Cable News Ratings Friday March 10: Tucker Carlson Lands First, More Than Tripling MSNBC and CNN in Demo

Mediaite StaffMar 13th, 2023, 4:58 pm
 

Tucker Carlson and Jordan Peterson on Fox News

Tucker Carlson had a bruising week thanks to the revelations regarding the gulf between his private and public beliefs (I hate Trump passionately, etc.) as well as his controversial commentary on the Jan. 6 attack at the US Capitol (sightseeing, etc.)

Those controversies did nothing to hurt his ratings. The host of Tucker Carlson Tonight closed out last week as the top rated host in cable news on Friday, with 3.09 million total viewers and 365,000 in the advertiser-coveted 25-54 demo.

That audience was enough to beat out the usual top show in cable news, Fox News’s The Five, as well as beat the competition on MSNBC and CNN by miles.

In total viewers, Carlson tripled the 8 p.m. competition on MSNBC and sextupled his CNN rival. In the demo, Carlson more than tripled both MSNBC and CNN.

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:
876		 CNN THIS MORNING:
245		 MORNING JOE:
784		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
17		 EARLY MORNING:
9
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1307		 CNN THIS MORNING:
309		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
71		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
32
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1615		 CNN THIS MORNING:
406		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1651		 CNN NEWSROOM:
439		 MORNING JOE:
879		 NATIONAL REPORT:
132		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1658		 CNN NEWSROOM:
487		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
628		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
24
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1559		 AT THIS HOUR:
508		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
585		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1588		 INSIDE POLITICS:
621		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
626		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
145		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1309		 CNN NEWSROOM:
541		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
579		 — BLUE BLOODS:
115
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1198		 CNN NEWSROOM:
543		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
115		 BLUE BLOODS:
189
3p STORY, THE:
1211		 CNN NEWSROOM:
568		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
627		 — BLUE BLOODS:
290
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1303		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
501		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1253		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
211		 BLUE BLOODS:
328
5p FIVE, THE:
2911		 SITUATION ROOM:
533		 — SPICER & CO:
170		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
159
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
1992		 SITUATION ROOM:
529		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1174		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
162		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
83
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2438		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
567		 REIDOUT:
941		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
168		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
65
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3099		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
555		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1079		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
77		 CUOMO:
106
9p HANNITY:
1875		 CNN PRIMETIME:
452		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1090		 PRIME NEWS:
85		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
53
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1584		 CNN TONIGHT:
313		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
979		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
186		 BANFIELD:
82
11p GUTFELD!:
1724		 CNN TONIGHT:
279		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
822		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
86		 CUOMO:
56

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
129		 CNN THIS MORNING:
51		 MORNING JOE:
95		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
2		 EARLY MORNING:
2
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
211		 CNN THIS MORNING:
67		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
10		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
7
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
217		 CNN THIS MORNING:
71		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
198		 CNN NEWSROOM:
67		 MORNING JOE:
116		 NATIONAL REPORT:
10		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
220		 CNN NEWSROOM:
73		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
80		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
3
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
203		 AT THIS HOUR:
90		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
63		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
173		 INSIDE POLITICS:
107		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
69		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
7		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
170		 CNN NEWSROOM:
89		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
58		 — BLUE BLOODS:
9
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
137		 CNN NEWSROOM:
78		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
5		 BLUE BLOODS:
27
3p STORY, THE:
150		 CNN NEWSROOM:
78		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
61		 — BLUE BLOODS:
39
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
164		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
84		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
145		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
10		 BLUE BLOODS:
50
5p FIVE, THE:
283		 SITUATION ROOM:
83		 — SPICER & CO:
7		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
29
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
205		 SITUATION ROOM:
100		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
125		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
7		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
19
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
215		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
107		 REIDOUT:
81		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
6		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
8
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
365		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
101		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
102		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
14		 CUOMO:
10
9p HANNITY:
194		 CNN PRIMETIME:
90		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
112		 PRIME NEWS:
20		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
6
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
164		 CNN TONIGHT:
68		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
122		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
23		 BANFIELD:
23
11p GUTFELD!:
275		 CNN TONIGHT:
54		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
98		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
7		 CUOMO:
9

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: 430,000

Fox News: 1.56 million

MSNBC: 790,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 79,000

Fox News: 186,000

MSNBC: 87,000

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: 440,000

Fox News: 2.18 million

MSNBC: 1.05 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 87,000

Fox News: 241,000

MSNBC: 112,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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