President Joe Biden’s speech condemning “MAGA Republicans,” which was aired in full on CNN and MSNBC Thursday night, brought a boost to the networks’ ratings.
CNN drew 1.54 million total viewers and 302,000 in the advertiser-coveted 25-54 age demographic in the 8 p.m. hour, while MSNBC drew 2.37 million total viewers and 259,000 in the demo.
Fox News did not air the speech live (though Tucker Carlson railed against Biden while a box of the president on mute aired at the bottom corner of the screen) but still beat both CNN and MSNBC, drawing 2.89 million total viewers and 428,000 in the demo. Those numbers were down from Carlson’s ratings the prior Thursday night.
Here is a full breakdown of Thursday’s cable news ratings by show:
Total Viewers (thousands)
| ET | FNC | CNN | MSNBC | NEWSMAX | NEWSNATION |
| 6a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 1019 |
NEW DAY: 331 |
MORNING JOE: 996 |
DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY: 20 |
EARLY MORNING: 28 |
| 7a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 1252 |
NEW DAY: 343 |
— | WAKE UP AMERICA: 83 |
MORNING IN AMERICA: 74 |
| 8a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 1592 |
NEW DAY: 442 |
— | — | — |
| 9a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 1615 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 544 |
MORNING JOE: 1076 |
NATIONAL REPORT: 134 |
— |
| 10a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 1617 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 632 |
JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS: 753 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 84 |
| 11a | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE: 1608 |
AT THIS HOUR: 590 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 697 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 94 |
| 12p | OUTNUMBERED: 1737 |
INSIDE POLITICS: 651 |
ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS: 733 |
JOHN BACHMAN NOW: 149 |
BLUE BLOODS: 121 |
| 1p | AMERICA REPORTS: 1559 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 712 |
CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: 739 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 160 |
| 2p | AMERICA REPORTS: 1467 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 671 |
KATY TUR REPORTS: 925 |
AMERICAN AGENDA: 165 |
BLUE BLOODS: 245 |
| 3p | STORY, THE: 1487 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 697 |
HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS: 1033 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 270 |
| 4p | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO: 1523 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 672 |
DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: 1647 |
CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE: 266 |
BLUE BLOODS: 269 |
| 5p | FIVE, THE: 3104 |
SITUATION ROOM: 635 |
— | SPICER & CO: 239 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 101 |
| 6p | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER: 2344 |
SITUATION ROOM: 640 |
BEAT W/ARI MELBER: 1348 |
RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS: 269 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 45 |
| 7p | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME: 2353 |
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT: 863 |
REIDOUT: 1209 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 284 |
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT: 39 |
| 8p | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT: 2893 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 1547 |
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES: 2378 |
ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE: 221 |
NEWSNATION PRIME: 46 |
| 9p | HANNITY: 2894 |
CNN TONIGHT: 899 |
ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT: 1910 |
PRIME NEWS: 158 |
DAN ABRAMS LIVE: 64 |
| 10p | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE: 2431 |
DON LEMON TONIGHT: 761 |
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL: 1882 |
GREG KELLY REPORTS: 154 |
BANFIELD: 59 |
| 11p | GUTFELD!: 2296 |
DON LEMON TONIGHT: 571 |
11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE: 1151 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 89 |
NEWSNATION PRIME: 19 |
25-54 Demo (thousands)
| ET | FNC | CNN | MSNBC | NEWSMAX | NEWSNATION |
| 6a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 194 |
NEW DAY: 63 |
MORNING JOE: 110 |
DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY: 9 |
EARLY MORNING: 21 |
| 7a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 210 |
NEW DAY: 49 |
— | WAKE UP AMERICA: 16 |
MORNING IN AMERICA: 24 |
| 8a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 251 |
NEW DAY: 100 |
— | — | — |
| 9a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 219 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 101 |
MORNING JOE: 98 |
NATIONAL REPORT: 13 |
— |
| 10a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 210 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 105 |
JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS: 75 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 31 |
| 11a | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE: 220 |
AT THIS HOUR: 88 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 86 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 28 |
| 12p | OUTNUMBERED: 259 |
INSIDE POLITICS: 96 |
ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS: 103 |
JOHN BACHMAN NOW: 15 |
BLUE BLOODS: 25 |
| 1p | AMERICA REPORTS: 235 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 104 |
CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: 103 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 27 |
| 2p | AMERICA REPORTS: 210 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 118 |
KATY TUR REPORTS: 104 |
AMERICAN AGENDA: 25 |
BLUE BLOODS: 41 |
| 3p | STORY, THE: 207 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 125 |
HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS: 128 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 40 |
| 4p | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO: 213 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 94 |
DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: 138 |
CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE: 31 |
BLUE BLOODS: 20 |
| 5p | FIVE, THE: 316 |
SITUATION ROOM: 102 |
— | SPICER & CO: 24 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 9 |
| 6p | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER: 283 |
SITUATION ROOM: 132 |
BEAT W/ARI MELBER: 115 |
RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS: 21 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 8 |
| 7p | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME: 311 |
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT: 161 |
REIDOUT: 109 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 31 |
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT: 4 |
| 8p | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT: 428 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 302 |
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES: 259 |
ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE: 32 |
NEWSNATION PRIME: 4 |
| 9p | HANNITY: 423 |
CNN TONIGHT: 203 |
ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT: 169 |
PRIME NEWS: 22 |
DAN ABRAMS LIVE: 13 |
| 10p | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE: 360 |
DON LEMON TONIGHT: 163 |
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL: 144 |
GREG KELLY REPORTS: 28 |
BANFIELD: 14 |
| 11p | GUTFELD!: 397 |
DON LEMON TONIGHT: 149 |
11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE: 132 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 16 |
NEWSNATION PRIME: 2 |
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: 639,000
Fox News: 1.77 million
MSNBC: 1.12 million
25-54 Demo:
CNN: 118,000
Fox News: 263,000
MSNBC: 117,000
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: 830,000
Fox News: 2.73 million
MSNBC: 2.05 million
25-54 Demo:
CNN: 183,000
Fox News: 404,000
MSNBC: 191,000
For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.
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