Cable News Ratings Thursday May 24: The Five Leads Cable News In Total Viewers and Demo — Yet Again

By Mediaite StaffMay 27th, 2023, 11:21 am
 

The Five

Fox News’s The Five led the cable news ratings yet again on Thursday as the top-rated show in both total viewers and in the key 25-54 age demographic.

The long-reigning ratings powerhouse brought in 2.46 million total viewers, the only show in cable news with over 2 million viewers, and 231,000 demo viewers.

Bret Baier came in second with 1.73 million total viewers and Gutfeld! was second in the demo with 204,000 viewers.

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

Total Viewers (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
770		 CNN THIS MORNING:
319		 MORNING JOE:
925		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
42		 EARLY MORNING:
13
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1129		 CNN THIS MORNING:
332		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
178		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
21
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1308		 CNN THIS MORNING:
364		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1338		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
409		 MORNING JOE:
837		 NATIONAL REPORT:
226		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1389		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
421		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
665		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
29
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1386		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
445		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
565		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1397		 INSIDE POLITICS:
457		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
605		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
190		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1224		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
536		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
676		 — NEWSNATION NOW:
34
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
981		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
483		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
215		 —
3p STORY, THE:
1020		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
485		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
829		 — NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
44
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1038		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
492		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1440		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
296		 —
5p FIVE, THE:
2464		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
522		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
219		 HILL, THE:
35
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
1731		 SITUATION ROOM:
549		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1303		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
265		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
46
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
1480		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
621		 REIDOUT:
1114		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
447		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
52
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
1473		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
650		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1391		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
418		 CUOMO:
175
9p HANNITY:
1561		 CNN PRIMETIME:
464		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1234		 CHRIS PLANTE RIGHT SQUAD:
265		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
130
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1452		 CNN TONIGHT:
379		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1619		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
280		 BANFIELD:
112
11p GUTFELD!:
1630		 CNN TONIGHT:
305		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
1111		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
216		 CUOMO:
71

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
112		 CNN THIS MORNING:
73		 MORNING JOE:
99		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
8		 EARLY MORNING:
3
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
145		 CNN THIS MORNING:
79		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
16		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
4
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
167		 CNN THIS MORNING:
78		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
138		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
66		 MORNING JOE:
100		 NATIONAL REPORT:
18		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
134		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
59		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
84		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
4
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
152		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
80		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
88		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
164		 INSIDE POLITICS:
59		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
76		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
17		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
148		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
70		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
97		 — NEWSNATION NOW:
5
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
126		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
74		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
26		 —
3p STORY, THE:
112		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
67		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
65		 — NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
4
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
109		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
76		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
152		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
34		 —
5p FIVE, THE:
231		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
93		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
22		 HILL, THE:
5
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
165		 SITUATION ROOM:
96		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
119		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
18		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
4
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
135		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
121		 REIDOUT:
139		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
47		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
5
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
137		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
116		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
149		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
43		 CUOMO:
16
9p HANNITY:
148		 CNN PRIMETIME:
118		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
135		 CHRIS PLANTE RIGHT SQUAD:
35		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
14
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
124		 CNN TONIGHT:
88		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
150		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
51		 BANFIELD:
17
11p GUTFELD!:
204		 CNN TONIGHT:
87		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
118		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
27		 CUOMO:
15

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: 426,000

Fox News: 1.27 million

MSNBC: 948,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 80,000

Fox News: 141,000

MSNBC: 107,000

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: 498,000

Fox News: 1.50 million

MSNBC: 1.41 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 108,000

Fox News: 136,000

MSNBC: 145,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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