Cable News Ratings Friday July 29: Kasie Hunt Tops CNN in the Demo — But Loses to MSNBC and Fox Competition

Mediaite StaffAug 1st, 2022, 4:44 pm
 

CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper, which was guest-hosted by Kasie Hunt, led CNN on Friday in the key 25-54 age demographic with 150,000 viewers in the demo at 4 p.m.

Anderson Cooper came in second place on the network with 149,000 demo viewers, just behind Tapper.

Hunt came in third in the demo during the 4 p.m. hour, however, behind both Fox News and MSNBC.

Fox’s Neil Cavuto won the 4 p.m. hour with 163,000 demo viewers, while Nicolle Wallace came in second place with 155,000 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:
964		 NEW DAY:
305		 MORNING JOE:
845		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
19		 EARLY MORNING:
5
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1238		 NEW DAY:
360		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
86		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
22
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1467		 NEW DAY:
438		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1533		 CNN NEWSROOM:
525		 MORNING JOE:
903		 NATIONAL REPORT:
149		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1660		 CNN NEWSROOM:
620		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
663		 — BLUE BLOODS:
60
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1591		 AT THIS HOUR:
621		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
636		 — BLUE BLOODS:
88
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1619		 INSIDE POLITICS:
746		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
696		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
147		 BLUE BLOODS:
134
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1400		 CNN NEWSROOM:
641		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
710		 — BLUE BLOODS:
175
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1426		 CNN NEWSROOM:
628		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
749		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
117		 BLUE BLOODS:
275
3p STORY, THE:
1327		 CNN NEWSROOM:
624		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
760		 — BLUE BLOODS:
288
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1412		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
721		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1360		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
244		 BLUE BLOODS:
301
5p FIVE, THE:
2951		 SITUATION ROOM:
658		 — SPICER & CO:
184		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
121
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2097		 SITUATION ROOM:
567		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1424		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
157		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
58
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2362		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
641		 REIDOUT:
1088		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
172		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
28
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
2639		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
724		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1296		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
162		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
40
9p HANNITY:
2201		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
659		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1156		 PRIME NEWS:
104		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
50
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1829		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
609		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1025		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
115		 BANFIELD:
35
11p GUTFELD!:
1879		 CNN SPECIAL REPORT:
393		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
906		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
83		 NEWSNATION TONIGHT:
41

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
167		 NEW DAY:
57		 MORNING JOE:
86		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
4		 EARLY MORNING:
1
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
202		 NEW DAY:
69		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
15		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
5
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
213		 NEW DAY:
83		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
230		 CNN NEWSROOM:
114		 MORNING JOE:
78		 NATIONAL REPORT:
22		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
217		 CNN NEWSROOM:
101		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
44		 — BLUE BLOODS:
2
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
173		 AT THIS HOUR:
115		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
62		 — BLUE BLOODS:
5
12p OUTNUMBERED:
184		 INSIDE POLITICS:
157		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
82		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
20		 BLUE BLOODS:
15
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
176		 CNN NEWSROOM:
138		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
78		 — BLUE BLOODS:
28
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
157		 CNN NEWSROOM:
146		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
74		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
18		 BLUE BLOODS:
62
3p STORY, THE:
173		 CNN NEWSROOM:
145		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
91		 — BLUE BLOODS:
58
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
163		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
150		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
155		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
37		 BLUE BLOODS:
49
5p FIVE, THE:
366		 SITUATION ROOM:
144		 — SPICER & CO:
20		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
27
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
247		 SITUATION ROOM:
109		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
121		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
16		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
10
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
232		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
126		 REIDOUT:
112		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
10		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
9
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
329		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
149		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
109		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
5		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
7
9p HANNITY:
247		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
148		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
95		 PRIME NEWS:
5		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
7
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
214		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
135		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
84		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
15		 BANFIELD:
4
11p GUTFELD!:
251		 CNN SPECIAL REPORT:
111		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
112		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
11		 NEWSNATION TONIGHT:
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: 535,000

Fox News: 1.61 million

MSNBC: 882,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 114,000

Fox News: 205,000

MSNBC: 89,000

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: 664,000

Fox News: 2.22 million

MSNBC: 1.6 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 144,000

Fox News: 263,000

MSNBC: 96,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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