Cable News Ratings Tuesday May 9: Anderson Cooper Posts CNN’s Lone Demo Win Over Fox and MSNBC

By Mediaite StaffMay 10th, 2023, 4:41 pm
 

Anderson Cooper

CNN’s Anderson Cooper notched the most viewers in the 25-54 age demographic during the 8 p.m. time slot on Tuesday. It was the network’s only demo win of the day over Fox News and MSNBC.

AC360 beat out Fox News Tonight and All In with Chris Hayes. The Fox show is the placeholder program that is bridging the gap between Tucker Carlson Tonight and whatever the next iteration of the time slot is at Fox. The network fired the controversial host last month and is cycling through a stable of rotating hosts as it decides on a permanent fixture.

Cooper leaned heavily into coverage of the verdicts handed down earlier in E. Jean. Carroll’s civil lawsuit against former President Donald Trump just hours earlier. While AC360 scored well in the demo, its total viewers tally was half of its Fox and MSNBC counterparts. Fox’s Kayleigh McEnany won the hour in total viewers, while MSNBC’s Hayes came in a close second.

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:
827		 CNN THIS MORNING:
274		 MORNING JOE:
883		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
67		 EARLY MORNING:
12
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1117		 CNN THIS MORNING:
414		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
178		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
35
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1303		 CNN THIS MORNING:
431		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1401		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
485		 MORNING JOE:
921		 NATIONAL REPORT:
226		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1416		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
492		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
759		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
30
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1359		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
506		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
628		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1434		 INSIDE POLITICS:
530		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
658		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
180		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1288		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
508		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
719		 — NEWSNATION NOW:
27
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1119		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
491		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
223		 —
3p STORY, THE:
1300		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
841		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
1337		 — NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
51
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1245		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
844		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1770		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
292		 —
5p FIVE, THE:
2708		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
863		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
255		 HILL, THE:
40
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
1860		 SITUATION ROOM:
792		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1903		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
276		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
41
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2078		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
792		 REIDOUT:
1384		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
402		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
63
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
1480		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
707		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1406		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
453		 CUOMO:
120
9p HANNITY:
2005		 CNN PRIMETIME:
540		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1554		 CHRIS PLANTE RIGHT SQUAD:
293		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
86
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1440		 CNN TONIGHT:
520		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1628		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
282		 BANFIELD:
100
11p GUTFELD!:
1595		 CNN TONIGHT:
399		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
1033		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
181		 CUOMO:
85

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
135		 CNN THIS MORNING:
64		 MORNING JOE:
104		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
9		 EARLY MORNING:
1
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
183		 CNN THIS MORNING:
90		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
18		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
3
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
198		 CNN THIS MORNING:
71		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
163		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
93		 MORNING JOE:
129		 NATIONAL REPORT:
15		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
180		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
94		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
96		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
3
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
183		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
113		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
84		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
176		 INSIDE POLITICS:
119		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
72		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
14		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
172		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
119		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
78		 — NEWSNATION NOW:
6
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
141		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
109		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
30		 —
3p STORY, THE:
151		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
145		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
161		 — NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
9
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
166		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
152		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
165		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
40		 —
5p FIVE, THE:
298		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
159		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
31		 HILL, THE:
10
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
214		 SITUATION ROOM:
178		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
187		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
33		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
10
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
191		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
175		 REIDOUT:
123		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
35		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
12
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
144		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
165		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
138		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
41		 CUOMO:
31
9p HANNITY:
200		 CNN PRIMETIME:
114		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
167		 CHRIS PLANTE RIGHT SQUAD:
21		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
13
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
187		 CNN TONIGHT:
123		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
151		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
19		 BANFIELD:
9
11p GUTFELD!:
241		 CNN TONIGHT:
116		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
108		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
33		 CUOMO:
16

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: 531,000

Fox News: 1.37 million

MSNBC: 1.07 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 113,000

Fox News: 170,000

MSNBC: 119,000

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: 589,000

Fox News: 1.64 million

MSNBC: 1.53 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 134,000

Fox News: 177,000

MSNBC: 152,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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