Cable News Ratings Wednesday August 24: Chris Hayes Beats Alex Wagner in Total Viewers and Demo

Mediaite StaffAug 25th, 2022, 4:45 pm
 

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MSNBC’s newest show, Alex Wagner Tonight, landed in third place on the network Wednesday in terms of total viewers and second place in the key 25-54 age demographic.

Alex Wagner, whose show debuted on August 16th, raked in 1.67 million total viewers on Wednesday night at 9 p.m. Wagner came in third place behind Chris Hayes’s 1.68 million total viewers and Lawrence O’Donnell’s 1.72 million.

In the demo, Wagner brought in 177,000 viewers, which was enough to beat O’Donnell, but still came in behind Hayes who had 180,000 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:
945		 NEW DAY:
282		 MORNING JOE:
875		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
36		 EARLY MORNING:
7
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1350		 NEW DAY:
354		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
83		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
39
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1681		 NEW DAY:
468		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1634		 CNN NEWSROOM:
621		 MORNING JOE:
1046		 NATIONAL REPORT:
159		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1746		 CNN NEWSROOM:
687		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
753		 — BLUE BLOODS:
57
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1814		 AT THIS HOUR:
592		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
705		 — BLUE BLOODS:
104
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1999		 INSIDE POLITICS:
621		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
743		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
163		 BLUE BLOODS:
136
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1753		 CNN NEWSROOM:
643		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
711		 — BLUE BLOODS:
172
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1686		 CNN NEWSROOM:
732		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
832		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
154		 BLUE BLOODS:
189
3p STORY, THE:
1592		 CNN NEWSROOM:
783		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
914		 — BLUE BLOODS:
187
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1568		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
808		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1475		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
239		 BLUE BLOODS:
167
5p FIVE, THE:
3398		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
797		 — SPICER & CO:
173		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
56
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2288		 SITUATION ROOM:
642		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1401		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
182		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
16
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2775		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
723		 REIDOUT:
1276		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
245		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
29
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3148		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
813		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1685		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
190		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
31
9p HANNITY:
2732		 CNN TONIGHT:
764		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1677		 NEWSMAX DEBATE: NEW HAMPS:
81		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
37
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2348		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
630		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1721		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
178		 BANFIELD:
53
11p GUTFELD!:
2109		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
447		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
1086		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
109		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
20

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
201		 NEW DAY:
60		 MORNING JOE:
107		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
6		 EARLY MORNING:
2
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
240		 NEW DAY:
79		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
21		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
4
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
259		 NEW DAY:
90		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
230		 CNN NEWSROOM:
138		 MORNING JOE:
96		 NATIONAL REPORT:
20		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
226		 CNN NEWSROOM:
139		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
93		 — BLUE BLOODS:
14
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
207		 AT THIS HOUR:
97		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
100		 — BLUE BLOODS:
27
12p OUTNUMBERED:
221		 INSIDE POLITICS:
120		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
98		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
24		 BLUE BLOODS:
30
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
181		 CNN NEWSROOM:
140		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
86		 — BLUE BLOODS:
32
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
200		 CNN NEWSROOM:
168		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
67		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
27		 BLUE BLOODS:
39
3p STORY, THE:
165		 CNN NEWSROOM:
149		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
97		 — BLUE BLOODS:
36
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
174		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
126		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
135		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
36		 BLUE BLOODS:
25
5p FIVE, THE:
396		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
141		 — SPICER & CO:
24		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
7
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
287		 SITUATION ROOM:
143		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
128		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
27		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
1
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
392		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
145		 REIDOUT:
135		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
39		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
6
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
447		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
185		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
180		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
44		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
5
9p HANNITY:
372		 CNN TONIGHT:
207		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
177		 NEWSMAX DEBATE: NEW HAMPS:
10		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
0
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
339		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
144		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
158		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
21		 BANFIELD:
9
11p GUTFELD!:
293		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
105		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
159		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
12		 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: 587,000

Fox News: 1.84 million

MSNBC: 1.04 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 124,000

Fox News: 246,000

MSNBC: 116,000

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: 736,000

Fox News: 2.74 million

MSNBC: 1.69 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 179,000

Fox News: 386,000

MSNBC: 172,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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