Cable News Ratings Thursday April 27: MSNBC Scores 4 Demo Wins Over Fox, CNN in Distant Third

By Mediaite StaffApr 28th, 2023, 4:39 pm
 

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Fox News’s prime time ratings challenges post-Tucker continued on Thursday night, although the downward trend at 8 p.m. did turn around.

On Wednesday night, Fox’s 8 p.m. replacement for Tucker Carlson brought in 1.33 million total viewers, which increased to 1.46 million on Thursday night — enough to win the hour.

However, in the key 25-54 age demographic, Fox News lost to MSNBC from 6 to 10 p.m. — with both the 7 and 8 p.m. hours having guest hosts. Ari Melber, who along with Nicolle Wallace has had a very strong week, led MSNBC at 6 p.m. with 1.63 million viewers.

Fox News still won in total day averages, in both the demo and total viewers, with MSNBC a close second. CNN landed in a distant third, however, with 451,000 total average viewers and 80,000 average total day demo viewers.

Here is a full breakdown of Thursday’s cable news ratings by show:

Total Viewers (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
787		 CNN THIS MORNING:
309		 MORNING JOE:
944		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
40		 EARLY MORNING:
15
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1081		 CNN THIS MORNING:
373		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
191		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
29
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1221		 CNN THIS MORNING:
373		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1358		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
508		 MORNING JOE:
928		 NATIONAL REPORT:
255		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1386		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
480		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
743		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
49
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1339		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
525		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
660		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1282		 INSIDE POLITICS:
527		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
647		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
233		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1044		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
521		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
706		 — NEWSNATION NOW:
32
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1034		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
490		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
257		 —
3p STORY, THE:
1057		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
581		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
877		 — NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
29
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1007		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
528		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1514		 TRUMP RALLY NEW HAMPSHIRE:
651		 —
5p FIVE, THE:
2425		 SITUATION ROOM:
596		 — — HILL, THE:
25
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
1804		 SITUATION ROOM:
603		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1683		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
394		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
53
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
1632		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
597		 REIDOUT:
1404		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
446		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
66
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
1463		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
527		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1435		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
456		 CUOMO:
181
9p HANNITY:
1890		 CNN PRIMETIME:
434		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1423		 PRIME NEWS:
300		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
84
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1497		 CNN TONIGHT:
381		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1378		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
366		 BANFIELD:
84
11p GUTFELD!:
1543		 CNN TONIGHT:
317		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
1044		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
236		 CUOMO:
69

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
114		 CNN THIS MORNING:
62		 MORNING JOE:
114		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
4		 EARLY MORNING:
3
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
155		 CNN THIS MORNING:
81		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
28		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
6
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
128		 CNN THIS MORNING:
69		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
130		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
65		 MORNING JOE:
124		 NATIONAL REPORT:
51		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
141		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
77		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
108		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
5
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
159		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
81		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
88		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
157		 INSIDE POLITICS:
91		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
63		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
34		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
147		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
77		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
71		 — NEWSNATION NOW:
13
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
132		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
73		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
49		 —
3p STORY, THE:
130		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
94		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
100		 — NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
4
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
104		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
91		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
147		 TRUMP RALLY NEW HAMPSHIRE:
84		 —
5p FIVE, THE:
229		 SITUATION ROOM:
101		 — — HILL, THE:
5
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
171		 SITUATION ROOM:
108		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
175		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
49		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
11
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
136		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
101		 REIDOUT:
202		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
60		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
8
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
136		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
108		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
144		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
49		 CUOMO:
16
9p HANNITY:
159		 CNN PRIMETIME:
99		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
160		 PRIME NEWS:
37		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
18
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
172		 CNN TONIGHT:
84		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
151		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
39		 BANFIELD:
22
11p GUTFELD!:
210		 CNN TONIGHT:
66		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
140		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
43		 CUOMO:
19

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: 451,000

Fox News: 1.26 million

MSNBC: 1.00 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 80,000

Fox News: 140,000

MSNBC: 118,000

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: 447,000

Fox News: 1.62 million

MSNBC: 1.41 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 97,000

Fox News: 156,000

MSNBC: 152,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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