Cable News Ratings Wednesday January 4: Tucker Carlson Wins the Younger Viewer Demographic

Mediaite StaffJan 5th, 2023, 4:43 pm
 

Tucker Carlson

Tucker Carlson topped the key 25-54 age demographic on Wednesday with 462,000 viewers.

Jesse Watters and The Five tied for second in the demo, each with 397,000 viewers.

Cable news shows in general saw a boost in the ratings as the second day of the House speaker race dominated coverage. All three networks averaged over 1 million viewers in prime time.

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:
967		 CNN THIS MORNING:
335		 MORNING JOE:
1029		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
25		 EARLY MORNING:
6
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1133		 CNN THIS MORNING:
404		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
89		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
45
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1411		 CNN THIS MORNING:
513		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1536		 CNN NEWSROOM:
658		 MORNING JOE:
1104		 NATIONAL REPORT:
160		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1559		 CNN NEWSROOM:
738		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
940		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
48
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1622		 AT THIS HOUR:
815		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
970		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1617		 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE:
1295		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
1460		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
235		 BLUE BLOODS:
78
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1705		 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE:
1608		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
1629		 — BLUE BLOODS:
141
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1708		 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE:
1571		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
1627		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
191		 BLUE BLOODS:
154
3p STORY, THE:
1874		 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE:
1586		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
1679		 — BLUE BLOODS:
186
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
2003		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
1549		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
2148		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
206		 BLUE BLOODS:
238
5p FIVE, THE:
3498		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
1272		 — SPICER & CO:
215		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
147
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2542		 SITUATION ROOM:
1051		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
2006		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
225		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
66
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2787		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
1293		 REIDOUT:
1845		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
270		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
73
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
2990		 AC360 SPECIAL:
1626		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
2309		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
247		 CUOMO:
177
9p HANNITY:
2577		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
1048		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1784		 POPE BENEDICT XVI REMEMBE:
86		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
127
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1989		 CNN TONIGHT:
746		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1800		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
134		 BANFIELD:
151
11p GUTFELD!:
1869		 CNN TONIGHT:
552		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
1260		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
122		 CUOMO:
69

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
161		 CNN THIS MORNING:
73		 MORNING JOE:
117		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
1		 EARLY MORNING:
0
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
195		 CNN THIS MORNING:
108		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
9		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
5
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
175		 CNN THIS MORNING:
114		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
195		 CNN NEWSROOM:
134		 MORNING JOE:
108		 NATIONAL REPORT:
11		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
212		 CNN NEWSROOM:
125		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
106		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
2
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
239		 AT THIS HOUR:
152		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
109		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
230		 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE:
260		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
191		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
18		 BLUE BLOODS:
4
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
220		 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE:
351		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
225		 — BLUE BLOODS:
4
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
212		 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE:
329		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
200		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
19		 BLUE BLOODS:
1
3p STORY, THE:
256		 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE:
333		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
253		 — BLUE BLOODS:
7
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
310		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
358		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
309		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
23		 BLUE BLOODS:
9
5p FIVE, THE:
397		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
299		 — SPICER & CO:
30		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
17
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
359		 SITUATION ROOM:
273		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
285		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
18		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
16
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
397		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
327		 REIDOUT:
284		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
31		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
19
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
462		 AC360 SPECIAL:
372		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
363		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
28		 CUOMO:
35
9p HANNITY:
311		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
272		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
273		 POPE BENEDICT XVI REMEMBE:
6		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
24
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
236		 CNN TONIGHT:
187		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
247		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
17		 BANFIELD:
32
11p GUTFELD!:
298		 CNN TONIGHT:
143		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
217		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
20		 CUOMO:
10

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: 939,000

Fox News: 1.79 million

MSNBC: 1.41 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 211,000

Fox News: 249,000

MSNBC: 197,000

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: 1.14 million

Fox News: 2.52 million

MSNBC: 1.96 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 277,000

Fox News: 336,000

MSNBC: 294,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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