Cable News Ratings Wednesday May 17: Newsmax’s Eric Bolling Again Beats Anderson Cooper, CNN Prime Time Ticks Up

By Mediaite StaffMay 18th, 2023, 4:31 pm
 

Newsmax beat CNN at 8 p.m. for the second evening in a row on Wednesday as Eric Bolling led Anderson Cooper in total viewers.

Bolling brought in 587,000 total viewers to Cooper’s 562,000 to come in third and fourth place overall — respectively. Bolling has seen his ratings rise since Tucker Carlson’s firing in late April.

Fox News won the hour with Will Cain guest hosting Fox News Tonight, bringing in 1.55 million total viewers. MSNBC landed second place with 1.28 million total viewers tuning in to see Chris Hayes.

CNN did see an uptick in prime time viewers from the day before, averaging 460,000 viewers from 8 to 11 p.m. — up from 397,000 the day before.

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

Total Viewers (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
842		 CNN THIS MORNING:
248		 MORNING JOE:
958		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
49		 EARLY MORNING:
9
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1107		 CNN THIS MORNING:
377		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
187		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
34
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1394		 CNN THIS MORNING:
407		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1460		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
399		 MORNING JOE:
937		 NATIONAL REPORT:
228		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1335 [10:12 AM-10:59 AM]		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
408		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
707		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
27
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1302		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
358		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
617		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1381		 INSIDE POLITICS:
442		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
635		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
184		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1190		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
431		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
682		 — NEWSNATION NOW:
42
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1094		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
443		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
209		 —
3p STORY, THE:
1062		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
429		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
738		 — NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
61
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1119		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
501		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1134		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
296		 —
5p FIVE, THE:
2673		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
553		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
271		 HILL, THE:
39
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
1711		 SITUATION ROOM:
545		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1334		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
324		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
47
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2022		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
628		 REIDOUT:
1089		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
469		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
55
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
1549		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
562		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1281		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
587		 CUOMO:
151
9p HANNITY:
1952		 CNN PRIMETIME:
433		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1344		 CHRIS PLANTE RIGHT SQUAD:
292		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
101
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1644		 CNN TONIGHT:
384		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1513		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
306		 BANFIELD:
89
11p GUTFELD!:
1727		 CNN TONIGHT:
321		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
975		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
198		 CUOMO:
80

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
95		 CNN THIS MORNING:
53		 MORNING JOE:
138		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
5		 EARLY MORNING:
1
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
165		 CNN THIS MORNING:
91		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
18		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
4
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
175		 CNN THIS MORNING:
92		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
217		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
73		 MORNING JOE:
132		 NATIONAL REPORT:
18		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
195 [10:12 AM-10:59 AM]		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
59		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
85		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
2
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
183		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
65		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
89		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
175		 INSIDE POLITICS:
93		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
86		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
19		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
179		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
86		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
83		 — NEWSNATION NOW:
2
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
156		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
67		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
22		 —
3p STORY, THE:
149		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
71		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
94		 — NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
8
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
131		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
73		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
135		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
22		 —
5p FIVE, THE:
268		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
101		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
21		 HILL, THE:
7
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
161		 SITUATION ROOM:
122		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
126		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
39		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
4
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
181		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
151		 REIDOUT:
138		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
45		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
10
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
173		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
168		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
136		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
52		 CUOMO:
19
9p HANNITY:
177		 CNN PRIMETIME:
109		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
135		 CHRIS PLANTE RIGHT SQUAD:
22		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
28
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
164		 CNN TONIGHT:
68		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
154		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
39		 BANFIELD:
18
11p GUTFELD!:
245		 CNN TONIGHT:
85		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
133		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
31		 CUOMO:
10

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: 402,000

Fox News: 1.35 million

MSNBC: 911,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 82,000

Fox News: 166,000

MSNBC: 113,000

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: 460,000

Fox News: 1.71 million

MSNBC: 1.38 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 115,000

Fox News: 171,000

MSNBC: 141,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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