Cable News Ratings Friday May 5: Maddow Beats Fox News and CNN at 9 P.M.

By Mediaite StaffMay 9th, 2023, 4:28 pm
 

Rachel Maddow

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow won the 9 p.m. hour on Monday with 2.3 million total viewers.

Maddow topped Fox’s Hannity, which brought in 1.98 million total viewers, and CNN Prime Time’s 431,000 total viewers.

In the key 25-54 age demographic, Maddow scored 210,000 viewers, beating Hannity’s 171,000. CNN came in thrid with 107,000 demo viewers.

While Maddow led MSNBC on Monday, Fox News still scored wins across the board in both total day and prime time averages in both total viewers and the demo.

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:
819		 CNN THIS MORNING:
357		 MORNING JOE:
855		 WENDY BELL COMMON SENSE:
49		 EARLY MORNING:
11
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1213		 CNN THIS MORNING:
418		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
191		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
30
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1349		 CNN THIS MORNING:
460		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1399		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
546		 MORNING JOE:
826		 NATIONAL REPORT:
258		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1352		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
562		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
676		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
40
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1298		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
537		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
587		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1435		 INSIDE POLITICS:
567		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
658		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
234		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1118		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
556		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
644		 — NEWSNATION NOW:
51
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1083		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
477		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
237		 —
3p STORY, THE:
1191		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
461		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
852		 — NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
68
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1191		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
505		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1486		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
273		 —
5p FIVE, THE:
2838		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
564		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
259		 HILL, THE:
30
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2029		 SITUATION ROOM:
549		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1459		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
276		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
52
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2210		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
590		 REIDOUT:
1197		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
439		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
62
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
1557		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
575		 JOE SCARBOROUGH PRESENTS:
1063		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
543		 CUOMO:
104
9p HANNITY:
1981		 CNN PRIMETIME:
431		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
2289		 CHRIS PLANTE RIGHT SQUAD:
416		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
79
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1561		 CNN TONIGHT:
405		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1616		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
353		 BANFIELD:
120
11p GUTFELD!:
1602		 CNN TONIGHT:
298		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
860		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
212		 CUOMO:
55

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
114		 CNN THIS MORNING:
75		 MORNING JOE:
99		 WENDY BELL COMMON SENSE:
13		 EARLY MORNING:
3
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
185		 CNN THIS MORNING:
98		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
21		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
5
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
168		 CNN THIS MORNING:
95		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
192		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
124		 MORNING JOE:
100		 NATIONAL REPORT:
27		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
187		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
130		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
88		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
5
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
188		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
108		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
66		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
175		 INSIDE POLITICS:
116		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
72		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
34		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
145		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
96		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
66		 — NEWSNATION NOW:
3
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
150		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
84		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
31		 —
3p STORY, THE:
154		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
73		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
85		 — NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
10
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
126		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
82		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
125		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
26		 —
5p FIVE, THE:
306		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
105		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
31		 HILL, THE:
8
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
210		 SITUATION ROOM:
95		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
126		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
32		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
10
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
199		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
113		 REIDOUT:
122		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
41		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
20
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
161		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
131		 JOE SCARBOROUGH PRESENTS:
103		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
49		 CUOMO:
17
9p HANNITY:
171		 CNN PRIMETIME:
107		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
210		 CHRIS PLANTE RIGHT SQUAD:
36		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
7
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
169		 CNN TONIGHT:
95		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
129		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
43		 BANFIELD:
32
11p GUTFELD!:
198		 CNN TONIGHT:
56		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
120		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
36		 CUOMO:
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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: 450,000

Fox News: 1.38 million

MSNBC: 973,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 90,000

Fox News: 166,000

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: 470,000

Fox News: 1.70 million

MSNBC: 1.66 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 111,000

Fox News: 167,000

MSNBC: 147,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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