Cable News Ratings Wednesday July 20: O’Donnell Leads MSNBC as Melber Lands in Second on the Network

Mediaite StaffJul 21st, 2022, 7:39 pm
 

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell led the network on Wednesday night bringing in 1.61 million total viewers — a big number for MSNBC prime time outside of Rachel Maddow.

Ari Melber’s 6 p.m. show came in second place on the network with 1.49 million total viewers.

Fox News still beat O’Donnell in his time slot as Laura Ingraham brought in 2.23 million total viewers.

CNN landed in a distant third at 10 p.m. with Don Lemon bringing in only 700,000 viewers.

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

Total Viewers (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
762		 NEW DAY:
279		 MORNING JOE:
921		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
26		 EARLY MORNING:
15
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1129		 NEW DAY:
343		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
66		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
33
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1491		 NEW DAY:
480		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1522		 CNN NEWSROOM:
545		 MORNING JOE:
969		 NATIONAL REPORT:
115		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1502		 CNN NEWSROOM:
605		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
679		 — BLUE BLOODS:
65
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1553		 AT THIS HOUR:
687		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
574		 — BLUE BLOODS:
66
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1647		 INSIDE POLITICS:
698		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
675		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
113		 BLUE BLOODS:
110
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1479		 CNN NEWSROOM:
700		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
746		 — BLUE BLOODS:
104
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1464		 CNN NEWSROOM:
663		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
739		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
118		 BLUE BLOODS:
168
3p — CNN NEWSROOM:
675		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
831		 — BLUE BLOODS:
190
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1518		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
701		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1435		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
200		 BLUE BLOODS:
249
5p FIVE, THE:
3399		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
703		 — SPICER & CO:
162		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
104
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2504		 SITUATION ROOM:
585		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1497		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
145		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
48
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2943		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
682		 REIDOUT:
1224		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
197		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
32
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3618		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
831		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1419		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
145		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
39
9p HANNITY:
2780		 CNN TONIGHT:
733		 MSNBC PRIME:
1454		 PRIME NEWS:
108		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
67
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2229		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
700		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1611		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
185		 BANFIELD:
76
11p GUTFELD!:
2051		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
544		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
1110		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
114		 NEWSNATION TONIGHT:
42

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
129		 NEW DAY:
64		 MORNING JOE:
95		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
12		 EARLY MORNING:
5
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
191		 NEW DAY:
56		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
18		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
9
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
223		 NEW DAY:
79		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
196		 CNN NEWSROOM:
88		 MORNING JOE:
95		 NATIONAL REPORT:
21		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
222		 CNN NEWSROOM:
104		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
82		 — BLUE BLOODS:
3
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
224		 AT THIS HOUR:
135		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
76		 — BLUE BLOODS:
7
12p OUTNUMBERED:
195		 INSIDE POLITICS:
147		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
94		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
14		 BLUE BLOODS:
23
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
226		 CNN NEWSROOM:
122		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
71		 — BLUE BLOODS:
23
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
214		 CNN NEWSROOM:
134		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
63		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
22		 BLUE BLOODS:
35
3p — CNN NEWSROOM:
118		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
69		 — BLUE BLOODS:
22
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
190		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
111		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
116		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
19		 BLUE BLOODS:
34
5p FIVE, THE:
447		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
118		 — SPICER & CO:
21		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
21
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
346		 SITUATION ROOM:
92		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
149		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
37		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
9
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
402		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
145		 REIDOUT:
146		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
33		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
3
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
571		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
157		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
155		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
21		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
2
9p HANNITY:
374		 CNN TONIGHT:
141		 MSNBC PRIME:
143		 PRIME NEWS:
16		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
4
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
319		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
176		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
128		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
18		 BANFIELD:
6
11p GUTFELD!:
341		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
135		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
121		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
25		 NEWSNATION TONIGHT:
0

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: 574,000

Fox News: 1.77 million

MSNBC: 976,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 110,000

Fox News: 254,000

MSNBC: 100,000

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: 755,000

Fox News: 2.88 million

MSNBC: 1.50 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 158,000

Fox News: 421,000

MSNBC: 142,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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