Cable News Ratings Friday May 12: CNN Prime Time Viewership Drops Below Newsmax

By Mediaite StaffMay 15th, 2023, 4:35 pm
 

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CNN prime time dropped on Friday to 335,000 average total viewers from 8 to 11 p.m, coming below right-wing channel Newsmax, which scored 357,000 average prime time viewers.

The ratings-beleaguered network landed in fourth place in prime time, also behind Fox News and MSNBC, which averaged 1.44 million and 1.08 million total average viewers in prime time — respectively.

In the key 25-54 age demographic, CNN did a bit better with 87,ooo average viewers and was up in the demo compared the previous four Fridays. Fox led with 109,000 and MSNBC was in second with 98,000 average demo viewers. Newsmax, meanwhile, averaged 45,000 prime time demo viewers.

After 8 p.m. on Friday night, no CNN show rated above 300,000 viewers and Newsmax beat the network from 8 to p.m. Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace at 10 p.m. marked its lowest-rated hour since it launched on the network and dropped 25 percent since its Friday debut.

Editor’s note: This article has been updated with additional data points.

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:
885		 CNN THIS MORNING:
297		 MORNING JOE:
910		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
41		 EARLY MORNING:
10
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1159		 CNN THIS MORNING:
340		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
158		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
40
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1324		 CNN THIS MORNING:
445		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1583		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
463		 MORNING JOE:
853		 NATIONAL REPORT:
233		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1623		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
487		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
734		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
48
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1455		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
458		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
639		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1592		 INSIDE POLITICS:
479		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
668		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
222		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1424		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
492		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
655		 — NEWSNATION NOW:
39
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1303		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
525		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
237		 —
3p STORY, THE:
1315		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
615		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
793		 — NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
56
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1177		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
636		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1316		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
260		 —
5p FIVE, THE:
2498		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
616		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
262		 HILL, THE:
31
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
1764		 SITUATION ROOM:
512		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1406		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
309		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
41
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
1683		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
520		 REIDOUT:
1020		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
419		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
42
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
1302		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
447		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1076		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
467		 CUOMO:
121
9p HANNITY:
1606		 WHOLE STORY WITH ANDERSON:
293		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1207		 CHRIS PLANTE RIGHT SQUAD:
325		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
74
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1413		 TALKING TO CHRIS WALLACE:
263		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
969		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
278		 BANFIELD:
110
11p GUTFELD!:
1703		 CNN TONIGHT:
200		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
698		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
153		 CUOMO:
64

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
133		 CNN THIS MORNING:
79		 MORNING JOE:
93		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
7		 EARLY MORNING:
1
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
175		 CNN THIS MORNING:
66		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
14		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
3
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
180		 CNN THIS MORNING:
83		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
187		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
101		 MORNING JOE:
100		 NATIONAL REPORT:
25		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
173		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
104		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
72		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
5
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
205		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
79		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
105		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
246		 INSIDE POLITICS:
88		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
106		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
34		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
205		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
100		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
81		 — NEWSNATION NOW:
2
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
168		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
98		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
36		 —
3p STORY, THE:
161		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
123		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
82		 — NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
5
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
127		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
125		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
118		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
41		 —
5p FIVE, THE:
251		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
113		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
32		 HILL, THE:
6
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
179		 SITUATION ROOM:
112		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
127		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
28		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
9
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
136		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
106		 REIDOUT:
107		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
48		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
3
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
136		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
103		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
100		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
53		 CUOMO:
31
9p HANNITY:
96		 WHOLE STORY WITH ANDERSON:
85		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
105		 CHRIS PLANTE RIGHT SQUAD:
35		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
16
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
95		 TALKING TO CHRIS WALLACE:
72		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
88		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
46		 BANFIELD:
14
11p GUTFELD!:
228		 CNN TONIGHT:
62		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
80		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
26		 CUOMO:
12

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: 408,000

Fox News: 1.36 million

MSNBC: 846,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 86,000

Fox News: 159,000

MSNBC: 93,000

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: 335,000

Fox News: 1.44 million

MSNBC: 1.08 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 87,000

Fox News: 109,000

MSNBC: 98,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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