Cable News Ratings Friday July 15: Ari Melber Leads MSNBC, Beating Prime Time

Mediaite StaffJul 18th, 2022, 4:30 pm
 

MSNBC’s Ari Melber led the network on Friday as his 6 p.m. show The Beat brought in 1.32 million total viewers — trouncing the prime time hosts.

Nicolle Wallace came in second place on the network in terms of overall viewers as her 4 to 6 p.m. show averaged some 1.27 million total viewers.

Melber landed in second place on the network in the key 25-54 age demographic, bringing in some 110,000 demo viewers. Morning Joe’s 9 a.m. hour lead MSNBC in the demo with 124,000 viewers.

Fox News won the day overall, beating both MSNBC and CNN in overall viewers and in the demo — combined.

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:
863		 NEW DAY:
277		 MORNING JOE:
836		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
4		 EARLY MORNING:
9
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1174		 NEW DAY:
340		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
74		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
20
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1322		 NEW DAY:
408		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1407		 CNN NEWSROOM:
500		 MORNING JOE:
925		 NATIONAL REPORT:
98		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1489		 CNN NEWSROOM:
613		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
658		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
103
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1480		 AT THIS HOUR:
669		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
594		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
140
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1803		 INSIDE POLITICS:
720		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
589		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
102		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
181
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1440		 CNN NEWSROOM:
660		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
624		 — BLUE BLOODS:
123
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1220		 CNN NEWSROOM:
628		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
677		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
128		 BLUE BLOODS:
169
3p STORY, THE:
1443		 CNN NEWSROOM:
690		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
743		 — BLUE BLOODS:
231
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1554		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
743		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1268		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
240		 BLUE BLOODS:
270
5p FIVE, THE:
3009		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
675		 — SPICER & CO:
159		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
178
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2055		 SITUATION ROOM:
504		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1320		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
151		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
80
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2391		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
610		 REIDOUT:
1014		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
198		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
18
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
2808		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
627		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1174		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
189		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
38
9p HANNITY:
2225		 CNN TONIGHT:
526		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1106		 PRIME NEWS:
126		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
43
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1630		 CNN TONIGHT:
517		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
970		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
156		 BANFIELD:
31
11p GUTFELD!:
1853		 CNN SPECIAL REPORT:
398		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
759		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
113		 NEWSNATION TONIGHT:
24

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
179		 NEW DAY:
33		 MORNING JOE:
91		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
2		 EARLY MORNING:
1
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
225		 NEW DAY:
45		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
7		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
1
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
196		 NEW DAY:
58		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
186		 CNN NEWSROOM:
77		 MORNING JOE:
124		 NATIONAL REPORT:
3		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
184		 CNN NEWSROOM:
124		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
93		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
12
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
191		 AT THIS HOUR:
143		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
72		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
19
12p OUTNUMBERED:
234		 INSIDE POLITICS:
151		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
60		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
9		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
31
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
210		 CNN NEWSROOM:
148		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
69		 — BLUE BLOODS:
16
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
166		 CNN NEWSROOM:
150		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
62		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
3		 BLUE BLOODS:
24
3p STORY, THE:
196		 CNN NEWSROOM:
141		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
79		 — BLUE BLOODS:
34
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
219		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
135		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
105		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
14		 BLUE BLOODS:
35
5p FIVE, THE:
394		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
121		 — SPICER & CO:
10		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
30
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
260		 SITUATION ROOM:
110		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
110		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
15		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
16
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
270		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
130		 REIDOUT:
93		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
16		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
0
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
395		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
121		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
91		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
11		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
6
9p HANNITY:
279		 CNN TONIGHT:
132		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
85		 PRIME NEWS:
17		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
2
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
208		 CNN TONIGHT:
117		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
90		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
19		 BANFIELD:
3
11p GUTFELD!:
317		 CNN SPECIAL REPORT:
89		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
75		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
8		 NEWSNATION TONIGHT:
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: 521,000

Fox News: 1.59 million

MSNBC: 827,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 103,000

Fox News: 224,000

MSNBC: 82,000

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: 557,000

Fox News: 2.22 million

MSNBC: 1.08 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 124,000

Fox News: 294,000

MSNBC: 89,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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