Cable News Ratings Friday September 9: Nicolle Wallace Beats MSNBC Prime Time to Lead Network

 

Nicolle Wallace

MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace has again landed in number one on her network despite her show airing for from 4 to 6 p.m.

Wallace, on Friday, brought in an average of 1.47 million total viewers for her two hours of programming.

Wallace pulled off an impressive feat of besting an hour of Fox News, beating Neil Cavuto in the 4 p.m. hour, but losing to The Five at 5 p.m. — which was the highest-rated show of the day on cable news with 2.78 million total viewers.

Cavuto beat Wallace in the key 25-54 age demographic as did CNN’s Jake Tapper.

Ari Melber landed in second place on MSNBC, coming close behind Wallace with 1.46 million total viewers.

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:
1006
NEW DAY:
321
MORNING JOE:
940
CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
27
EARLY MORNING:
9
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1314
NEW DAY:
476
WAKE UP AMERICA:
99
MORNING IN AMERICA:
36
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1513
NEW DAY:
618
9a SR/KING CHARLES ARRIVES:
1664
CNN NEWSROOM:
804
MORNING JOE:
1000
NATIONAL REPORT:
161
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1575
CNN NEWSROOM:
818
JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
762
BLUE BLOODS:
55
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1753
AT THIS HOUR:
807
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
717
BLUE BLOODS:
114
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1892
CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE:
920
ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
802
JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
150
BLUE BLOODS:
118
1p SR/KING CHARLES ADDRESS:
2171
CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE:
1126
CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
776
BLUE BLOODS:
168
2p CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE:
1005
KATY TUR REPORTS:
743
AMERICAN AGENDA:
159
BLUE BLOODS:
229
3p STORY, THE:
1438
CNN NEWSROOM:
846
HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
791
BLUE BLOODS:
214
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1301
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
753
DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1471
CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
251
BLUE BLOODS:
245
5p FIVE, THE:
2782
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
760
SPICER & CO:
199
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
125
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
1857
SITUATION ROOM:
665
BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1456
RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
190
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
42
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2229
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
691
REIDOUT:
1162
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
230
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
23
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
2717
ANDERSON COOPER 360:
819
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1380
ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
165
NEWSNATION PRIME:
35
9p HANNITY:
2117
DON LEMON TONIGHT:
598
ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1360
PRIME NEWS:
105
DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
39
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1878
DON LEMON TONIGHT:
503
11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
1190
GREG KELLY REPORTS:
170
BANFIELD:
50
11p GUTFELD!:
1995
CNN TONIGHT:
404
11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
841
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
66
NEWSNATION PRIME:
43

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
190
NEW DAY:
57
MORNING JOE:
100
CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
3
EARLY MORNING:
4
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
224
NEW DAY:
110
WAKE UP AMERICA:
14
MORNING IN AMERICA:
5
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
238
NEW DAY:
152
9a SR/KING CHARLES ARRIVES:
257
CNN NEWSROOM:
195
MORNING JOE:
117
NATIONAL REPORT:
16
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
215
CNN NEWSROOM:
175
JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
87
BLUE BLOODS:
16
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
226
AT THIS HOUR:
175
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
77
BLUE BLOODS:
27
12p OUTNUMBERED:
257
CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE:
212
ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
84
JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
13
BLUE BLOODS:
29
1p SR/KING CHARLES ADDRESS:
328
CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE:
229
CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
73
BLUE BLOODS:
34
2p CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE:
192
KATY TUR REPORTS:
61
AMERICAN AGENDA:
16
BLUE BLOODS:
41
3p STORY, THE:
228
CNN NEWSROOM:
198
HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
79
BLUE BLOODS:
31
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
177
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
155
DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
143
CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
23
BLUE BLOODS:
35
5p FIVE, THE:
356
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
158
SPICER & CO:
14
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
21
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
254
SITUATION ROOM:
175
BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
141
RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
4
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
2
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
292
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
147
REIDOUT:
134
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
11
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
3
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
378
ANDERSON COOPER 360:
161
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
137
ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
9
NEWSNATION PRIME:
3
9p HANNITY:
236
DON LEMON TONIGHT:
102
ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
143
PRIME NEWS:
9
DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
3
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
236
DON LEMON TONIGHT:
97
11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
123
GREG KELLY REPORTS:
14
BANFIELD:
3
11p GUTFELD!:
317
CNN TONIGHT:
75
11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
82
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
3
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: 658,000

Fox News: 1.65 million

MSNBC: 946,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 139,000

Fox News: 241,000

MSNBC: 98,000

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: 640,000

Fox News: 2.24 million

MSNBC: 1.31 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 120,000

Fox News: 283,000

MSNBC: 134,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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