Cable News Ratings Wednesday April 19: Tucker Carlson Leads Cable News, Only Show Over 3 Million Viewers

Mediaite StaffApr 20th, 2023, 4:37 pm
 

Tucker Carlson

Tucker Carlson led cable news on Wednesday night in both the key 25-54 age demographic and in terms of total viewers.

Carlson brought in 3.05 million total viewers at 8 p.m. — the only cable news show over the 3 million mark. The Five was in second place with 2.85 million total viewers.

In the demo, Carlson scored 357,000 viewers. The Five also landed in second place in the demo with 329,000 viewers. Fox News won the day overall, while MSNBC came in second and CNN was in third — in terms of both total day viewers and total day demo 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:
803		 CNN THIS MORNING:
274		 MORNING JOE:
957		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
16		 EARLY MORNING:
9
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1134		 CNN THIS MORNING:
376		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
106		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
27
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1415		 CNN THIS MORNING:
444		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1569		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
522		 MORNING JOE:
999		 NATIONAL REPORT:
108		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1451		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
547		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
721		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
27
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1399		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
544		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
607		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1455		 INSIDE POLITICS:
554		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
655		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
97		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1217		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
492		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
666		 — BLUE BLOODS:
71
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1165		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
491		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
91		 BLUE BLOODS:
147
3p STORY, THE:
1236		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
508		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
769		 — BLUE BLOODS:
154
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1278		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
538		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1218		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
162		 BLUE BLOODS:
184
5p FIVE, THE:
2850		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
504		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
133		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
107
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2126		 SITUATION ROOM:
559		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1332		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
129		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
46
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2178		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
610		 REIDOUT:
1021		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
230		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
54
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3050		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
637		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1250		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
168		 CUOMO:
187
9p HANNITY:
2643		 CNN PRIMETIME:
406		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1310		 PRIME NEWS:
98		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
82
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2156		 CNN TONIGHT:
397		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1552		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
152		 BANFIELD:
129
11p GUTFELD!:
1837		 CNN TONIGHT:
319		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
955		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
82		 CUOMO:
68

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
104		 CNN THIS MORNING:
58		 MORNING JOE:
128		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
0		 EARLY MORNING:
3
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
149		 CNN THIS MORNING:
85		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
7		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
4
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
173		 CNN THIS MORNING:
120		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
156		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
111		 MORNING JOE:
123		 NATIONAL REPORT:
11		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
160		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
95		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
89		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
3
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
149		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
101		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
70		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
157		 INSIDE POLITICS:
101		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
109		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
3		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
139		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
99		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
104		 — BLUE BLOODS:
7
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
132		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
96		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
8		 BLUE BLOODS:
17
3p STORY, THE:
149		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
96		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
115		 — BLUE BLOODS:
18
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
131		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
109		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
161		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
10		 BLUE BLOODS:
16
5p FIVE, THE:
329		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
101		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
5		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
20
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
225		 SITUATION ROOM:
125		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
144		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
8		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
19
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
218		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
128		 REIDOUT:
112		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
17		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
22
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
357		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
111		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
151		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
18		 CUOMO:
40
9p HANNITY:
281		 CNN PRIMETIME:
96		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
160		 PRIME NEWS:
14		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
19
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
271		 CNN TONIGHT:
93		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
183		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
18		 BANFIELD:
41
11p GUTFELD!:
313		 CNN TONIGHT:
105		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
154		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
7		 CUOMO:
16

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: 447,000

Fox News: 1.57 million

MSNBC: 916,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 94,000

Fox News: 186,000

MSNBC: 120,000

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: 480,000

Fox News: 2.62 million

MSNBC: 1.37 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 100,000

Fox News: 303,000

MSNBC: 165,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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