Prime Time Cable News Ratings: Fox News Primetime Is Threatening Newsmax TV

 

Below is a table of the ratings for the prime time shows on Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, and Newsmax TV from Monday, January 25 through Thursday, January 28. What follows is a discussion of Fox News Primetime’s initial impact. Let us know what you think by leaving a reaction and comment!


Network

Day

A25-54

A18-49

A18-34

Total viewers

Tucker Carlson Tonight

FOX News

Tuesday

0.55

0.28

0.16

3.584

Cuomo Prime Time

CNN

Monday

0.54

0.34

0.17

2.327

Cuomo Prime Time

CNN

Thursday

0.50

0.34

0.22

2.406

Erin Burnett OutFront

CNN

Monday

0.50

0.34

0.18

2.453

Tucker Carlson Tonight

FOX News

Thursday

0.50

0.29

0.15

3.568

Tucker Carlson Tonight

FOX News

Monday

0.50

0.29

0.12

3.588

Rachel Maddow Show

MSNBC

Tuesday

0.50

0.28

0.07

3.717

Rachel Maddow Show

MSNBC

Wednesday

0.49

0.32

0.13

3.742

CNN Tonight (10pm)

CNN

Thursday

0.48

0.35

0.19

1.851

Anderson Cooper 360

CNN

Monday

0.48

0.31

0.13

2.391

Cuomo Prime Time

CNN

Tuesday

0.47

0.33

0.17

2.254

Tucker Carlson Tonight

FOX News

Wednesday

0.47

0.23

0.10

3.579

Rachel Maddow Show

MSNBC

Thursday

0.46

0.30

0.15

3.706

CNN Tonight (10pm)

CNN

Monday

0.46

0.30

0.15

1.768

Rachel Maddow Show

MSNBC

Monday

0.46

0.27

0.09

3.984

Hannity

FOX News

Tuesday

0.46

0.24

0.13

3.169

Hannity

FOX News

Monday

0.43

0.24

0.12

3.132

Anderson Cooper 360

CNN

Tuesday

0.42

0.28

0.14

2.088

Cuomo Prime Time

CNN

Wednesday

0.42

0.27

0.15

1.981

CNN Tonight (10pm)

CNN

Tuesday

0.42

0.27

0.12

1.777

Hannity

FOX News

Thursday

0.42

0.24

0.13

2.989

Erin Burnett OutFront

CNN

Tuesday

0.41

0.26

0.17

1.827

Erin Burnett OutFront

CNN

Thursday

0.40

0.27

0.15

1.977

Anderson Cooper 360

CNN

Thursday

0.40

0.27

0.13

2.087

Erin Burnett OutFront

CNN

Wednesday

0.40

0.26

0.12

1.891

CNN Tonight (10pm)

CNN

Wednesday

0.39

0.26

0.12

1.653

The ReidOut (7pm)

MSNBC

Monday

0.38

0.21

0.07

2.782

CNN Global Town Hall

CNN

Wednesday

0.36

0.23

0.09

1.805

Hannity

FOX News

Wednesday

0.36

0.19

0.08

2.835

The Ingraham  Angle

FOX News

Thursday

0.34

0.18

0.08

2.323

Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

MSNBC

Wednesday

0.33

0.22

0.09

2.801

The Ingraham  Angle

FOX News

Wednesday

0.32

0.18

0.08

2.261

All In with Chris Hayes

MSNBC

Thursday

0.32

0.20

0.12

2.372

The Ingraham  Angle

FOX News

Tuesday

0.32

0.17

0.06

2.386

Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

MSNBC

Monday

0.31

0.18

0.05

2.968

The Ingraham  Angle

FOX News

Monday

0.31

0.17

0.08

2.276

The ReidOut (7pm)

MSNBC

Wednesday

0.31

0.17

0.05

2.220

All In with Chris Hayes

MSNBC

Wednesday

0.30

0.17

0.08

2.471

Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

MSNBC

Tuesday

0.30

0.17

0.06

2.736

All In with Chris Hayes

MSNBC

Tuesday

0.30

0.17

0.06

2.265

The ReidOut (7pm)

MSNBC

Tuesday

0.29

0.17

0.06

2.179

Fox News Primetime

FOX News

Tuesday

0.29

0.16

0.07

2.059

Fox News Primetime

FOX News

Monday

0.28

0.19

0.11

1.880

Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

MSNBC

Thursday

0.28

0.18

0.13

2.751

All In with Chris Hayes

MSNBC

Monday

0.27

0.18

0.04

2.488

The ReidOut (7pm)

MSNBC

Thursday

0.25

0.14

0.07

2.084

Fox News Primetime

FOX News

Wednesday

0.13

1.934

Fox News Primetime

FOX News

Thursday

0.12

1.843

Greg Kelly Reports

Newsmax TV

Monday

0.08

0.745

Greg Kelly Reports

Newsmax TV

Wednesday

0.06

0.659

Greg Kelly Reports

Newsmax TV

Tuesday

0.05

0.639

Greg Kelly Reports

Newsmax TV

Thursday

0.05

0.637

Stinchfield

Newsmax TV

Monday

0.05

0.433

Stinchfield

Newsmax TV

Tuesday

0.04

0.386

Stinchfield

Newsmax TV

Thursday

0.03

0.409

Stinchfield

Newsmax TV

Wednesday

Rob Schmitt Tonight

Newsmax TV

Monday

Rob Schmitt Tonight

Newsmax TV

Tuesday

Rob Schmitt Tonight

Newsmax TV

Wednesday

Rob Schmitt Tonight

Newsmax TV

Thursday


There’s good news and bad news for Fox News Primetime. The bad news is it’s not improving upon The Story, a news-based show which aired in the 7pm time slot throughout the previous presidential administration. The Story was the one hour across all four networks marketed as a news show, rather than an opinion show, airing in prime time.


If Fox News replaced The Story with another news show, it would be safe to call Fox News Primetime a failure at launch. Just like with The Story, there are instances of it being the only prime time program across Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC to not finish as one of the night’s top 50 cable programs in A18-49. When it does finish in the top 50 programs, the results still aren’t all that stellar, continuing to be behind fellow 7pm programs The ReidOut and Erin Burnett OutFront in key demographics. 


However, a quick look at Newsmax TV’s ratings indicates there is indeed some good news for Fox News Primetime. Recently, there were instances where Greg Kelly Reports would come close to, tie, or even beat The Story in A18-49. Greg Kelly Reports fails to compete with Fox News Primetime. By switching from news to opinion, Fox News appears to have found a program that can fight off competition from the newer conservative network. 

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