Cable News Ratings Thursday July 21: MSNBC Rakes in Largest Jan. 6 Hearing Audience Yet, Fox News Still Wins the Day

Mediaite StaffJul 22nd, 2022, 4:32 pm
 

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) on July 21

MSNBC drew in its second-largest prime time audience in network history on Thursday night behind Jan. 6, 2021, excluding major election events like presidential debates, conventions, and election night coverage.

The network won across prime time as it brought in some 4.88 million total viewers from 8 to 10 p.m. during the prime time hearing of the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

CNN brought in 3.18 million total viewers during the hearing, which was still not enough to top Tucker Carlson Tonight at 8 p.m. — which brought in 3.36 million total viewers. Fox News did not air the prime time Jan. 6 hearings.

CNN did top Hannity at 9 p.m., which brought in some 2.52 million total viewers.

Overall, Fox News still won the day with 1.71 million total viewers to MSNBC’s 1.66 million total viewers.

Fox also won in the key 25-54 age demographic, with 248,000 demo viewers, just beating CNN’s 243,000 demo viewers for the day. CNN brought in a whopping 803,000 demo viewers during the demo, beating MSNBC’s 645,000.

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:
915		 NEW DAY:
319		 MORNING JOE:
834		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
17		 EARLY MORNING:
23
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1340		 NEW DAY:
363		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
67		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
35
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1453		 NEW DAY:
434		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1503		 CNN NEWSROOM:
543		 MORNING JOE:
1010		 NATIONAL REPORT:
109		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1715		 CNN NEWSROOM:
690		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
714		 — BLUE BLOODS:
99
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1585		 AT THIS HOUR:
688		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
658		 — BLUE BLOODS:
116
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1662		 INSIDE POLITICS:
781		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
730		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
127		 BLUE BLOODS:
98
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1369		 CNN NEWSROOM:
731		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
733		 — BLUE BLOODS:
150
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1334		 CNN NEWSROOM:
761		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
867		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
114		 BLUE BLOODS:
190
3p STORY, THE:
1337		 CNN NEWSROOM:
690		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
833		 — BLUE BLOODS:
231
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1404		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
723		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1501		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
138		 BLUE BLOODS:
247
5p FIVE, THE:
3218		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
752		 — SPICER & CO:
144		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
138
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2247		 SITUATION ROOM:
764		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1505		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
113		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
76
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2662		 ATTACK ON DEMOCRACY:
1556		 JANUARY 6TH HEARINGS:
2702		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
171		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
51
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3357		 ATTACK ON DEMOCRACY:
3177		 JANUARY 6TH HEARINGS:
4879		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
199		 NEWSNATION SPECIAL REPORT:
42
9p HANNITY:
2519		 — — PRIME NEWS:
172		 —
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2114		 — — GREG KELLY REPORTS:
228		 —
11p GUTFELD!:
1954		 ATTACK ON DEMOCRACY POST:
1776 (10:45P)		 JANUARY 6TH HEARINGS:
2534		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
125		 BANFIELD:
35

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
115		 NEW DAY:
59		 MORNING JOE:
106		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
2		 EARLY MORNING:
20
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
222		 NEW DAY:
61		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
8		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
13
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
209		 NEW DAY:
58		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
210		 CNN NEWSROOM:
70		 MORNING JOE:
94		 NATIONAL REPORT:
13		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
219		 CNN NEWSROOM:
110		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
69		 — BLUE BLOODS:
16
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
186		 AT THIS HOUR:
101		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
64		 — BLUE BLOODS:
21
12p OUTNUMBERED:
215		 INSIDE POLITICS:
136		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
52		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
9		 BLUE BLOODS:
16
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
215		 CNN NEWSROOM:
148		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
53		 — BLUE BLOODS:
15
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
251		 CNN NEWSROOM:
176		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
73		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
10		 BLUE BLOODS:
18
3p STORY, THE:
238		 CNN NEWSROOM:
128		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
71		 — BLUE BLOODS:
16
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
218		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
108		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
120		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
11		 BLUE BLOODS:
14
5p FIVE, THE:
423		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
160		 — SPICER & CO:
7		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
15
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
280		 SITUATION ROOM:
199		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
123		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
9		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
14
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
311		 ATTACK ON DEMOCRACY:
376		 JANUARY 6TH HEARINGS:
292		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
14		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
6
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
480		 ATTACK ON DEMOCRACY:
803		 JANUARY 6TH HEARINGS:
645		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
11		 NEWSNATION SPECIAL REPORT:
5
9p HANNITY:
370		 — — PRIME NEWS:
26		 —
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
266		 — — GREG KELLY REPORTS:
18		 —
11p GUTFELD!:
312		 ATTACK ON DEMOCRACY POST:
445 (10:45P)		 JANUARY 6TH HEARINGS:
368		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
19		 BANFIELD:
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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: 1.06 million

Fox News: 1.71 million

MSNBC: 1.66 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 243,000

Fox News: 248,000

MSNBC: 199,000

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: 2.73 million

Fox News: 2.66 million

MSNBC: 4.83 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 691,000

Fox News: 372,000

MSNBC: 643,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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