Cable News Ratings Wednesday June 22: CNN Averages 500,000 Total Viewers as Fox and MSNBC Post Strong Numbers

Mediaite StaffJun 23rd, 2022, 5:04 pm
 

CNN continued to struggle in terms of total viewers on Wednesday as both Fox News and MSNBC pulled in strong numbers.

Fox News led overall for the day with 1.66 million average viewers, while MSNBC came in second with 1 million average viewers for the day.

CNN brought in 502,000 total average viewers for the day.

MSNBC saw strong prime time audiences for Rachel Maddow at 9 p.m. and Nicolle Wallace and Ari Melber during their shows from 4 to 6 and 6 to 7 p.m. — respectively.

Fox News’ The Five topped the ratings in both total viewers and in the key 25-54 age demographic. Tucker Carlson landed in second place overall.

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:
963		 NEW DAY:
269		 MORNING JOE:
946		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
19		 ELEMENTARY:
24
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1416		 NEW DAY:
312		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
70		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
40
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1563		 NEW DAY:
461		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1573		 CNN NEWSROOM:
474		 MORNING JOE:
986		 NATIONAL REPORT:
130		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1483		 CNN NEWSROOM:
545		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
673		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
116
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1551		 AT THIS HOUR:
595		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
588		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
135
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1692		 INSIDE POLITICS:
675		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
676		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
158		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
198
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1514		 CNN NEWSROOM:
651		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
730		 — BLUE BLOODS:
98
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1397		 CNN NEWSROOM:
554		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
762		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
180		 BLUE BLOODS:
70
3p STORY, THE:
1375		 CNN NEWSROOM:
600		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
809		 — BLUE BLOODS:
110
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1413		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
686		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1354		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
178		 BLUE BLOODS:
152
5p FIVE, THE:
3159		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
601		 — SPICER & CO:
191		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
84
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2347		 SITUATION ROOM:
506		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1396		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
158		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
53
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2525		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
535		 REIDOUT:
1208		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
178		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
28
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
2752		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
758		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1269		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
167		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
42
9p HANNITY:
2304		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
613		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
2201		 PRIME NEWS:
117		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
42
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1835		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
625		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1637		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
137		 BANFIELD:
36
11p GUTFELD!:
1766		 CNN TONIGHT:
355		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
988		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
84		 NN PRIME: SPECIAL REPORT:
20

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
127		 NEW DAY:
50		 MORNING JOE:
126		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
5		 ELEMENTARY:
2
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
208		 NEW DAY:
53		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
14		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
6
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
191		 NEW DAY:
98		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
215		 CNN NEWSROOM:
95		 MORNING JOE:
91		 NATIONAL REPORT:
12		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
191		 CNN NEWSROOM:
119		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
54		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
28
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
188		 AT THIS HOUR:
114		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
46		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
37
12p OUTNUMBERED:
198		 INSIDE POLITICS:
150		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
50		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
29		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
45
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
224		 CNN NEWSROOM:
119		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
82		 — BLUE BLOODS:
15
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
210		 CNN NEWSROOM:
123		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
97		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
34		 BLUE BLOODS:
8
3p STORY, THE:
169		 CNN NEWSROOM:
127		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
99		 — BLUE BLOODS:
11
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
207		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
118		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
131		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
28		 BLUE BLOODS:
12
5p FIVE, THE:
448		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
122		 — SPICER & CO:
42		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
13
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
348		 SITUATION ROOM:
121		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
160		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
34		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
13
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
301		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
129		 REIDOUT:
165		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
23		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
10
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
362		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
159		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
159		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
26		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
13
9p HANNITY:
311		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
127		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
285		 PRIME NEWS:
16		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
17
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
263		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
134		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
178		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
13		 BANFIELD:
10
11p GUTFELD!:
233		 CNN TONIGHT:
81		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
130		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
8		 NN PRIME: SPECIAL REPORT:
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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: 502,000

Fox News: 1.66 million

MSNBC: 1.00 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 104,000

Fox News: 226,000

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: 665,000

Fox News: 2.30 million

MSNBC: 1.70 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 140,000

Fox News: 312,000

MSNBC: 207,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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