Below is a table featuring the A25-54, A18-49, A18-34, and Total Viewers for prime time cable news shows from Monday, February 8 through Thursday, February 11. Any missing data comes from a program failing to place within the top 50 in A18-49 on their respective nights. What follows is a discussion on the ratings. Let us know what you think by leaving a comment and reaction!
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Network |
Day |
A25-54 |
A18-49 |
A18-34 |
Total viewers |
|
CNN Special Coverage (7pm) |
CNN |
Wednesday |
0.89 |
0.62 |
0.31 |
4.049 |
|
Anderson Cooper 360 |
CNN |
Wednesday |
0.74 |
0.50 |
0.26 |
3.232 |
|
Rachel Maddow Show |
MSNBC |
Wednesday |
0.70 |
0.42 |
0.16 |
4.453 |
|
Cuomo Prime Time |
CNN |
Wednesday |
0.64 |
0.44 |
0.20 |
2.890 |
|
Rachel Maddow Show |
MSNBC |
Tuesday |
0.63 |
0.37 |
0.15 |
4.307 |
|
The ReidOut (7:35pm) |
MSNBC |
Wednesday |
0.62 |
0.40 |
0.19 |
4.180 |
|
Cuomo Prime Time |
CNN |
Tuesday |
0.61 |
0.41 |
0.18 |
2.761 |
|
Anderson Cooper 360 |
CNN |
Tuesday |
0.57 |
0.36 |
0.16 |
2.687 |
|
Rachel Maddow Show |
MSNBC |
Thursday |
0.56 |
0.34 |
0.11 |
3.921 |
|
Erin Burnett OutFront |
CNN |
Tuesday |
0.54 |
0.34 |
0.15 |
2.571 |
|
All In with Chris Hayes |
MSNBC |
Wednesday |
0.53 |
0.32 |
0.12 |
3.565 |
|
CNN Tonight (10pm) |
CNN |
Tuesday |
0.52 |
0.36 |
0.17 |
1.981 |
|
CNN Tonight (10pm) |
CNN |
Wednesday |
0.51 |
0.38 |
0.18 |
2.119 |
|
Rachel Maddow Show |
MSNBC |
Monday |
0.48 |
0.29 |
0.10 |
3.556 |
|
All In with Chris Hayes |
MSNBC |
Tuesday |
0.47 |
0.27 |
0.11 |
2.709 |
|
Anderson Cooper 360 |
CNN |
Thursday |
0.45 |
0.30 |
0.15 |
2.283 |
|
Erin Burnett OutFront |
CNN |
Thursday |
0.45 |
0.29 |
0.16 |
2.133 |
|
Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell |
MSNBC |
Tuesday |
0.44 |
0.26 |
0.07 |
3.200 |
|
Cuomo Prime Time |
CNN |
Monday |
0.43 |
0.30 |
0.15 |
2.222 |
|
Cuomo Prime Time |
CNN |
Thursday |
0.43 |
0.29 |
0.14 |
2.387 |
|
Tucker Carlson Tonight |
FOX News |
Monday |
0.42 |
0.25 |
0.06 |
3.503 |
|
Tucker Carlson Tonight |
FOX News |
Thursday |
0.42 |
0.23 |
0.11 |
3.230 |
|
The ReidOut (7pm) |
MSNBC |
Tuesday |
0.42 |
0.23 |
0.11 |
2.503 |
|
Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell |
MSNBC |
Wednesday |
0.41 |
0.26 |
0.08 |
3.185 |
|
Tucker Carlson Tonight |
FOX News |
Tuesday |
0.41 |
0.23 |
0.13 |
3.252 |
|
CNN Tonight (10pm) |
CNN |
Thursday |
0.40 |
0.28 |
0.12 |
1.806 |
|
Tucker Carlson Tonight |
FOX News |
Wednesday |
0.40 |
0.23 |
0.09 |
3.097 |
|
Anderson Cooper 360 |
CNN |
Monday |
0.39 |
0.26 |
0.16 |
1.964 |
|
Erin Burnett OutFront |
CNN |
Monday |
0.38 |
0.27 |
0.15 |
1.837 |
|
CNN Tonight (10pm) |
CNN |
Monday |
0.38 |
0.24 |
0.14 |
1.755 |
|
Hannity |
FOX News |
Thursday |
0.38 |
0.23 |
0.13 |
2.998 |
|
Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell |
MSNBC |
Thursday |
0.37 |
0.23 |
0.10 |
2.966 |
|
Hannity |
FOX News |
Tuesday |
0.37 |
0.20 |
0.10 |
2.797 |
|
The ReidOut |
MSNBC |
Thursday |
0.35 |
0.20 |
0.07 |
2.333 |
|
Hannity |
FOX News |
Monday |
0.35 |
0.19 |
0.06 |
2.935 |
|
Hannity |
FOX News |
Wednesday |
0.34 |
0.20 |
0.09 |
2.782 |
|
Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell |
