Cable News Ratings Monday May 15: Maddow Leads MSNBC to Prime Time Victory Over Fox and CNN

By Mediaite StaffMay 16th, 2023, 4:50 pm
 

Rachel Maddow

MSNBC won prime time on Monday night as both Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O’Donnell topped their time slots. The network beat both Fox News and CNN in total viewers and in the key 25-54 age demographic.

MSNBC brought in 1.86 million average prime time viewers and 188,000 prime time demo viewers. Fox came in second with 1.72 million prime time viewers and 174,000 prime time demo viewers.

CNN landed in third place with 485,000 total average prime time viewers and 117,000 prime time demo viewers.

Fox News still won the day in total viewers and in the total day demo. MSNBC came in second place, while CNN landed in third.

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

Total Viewers (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
800		 CNN THIS MORNING:
306		 MORNING JOE:
888		 WENDY BELL COMMON SENSE:
45		 EARLY MORNING:
10
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1187		 CNN THIS MORNING:
373		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
196		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
31
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1332		 CNN THIS MORNING:
465		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1360		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
451		 MORNING JOE:
921		 NATIONAL REPORT:
250		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1371		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
449		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
734		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
43
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1312		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
467		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
621		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1427		 INSIDE POLITICS:
517		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
614		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
207		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1157		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
477		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
637		 — NEWSNATION NOW:
46
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1149		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
484		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
230		 —
3p STORY, THE:
1138		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
520		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
892		 — NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
46
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1326		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
521		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1364		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
290		 —
5p FIVE, THE:
2801		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
590		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
326		 HILL, THE:
28
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2018		 SITUATION ROOM:
564		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1348		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
409		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
35
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2268		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
633		 REIDOUT:
1165		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
512		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
53
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
1619		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
559		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1286		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
540		 CUOMO:
124
9p HANNITY:
1974		 CNN PRIMETIME:
454		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
2414		 CHRIS PLANTE RIGHT SQUAD:
341		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
88
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1563		 CNN TONIGHT:
443		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1868		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
379		 BANFIELD:
88
11p GUTFELD!:
1614		 CNN TONIGHT:
326		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
1104		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
223		 CUOMO:
68

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
126		 CNN THIS MORNING:
59		 MORNING JOE:
101		 WENDY BELL COMMON SENSE:
15		 EARLY MORNING:
0
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
182		 CNN THIS MORNING:
78		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
35		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
3
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
131		 CNN THIS MORNING:
97		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
147		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
93		 MORNING JOE:
105		 NATIONAL REPORT:
26		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
121		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
102		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
82		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
2
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
113		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
111		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
77		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
169		 INSIDE POLITICS:
118		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
70		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
11		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
138		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
130		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
71		 — NEWSNATION NOW:
2
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
152		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
122		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
12		 —
3p STORY, THE:
121		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
115		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
109		 — NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
3
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
115		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
104		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
129		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
24		 —
5p FIVE, THE:
281		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
102		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
43		 HILL, THE:
6
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
181		 SITUATION ROOM:
127		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
147		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
45		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
4
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
221		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
115		 REIDOUT:
136		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
41		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
12
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
169		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
129		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
140		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
61		 CUOMO:
21
9p HANNITY:
194		 CNN PRIMETIME:
114		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
276		 CHRIS PLANTE RIGHT SQUAD:
33		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
20
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
159		 CNN TONIGHT:
108		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
150		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
39		 BANFIELD:
15
11p GUTFELD!:
213		 CNN TONIGHT:
82		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
117		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
32		 CUOMO:
9

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: 440,000

Fox News: 1.39 million

MSNBC: 1.01 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 98,000

Fox News: 151,000

MSNBC: 109,000

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: 485,000

Fox News: 1.72 million

MSNBC: 1.86 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 117,000

Fox News: 174,000

MSNBC: 188,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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