Cable News Ratings Friday May 19: Fox’s The Five Tops the Ratings, Greg Kelly Scores a Win Over CNN

By Mediaite StaffMay 22nd, 2023, 4:44 pm
 

Jessica Tarlov

Fox News ratings juggernaut The Five led cable news on Friday and was the only show to score more than 2 million total viewers.

The Five won the day with 2.42 million total viewers, while Bret Baier came in second with 1.6 million, and Greg Gutfeld’s late-night show landed third with 1.56 million total viewers. The Five also led in the key 25-54 age demographic, while Baier and Gutfeld swapped second and third places.

Notably, Newsmax scored another rare win over CNN at 10 p.m. as Greg Kelly just topped Who’s Talking To Chris Wallace? — with 283,000 viewers compared to 224,000. Wallace did still top Kelly in the demo.

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:
843		 CNN THIS MORNING:
270		 MORNING JOE:
915		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
29		 EARLY MORNING:
32
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1167		 CNN THIS MORNING:
329		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
199		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
36
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1357		 CNN THIS MORNING:
371		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1343		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
409		 MORNING JOE:
847		 NATIONAL REPORT:
217		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1344		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
462		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
717		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
52
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1264		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
445		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
590		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1416		 INSIDE POLITICS:
483		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
696		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
199		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1067		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
475		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
661		 — NEWSNATION NOW:
55
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1052		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
474		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
239		 —
3p STORY, THE:
1032		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
420		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
703		 — NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
76
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
984		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
415		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1254		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
292		 —
5p FIVE, THE:
2420		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
507		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
275		 HILL, THE:
64
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
1601		 SITUATION ROOM:
475		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1226		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
222		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
55
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
1441		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
501		 REIDOUT:
939		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
370		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
42
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
1346		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
484		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1111		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
438		 CUOMO:
114
9p HANNITY:
1386		 WHOLE STORY WITH ANDERSON:
343		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1267		 CHRIS PLANTE RIGHT SQUAD:
263		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
66
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1250		 TALKING TO CHRIS WALLACE:
224		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1062		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
283		 BANFIELD:
65
11p GUTFELD!:
1556		 CNN TONIGHT:
222		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
724		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
240		 CUOMO:
72

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
110		 CNN THIS MORNING:
89		 MORNING JOE:
110		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
8		 EARLY MORNING:
2
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
185		 CNN THIS MORNING:
74		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
26		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
5
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
189		 CNN THIS MORNING:
86		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
159		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
82		 MORNING JOE:
106		 NATIONAL REPORT:
23		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
128		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
84		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
92		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
3
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
154		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
99		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
73		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
196		 INSIDE POLITICS:
89		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
71		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
26		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
127		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
95		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
88		 — NEWSNATION NOW:
4
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
118		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
96		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
55		 —
3p STORY, THE:
128		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
85		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
96		 — NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
13
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
130		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
63		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
129		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
59		 —
5p FIVE, THE:
242		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
85		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
60		 HILL, THE:
9
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
163		 SITUATION ROOM:
82		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
132		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
26		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
8
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
128		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
107		 REIDOUT:
126		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
40		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
7
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
130		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
89		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
141		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
50		 CUOMO:
10
9p HANNITY:
121		 WHOLE STORY WITH ANDERSON:
86		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
118		 CHRIS PLANTE RIGHT SQUAD:
30		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
5
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
112		 TALKING TO CHRIS WALLACE:
45		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
94		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
35		 BANFIELD:
16
11p GUTFELD!:
173		 CNN TONIGHT:
42		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
92		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
44		 CUOMO:
25

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: 372,000

Fox News: 1.23 million

MSNBC: 841,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 76,000

Fox News: 142,000

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: 350,000

Fox News: 1.33 million

MSNBC: 1.15 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 73,000

Fox News: 121,000

MSNBC: 118,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

 

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