Cable News Ratings Tuesday May 22: Nicolle Wallace Leads MSNBC, Beats Fox and CNN at 4 P.M.

By Mediaite StaffMay 24th, 2023, 4:52 pm
 

Nicolle Wallace

MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace led her network on Tuesday with 1.5 million total viewers between 4 and 6 p.m.

Wallace, also won the 4 p.m. hour overall, beating Neil Cavuto’s 1.01 million total viewers and Jape Tapper’s 568,000 total viewers.

Fox News’s The Five led at 5 p.m. with 2.44 million total viewers — the highest-rated show on cable news for the day. Wallace came in second at 5 p.m. and CNN’s Tapper was in third with 526,000 viewers.

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

Total Viewers (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
805		 CNN THIS MORNING:
274		 MORNING JOE:
947		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
51		 EARLY MORNING:
19
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1146		 CNN THIS MORNING:
348		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
199		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
36
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1235		 CNN THIS MORNING:
373		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1180		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
472		 MORNING JOE:
914		 NATIONAL REPORT:
264		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1197		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
500		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
694		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
34
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1215		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
496		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
648		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1284		 INSIDE POLITICS:
561		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
646		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
210		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1126		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
572		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
704		 — NEWSNATION NOW:
29
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1059		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
560		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
205		 —
3p STORY, THE:
1027		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
503		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
844		 — NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
53
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1009		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
568		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1501		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
297		 —
5p FIVE, THE:
2444		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
526		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
256		 HILL, THE:
36
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
1712		 SITUATION ROOM:
496		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1444		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
334		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
26
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
1929		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
515		 REIDOUT:
1233		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
401		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
44
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
1465		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
453		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1289		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
393		 CUOMO:
94
9p HANNITY:
1805		 CNN PRIMETIME:
392		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1334		 CHRIS PLANTE RIGHT SQUAD:
239		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
83
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1385		 CNN TONIGHT:
327		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1426		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
301		 BANFIELD:
62
11p GUTFELD!:
1619		 CNN TONIGHT:
301		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
892		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
203		 CUOMO:
65

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
119		 CNN THIS MORNING:
61		 MORNING JOE:
124		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
4		 EARLY MORNING:
0
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
164		 CNN THIS MORNING:
81		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
36		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
7
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
136		 CNN THIS MORNING:
67		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
122		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
96		 MORNING JOE:
101		 NATIONAL REPORT:
50		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
122		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
112		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
68		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
5
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
155		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
100		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
72		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
153		 INSIDE POLITICS:
104		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
74		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
30		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
112		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
105		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
124		 — NEWSNATION NOW:
10
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
116		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
123		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
25		 —
3p STORY, THE:
100		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
115		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
121		 — NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
14
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
121		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
124		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
160		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
52		 —
5p FIVE, THE:
253		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
94		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
27		 HILL, THE:
12
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
177		 SITUATION ROOM:
106		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
166		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
31		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
6
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
208		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
104		 REIDOUT:
174		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
35		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
12
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
178		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
89		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
176		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
52		 CUOMO:
26
9p HANNITY:
215		 CNN PRIMETIME:
96		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
146		 CHRIS PLANTE RIGHT SQUAD:
40		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
8
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
176		 CNN TONIGHT:
92		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
117		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
36		 BANFIELD:
11
11p GUTFELD!:
242		 CNN TONIGHT:
81		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
93		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
32		 CUOMO:
18

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: 420,000

Fox News: 1.26 million

MSNBC: 955,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 89,000

Fox News: 152,000

MSNBC: 116,000

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: 391,000

Fox News: 1.55 million

MSNBC: 1.35 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 92,000

Fox News: 190,000

MSNBC: 146,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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