE:
309		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
93		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
19		 HILL, THE:
4
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
146		 SITUATION ROOM:
103		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
136		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
15		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
25
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
150		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
108		 REIDOUT:
147		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
43		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
12
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
105		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
135		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
135		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
45		 CUOMO:
52
9p HANNITY:
130		 CNN PRIMETIME:
133		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
222		 CHRIS PLANTE RIGHT SQUAD:
23		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
13
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
123		 CNN TONIGHT:
111		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
152		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
35		 BANFIELD:
27
11p GUTFELD!:
190		 CNN TONIGHT:
94		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
131		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
23		 CUOMO:
28

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: 460,000

Fox News: 1.3 million

MSNBC: 1.01 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 96,000

Fox News: 131,000

MSNBC: 101,000

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: 569,000

Fox News: 1.73 million

MSNBC: 1.86 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 126,000

Fox News: 119,000

MSNBC: 170,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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