MSNBC |
Monday |
0.32 |
0.20 |
0.07 |
2.653 |
|
The Ingraham Angle |
FOX News |
Wednesday |
0.31 |
0.20 |
0.07 |
2.321 |
|
All In with Chris Hayes |
MSNBC |
Thursday |
0.31 |
0.18 |
0.06 |
2.294 |
|
The Ingraham Angle |
FOX News |
Monday |
0.30 |
0.17 |
0.08 |
2.283 |
|
The Ingraham Angle |
FOX News |
Tuesday |
0.29 |
0.17 |
0.08 |
2.120 |
|
All In with Chris Hayes |
MSNBC |
Monday |
0.29 |
0.15 |
0.05 |
2.213 |
|
The ReidOut (7pm) |
MSNBC |
Monday |
— |
0.15 |
— |
1.979 |
|
The Ingraham Angle |
FOX News |
Thursday |
— |
0.14 |
— |
2.392 |
|
Fox News Primetime |
FOX News |
Monday |
— |
0.14 |
— |
1.951 |
|
Fox News Primetime |
FOX News |
Tuesday |
— |
0.13 |
— |
1.843 |
|
Fox News Primetime |
FOX News |
Wednesday |
— |
0.12 |
— |
1.403 |
|
Fox News Primetime |
FOX News |
Thursday |
— |
0.11 |
— |
1.702 |
|
Greg Kelly Reports |
Newsmax TV |
Monday |
— |
0.06 |
— |
0.678 |
|
Greg Kelly Reports |
Newsmax TV |
Tuesday |
— |
0.06 |
— |
0.670 |
|
Greg Kelly Reports |
Newsmax TV |
Wednesday |
— |
0.06 |
— |
0.647 |
|
Greg Kelly Reports |
Newsmax TV |
Thursday |
— |
0.05 |
— |
0.532 |
|
Stinchfield |
Newsmax TV |
Monday |
— |
0.04 |
— |
0.360 |
|
Stinchfield |
Newsmax TV |
Tuesday |
— |
0.04 |
— |
0.364 |
|
Stinchfield |
Newsmax TV |
Thursday |
— |
0.04 |
— |
0.326 |
|
Rob Schmitt Tonight |
Newsmax TV |
Monday |
— |
0.04 |
— |
0.230 |
|
Stinchfield |
Newsmax TV |
Wednesday |
— |
— |
— |
0.230 |
|
Rob Schmitt Tonight |
Newsmax TV |
Tuesday |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Rob Schmitt Tonight |
Newsmax TV |
Wednesday |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Rob Schmitt Tonight |
Newsmax TV |
Thursday |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Rachel Maddow Show continues to deliver strong ratings for MSNBC. Its 0.59 average in A25-54 leads the week comfortably. Given this, MSNBC arguably should be doing better than it actually is. While the network has achieved newfound success, Maddow lead-out Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell loses a full two tenths, averaging a 0.39. 7pm’s The ReidOut and 8pm’s All In with Chris Hayes did slightly better than Last Word on average, yet both also paled compared to their time slot competition on CNN. It has been suggested before in this column that MSNBC experiment with moving Rachel Maddow Show to 8pm, giving the 9pm time slot to Chris Hayes or Joy Reid. Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell simply is not capitalizing on its lead-in.
The woes continue for Fox News. With the exception of Tucker Carlson Tonight, all of Fox News’ shows finish behind those on MSNBC. Carlson, meanwhile, edges out Last Word and All In but cannot compete with CNN. It was not long ago that Tucker Carlson Tonight and Hannity were the #1 and #2 programs every day. This week, Hannity came in 10th place in A25-54 on average, well behind time slot competitors Rachel Maddow Show (#1) and Cuomo Prime Time (#2). It still appears as though Fox News Primetime has put a dent in Newsmax TV, but for the most part is not competitive with The ReidOut or Erin Burnett OutFront. None of its airings placed in the top 50 daily cable programs this week.