Cable News Ratings Friday May 25: Jason Johnson Beats Fox and CNN in the 6 P.M. Demo — Leads MSNBC

By Mediaite StaffMay 30th, 2023, 4:33 pm
 
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MSNBC won the key 25-54 age demographic at 6 p.m. on Friday as Jason Johnson guest-hosted for Ari Melber.

Johnson brought in 157,000 demo viewers, which was enough to beat Fox’s Bret Baier — who brought in 130,000. CNN’s Situation Room scored 108,000 demo viewers for third place.

Baier did win the hour in total viewers, bringing in 1.55 million total viewers — the third highest-rated show for the day. Johnson, meanwhile, scored 1.1 million total average viewers.

Notably, NewsNation also scored a demo win during the hour as Elizabeth Vargas Reports beat Greta Van Susteren. Van Susteren did still top NewsNation in total viewers.

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

Total Viewers (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
819		 CNN THIS MORNING:
224		 MORNING JOE:
919		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
27		 EARLY MORNING:
9
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1091		 CNN THIS MORNING:
315		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
176		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
19
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1237		 CNN THIS MORNING:
357		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1216		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
465		 MORNING JOE:
926		 NATIONAL REPORT:
204		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1207		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
461		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
680		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
21
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1095		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
446		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
613		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1255		 INSIDE POLITICS:
488		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
687		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
184		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1084		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
504		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
708		 — NEWSNATION NOW:
31
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
914		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
457		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
142		 —
3p STORY, THE:
951		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
439		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
774		 — NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
57
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
978		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
466		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1290		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
184		 —
5p FIVE, THE:
2187		 SITUATION ROOM:
466		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
170		 HILL, THE:
31
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
1550		 SITUATION ROOM:
532		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1099		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
176		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
34
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
1646		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
466		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1024		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
324		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
40
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
1495		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
571		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1114		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
344		 CUOMO:
101
9p HANNITY:
1419		 CNN TONIGHT:
540		 MSNBC SPECIAL REPORT:
1194		 CHRIS PLANTE RIGHT SQUAD:
259		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
62
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1227		 WHOLE STORY WITH ANDERSON:
249		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
922		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
282		 BANFIELD:
61
11p GUTFELD!:
1352		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
202		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
625		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
141		 CUOMO:
63

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
132		 CNN THIS MORNING:
58		 MORNING JOE:
107		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
2		 EARLY MORNING:
0
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
152		 CNN THIS MORNING:
81		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
17		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
4
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
156		 CNN THIS MORNING:
74		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
115		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
77		 MORNING JOE:
119		 NATIONAL REPORT:
24		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
105		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
83		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
81		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
3
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
133		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
75		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
76		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
134		 INSIDE POLITICS:
95		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
74		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
21		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
112		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
96		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
82		 — NEWSNATION NOW:
5
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
111		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
94		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
17		 —
3p STORY, THE:
124		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
102		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
75		 — NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
9
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
119		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
87		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
133		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
15		 —
5p FIVE, THE:
184		 SITUATION ROOM:
87		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
31		 HILL, THE:
12
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
130		 SITUATION ROOM:
108		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
157		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
10		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
13
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
135		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
102		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
122		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
22		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
5
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
146		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
97		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
104		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
24		 CUOMO:
9
9p HANNITY:
137		 CNN TONIGHT:
115		 MSNBC SPECIAL REPORT:
104		 CHRIS PLANTE RIGHT SQUAD:
17		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
8
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
106		 WHOLE STORY WITH ANDERSON:
41		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
83		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
38		 BANFIELD:
8
11p GUTFELD!:
150		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
36		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
90		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
16		 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: 395,000

Fox News: 1.16 million

MSNBC: 833,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 77,000

Fox News: 123,000

MSNBC: 94,000

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: 453,000

Fox News: 1.38 million

MSNBC: 1.08 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 84,000

Fox News: 130,000

MSNBC: 97,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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