Cable News Ratings Friday May 5: Fox News Places Last in Demo in Tucker’s Old Timeslot

By Mediaite StaffMay 8th, 2023, 5:12 pm
 

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Lawrence Jones, who is the second guest host on Fox News Tonight since Tucker Carlson was fired, came in third place Friday night in the key 25-54 age demographic with 90,000 demo viewers. MSNBC led the hour with 145,000 demo viewers, while CNN came in second with 99,000 demo viewers.

MSNBC’s Chris Hayes beat Fox News Tonight at 8 p.m. in total viewers as well with 1.37 million total viewers to Fox’s 1.28 million total viewers. Fox still handily beat CNN in total viewers during the hour.

Overall in prime time, Fox News led in total viewers with an average of 1.38 million viewers, but came in second place in the demo. MSNBC landed second in total viewers with 1.32 million viewers, but led Fox in the demo 138,000 to 95,000 average viewers.

CNN came in third in prime time with 403,000 total average viewers and 77,000 demo viewers.

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:
741		 CNN THIS MORNING:
306		 MORNING JOE:
990		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
50		 EARLY MORNING:
21
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1019		 CNN THIS MORNING:
392		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
174		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
34
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1263		 CNN THIS MORNING:
459		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1353		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
472		 MORNING JOE:
1019		 NATIONAL REPORT:
234		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1272		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
441		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
714		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
67
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1239		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
481		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
581		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1302		 INSIDE POLITICS:
544		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
608		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
215		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1133		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
505		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
666		 — NEWSNATION NOW:
48
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1027		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
529		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
188		 —
3p STORY, THE:
1008		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
565		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
851		 — NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
59
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1012		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
559		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1509		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
262		 —
5p FIVE, THE:
2347		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
548		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
262		 HILL, THE:
34
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
1561		 SITUATION ROOM:
568		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1384		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
246		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
51
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
1809		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
605		 REIDOUT:
1150		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
307		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
33
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
1284		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
476		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1369		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
426		 CUOMO:
112
9p HANNITY:
1577		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
413		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1444		 PRIME NEWS:
269		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
71
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1276		 TALKING TO CHRIS WALLACE:
320		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
1156		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
300		 BANFIELD:
72
11p GUTFELD!:
1445		 CNN TONIGHT:
269		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
865		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
212		 CUOMO:
38

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
113		 CNN THIS MORNING:
74		 MORNING JOE:
113		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
15		 EARLY MORNING:
2
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
142		 CNN THIS MORNING:
95		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
18		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
7
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
132		 CNN THIS MORNING:
127		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
122		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
138		 MORNING JOE:
143		 NATIONAL REPORT:
19		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
121		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
120		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
88		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
2
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
141		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
118		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
70		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
167		 INSIDE POLITICS:
118		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
61		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
16		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
141		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
117		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
93		 — NEWSNATION NOW:
5
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
118		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
116		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
16		 —
3p STORY, THE:
94		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
95		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
123		 — NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
5
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
112		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
79		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
153		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
30		 —
5p FIVE, THE:
211		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
79		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
22		 HILL, THE:
4
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
136		 SITUATION ROOM:
104		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
145		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
24		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
23
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
94		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
126		 REIDOUT:
123		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
28		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
6
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
90		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
99		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
145		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
30		 CUOMO:
11
9p HANNITY:
100		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
69		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
144		 PRIME NEWS:
21		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
14
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
94		 TALKING TO CHRIS WALLACE:
62		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
125		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
28		 BANFIELD:
15
11p GUTFELD!:
196		 CNN TONIGHT:
57		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
88		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
21		 CUOMO:
6

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: 439,000

Fox News: 1.21 million

MSNBC: 927,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 96,000

Fox News: 121,000

MSNBC: 106,000

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: 403,000

Fox News: 1.38 million

MSNBC: 1.32 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 77,000

Fox News: 95,000

MSNBC: 138,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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