April 20, 2024

Rachel Maddow led cable news in overall ratings and in the 25 to 54 age demographic at 9 p.m. for the second Monday in a row.

Maddow notched 2.43 million viewers on her weekly show, beating out Hannity on Fox News, which clocked in with 2.34 million. The longtime MSNBC fixture also eked out her Fox News counterpart in the demo, 277,000 viewers to 272,000. Hannity has long dominated the 9 p.m. hour.

Her program focused primarily on Monday’s deadly mass shooting in Louisville, a conservative judge’s decision to restrict access to an abortion drug, and the ongoing drama in the Tennessee House of Representatives.

Here is a full breakdown of Monday’s cable news ratings by show:

Total Viewers (thousands)

FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
FOX AND FRIENDS:
783		 CNN THIS MORNING:
289		 MORNING JOE:
904		 WENDY BELL COMMON SENSE:
20		 EARLY MORNING:
10
FOX AND FRIENDS:
1144		 CNN THIS MORNING:
379		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
84		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
36
FOX AND FRIENDS:
1403		 CNN THIS MORNING:
451		 — — —
AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1497		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
550		 MORNING JOE:
905		 NATIONAL REPORT:
144		 —
AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1558		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
710		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
872		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
53
FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1510		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
782		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
855		 — —
OUTNUMBERED:
1694		 INSIDE POLITICS:
725		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
831		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
120		 —
AMERICA REPORTS:
1493		 CNN NEWSROOM:
620		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
810		 — BLUE BLOODS:
156
AMERICA REPORTS:
1410		 CNN NEWSROOM:
686		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
126		 BLUE BLOODS:
217
STORY, THE:
1595		 CNN NEWSROOM:
789		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
1176 [3:37 PM-3:59 PM]		 — BLUE BLOODS:
259
YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1525		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
737		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1520		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
209		 BLUE BLOODS:
284
FIVE, THE:
2992		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
791		 — SPICER & CO:
154		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
144
SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2260		 SITUATION ROOM:
769		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1410		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
193		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
52
JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2689		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
754		 REIDOUT:
1262		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
264		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
58
TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3146		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
736		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1483		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
209		 CUOMO:
158
HANNITY:
2335		 CNN PRIMETIME:
654		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
2427		 PRIME NEWS:
134		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
126
INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1973		 CNN TONIGHT:
622		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1719		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
164		 BANFIELD:
108
GUTFELD!:
1853		 CNN TONIGHT:
403		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
933		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
114		 CUOMO:
57

25-54 Demo (thousands)

FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
FOX AND FRIENDS:
96		 CNN THIS MORNING:
80		 MORNING JOE:
110		 WENDY BELL COMMON SENSE:
0		 EARLY MORNING:
0
FOX AND FRIENDS:
165		 CNN THIS MORNING:
89		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
10		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
5
FOX AND FRIENDS:
195		 CNN THIS MORNING:
98		 — — —
AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
169		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
116		 MORNING JOE:
115		 NATIONAL REPORT:
13		 —
AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
176		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
144		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
97		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
4
FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
199		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
177		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
107		 — —
OUTNUMBERED:
220		 INSIDE POLITICS:
155		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
108		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
5		 —
AMERICA REPORTS:
223		 CNN NEWSROOM:
149		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
105		 — BLUE BLOODS:
13
AMERICA REPORTS:
208		 CNN NEWSROOM:
139		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
10		 BLUE BLOODS:
32
STORY, THE:
242		 CNN NEWSROOM:
145		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
132 [3:37 PM-3:59 PM]		 — BLUE BLOODS:
33
YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
267		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
133		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
159		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
15		 BLUE BLOODS:
30
FIVE, THE:
376		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
166		 — SPICER & CO:
16		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
14
SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
266		 SITUATION ROOM:
161		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
142		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
5		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
6
JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
328		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
167		 REIDOUT:
142		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
15		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
9
TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
438		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
183		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
166		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
24		 CUOMO:
26
HANNITY:
272		 CNN PRIMETIME:
200		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
277		 PRIME NEWS:
14		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
29
INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
255		 CNN TONIGHT:
165		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
152		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
13		 BANFIELD:
25
GUTFELD!:
307		 CNN TONIGHT:
147		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
123		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
13		 CUOMO:
6

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: 576,000

Fox News: 1.66 million

MSNBC: 1.01 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 133,000

Fox News: 227,000

MSNBC: 127,000

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: 670,000

Fox News: 2.48 million

MSNBC: 1.88 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 182,000

Fox News: 322,000

MSNBC: 198,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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