Cable News Ratings Friday April 28: Nicolle Wallace Beats Fox and CNN at 4 P.M.

By Mediaite StaffMay 1st, 2023, 4:38 pm
 

Nicolle Wallace

MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace led her network on Friday and won the 4 p.m. hour overall.

Wallace pulled in 1.59 million total viewers, beating Ari Melber who came in second on MSNBC with 1.42 million total viewers. Melber delivered big ratings for MSNBC last week, trading off for the top spot at the network with Wallace.

Wallace topped 4 p.m. as Fox News’s Your World with Neil Cavuto, which was guest hosted by Charles Payne, brought in 1.06 million total viewers and CNN’s Jake Tapper scored 568,000 total viewers. Wallace’s total is an average of her two-hour program between 4 and 6 p.m.

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:
701		 CNN THIS MORNING:
313		 MORNING JOE:
940		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
26		 EARLY MORNING:
22
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1035		 CNN THIS MORNING:
406		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
177		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
32
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1287		 CNN THIS MORNING:
403		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1358		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
524		 MORNING JOE:
848		 NATIONAL REPORT:
262		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1329		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
521		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
669		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
40
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1221		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
479		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
651		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1231		 INSIDE POLITICS:
553		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
655		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
206		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1073		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
507		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
678		 — NEWSNATION NOW:
28
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1007		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
560		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
234		 —
3p STORY, THE:
1006		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
602		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
881		 — NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
28
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1059		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
568		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1593		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
282		 —
5p FIVE, THE:
2406		 SITUATION ROOM:
514		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
332		 HILL, THE:
33
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
1703		 SITUATION ROOM:
467		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1416		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
328		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
31
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
1475		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
553		 REIDOUT:
1213		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
458		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
36
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
1153		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
583		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1300		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
401		 CUOMO:
128
9p HANNITY:
1361		 WHOLE STORY WITH ANDERSON:
352		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1243		 PRIME NEWS:
260		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
114
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1221		 TALKING TO CHRIS WALLACE:
351		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
912		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
312		 BANFIELD:
100
11p GUTFELD!:
1434		 CNN TONIGHT:
295		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
770		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
169		 CUOMO:
50

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
82		 CNN THIS MORNING:
71		 MORNING JOE:
102		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
2		 EARLY MORNING:
3
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
122		 CNN THIS MORNING:
99		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
24		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
5
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
135		 CNN THIS MORNING:
77		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
149		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
84		 MORNING JOE:
79		 NATIONAL REPORT:
57		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
128		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
73		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
82		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
10
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
138		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
78		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
81		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
139		 INSIDE POLITICS:
81		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
79		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
25		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
112		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
77		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
72		 — NEWSNATION NOW:
6
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
147		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
77		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
31		 —
3p STORY, THE:
115		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
90		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
106		 — NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
3
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
124		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
97		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
126		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
13		 —
5p FIVE, THE:
242		 SITUATION ROOM:
100		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
12		 HILL, THE:
10
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
151		 SITUATION ROOM:
92		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
91		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
20		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
5
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
116		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
106		 REIDOUT:
104		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
32		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
3
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
111		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
104		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
102		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
32		 CUOMO:
11
9p HANNITY:
93		 WHOLE STORY WITH ANDERSON:
83		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
86		 PRIME NEWS:
29		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
10
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
91		 TALKING TO CHRIS WALLACE:
73		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
66		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
28		 BANFIELD:
5
11p GUTFELD!:
154		 CNN TONIGHT:
66		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
77		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
29		 CUOMO:
4

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: 433,000

Fox News: 1.16 million

MSNBC: 908,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 78,000

Fox News: 120,000

MSNBC: 86,000

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: 429,000

Fox News: 1.24 million

MSNBC: 1.52 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 87,000

Fox News: 98,000

MSNBC: 85,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

Editor’s note: This article was updated to note Charles Payne guest-hosted for Neil Cavuto on Friday.

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