Friday, January 7, 2022

News Ratings: Week Ending December 19, 2021

Below are the ratings for the evening news telecasts on the three major broadcast networks: ABC (World News Tonight), CBS (CBS Evening News), and NBC (NBC Nightly News), as well as the daily ratings for six hours of evening/night ratings (6pm-12am) on four cable news networks: CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and NewsNation. The chart below has four columns of data: the first includes 18-49 ratings, the second and third include viewership among adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 (presented in thousands), and the final column includes total viewership (also in thousands). Data only goes from Monday-Friday as I do not track weekend news ratings.

Broadcast evening news:
ShowNetworkDay25-54
(000s)
Viewers
(000s)
ABC WORLD NEWSABCMon1,3547,787
ABCTue1,5198,340
ABCWed1,5638,651
ABCThu1,3618,161
ABCFri1,2257,699
AVERAGE1,4048,128
 
CBS EVENING NEWSCBSMon8895,359
CBSTue8965,070
CBSWed9865,287
CBSThu7864,884
CBSFri6084,545
AVERAGE8335,029
 
NBC NIGHTLY NEWSNBCMon1,3678,068
NBCTue1,2557,721
NBCWed1,4857,931
NBCThu1,1077,204
NBCFri1,0336,498
AVERAGE1,2497,484

Note: since I did not receive the full weekly cable report for this week, the cable chart is composed of data from ShowBuzzDaily and Mediaite. With this, 18-49 data is not available in viewership form this week (only in ratings) and no 18-49 data is available for NewsNation programs.

Cable evening news:
ShowNetworkDayTime18-49
Rating
25-54
(000s)
Viewers
(000s)
SITUATION ROOMCNNMon6:00 PM0.08153683
SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIERFOX NEWSMon6:00 PM0.153052,432
BEAT W/ARI MELBERMSNBCMon6:00 PM0.041071,323
DONLON REPORT, THENEWSNATIONMon6:00 PM-376
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONTCNNMon7:00 PM0.08163861
FOX NEWS PRIMETIMEFOX NEWSMon7:00 PM0.112931,987
MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGEMSNBCMon7:00 PM0.061641,417
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERTNEWSNATIONMon7:00 PM-240
ANDERSON COOPER 360CNNMon8:00 PM0.07139821
TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHTFOX NEWSMon8:00 PM0.234783,119
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYESMSNBCMon8:00 PM0.091751,381
DAN ABRAMS LIVENEWSNATIONMon8:00 PM-1145
CNN TONIGHTCNNMon9:00 PM0.05105682
HANNITYFOX NEWSMon9:00 PM0.203702,512
RACHEL MADDOW SHOWMSNBCMon9:00 PM0.163282,172
NEWSNATION PRIMENEWSNATIONMon9:00 PM-1046
DON LEMON TONIGHTCNNMon10:00 PM0.06139626
INGRAHAM ANGLE, THEFOX NEWSMon10:00 PM0.183222,038
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELLMSNBCMon10:00 PM0.071791,544
BANFIELDNEWSNATIONMon10:00 PM-536
DON LEMON TONIGHTCNNMon11:00 PM0.05134526
GUTFELD!FOX NEWSMon11:00 PM0.142711,690
11TH HOURMSNBCMon11:00 PM0.0486908
SITUATION ROOMCNNTue6:00 PM0.08158729
SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIERFOX NEWSTue6:00 PM0.143332,309
BEAT W/ARI MELBERMSNBCTue6:00 PM0.061401,412
DONLON REPORT, THENEWSNATIONTue6:00 PM-456
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONTCNNTue7:00 PM0.09189792
FOX NEWS PRIMETIMEFOX NEWSTue7:00 PM0.123081,985
REIDOUTMSNBCTue7:00 PM0.081581,290
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERTNEWSNATIONTue7:00 PM-348
ANDERSON COOPER 360CNNTue8:00 PM0.112221,013
TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHTFOX NEWSTue8:00 PM0.265413,423
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYESMSNBCTue8:00 PM0.112021,586
DAN ABRAMS LIVENEWSNATIONTue8:00 PM-890
CNN TONIGHTCNNTue9:00 PM0.10188905
HANNITYFOX NEWSTue9:00 PM0.214362,679
RACHEL MADDOW SHOWMSNBCTue9:00 PM0.163392,428
NEWSNATION PRIMENEWSNATIONTue9:00 PM-1278
DON LEMON TONIGHTCNNTue10:00 PM0.12230905
INGRAHAM ANGLE, THEFOX NEWSTue10:00 PM0.204232,450
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELLMSNBCTue10:00 PM0.081821,734
BANFIELDNEWSNATIONTue10:00 PM-836
DON LEMON TONIGHTCNNTue11:00 PM0.07149634
GUTFELD!FOX NEWSTue11:00 PM0.183601,953
11TH HOURMSNBCTue11:00 PM0.071481,129
SITUATION ROOMCNNWed6:00 PM0.09149694
SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIERFOX NEWSWed6:00 PM0.193572,349
BEAT W/ARI MELBERMSNBCWed6:00 PM0.051301,237
DONLON REPORT, THENEWSNATIONWed6:00 PM-442
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONTCNNWed7:00 PM0.08153743
FOX NEWS PRIMETIMEFOX NEWSWed7:00 PM0.173612,068
REIDOUTMSNBCWed7:00 PM0.061261,212
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERTNEWSNATIONWed7:00 PM-135
ANDERSON COOPER 360CNNWed8:00 PM0.07167912
TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHTFOX NEWSWed8:00 PM0.306163,457
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYESMSNBCWed8:00 PM0.081771,682
DAN ABRAMS LIVENEWSNATIONWed8:00 PM-352
CNN TONIGHTCNNWed9:00 PM0.06135828
HANNITYFOX NEWSWed9:00 PM0.255163,016
RACHEL MADDOW SHOWMSNBCWed9:00 PM0.132802,320
NEWSNATION PRIMENEWSNATIONWed9:00 PM-835
DON LEMON TONIGHTCNNWed10:00 PM0.05121755
INGRAHAM ANGLE, THEFOX NEWSWed10:00 PM0.204322,340
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELLMSNBCWed10:00 PM0.071521,617
BANFIELDNEWSNATIONWed10:00 PM-760
DON LEMON TONIGHTCNNWed11:00 PM0.0391506
GUTFELD!FOX NEWSWed11:00 PM0.244472,111
11TH HOURMSNBCWed11:00 PM0.051181,054
SITUATION ROOMCNNThu6:00 PM0.06120611
SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIERFOX NEWSThu6:00 PM0.153392,285
BEAT W/ARI MELBERMSNBCThu6:00 PM0.051081,159
DONLON REPORT, THENEWSNATIONThu6:00 PM-428
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONTCNNThu7:00 PM0.07136703
FOX NEWS PRIMETIMEFOX NEWSThu7:00 PM0.122881,891
REIDOUTMSNBCThu7:00 PM0.081561,168
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERTNEWSNATIONThu7:00 PM-137
ANDERSON COOPER 360CNNThu8:00 PM0.09182878
TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHTFOX NEWSThu8:00 PM0.194232,950
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYESMSNBCThu8:00 PM0.081741,366
DAN ABRAMS LIVENEWSNATIONThu8:00 PM-449
CNN TONIGHTCNNThu9:00 PM0.08166737
HANNITYFOX NEWSThu9:00 PM0.153222,306
RACHEL MADDOW SHOWMSNBCThu9:00 PM0.132212,127
NEWSNATION PRIMENEWSNATIONThu9:00 PM-740
DON LEMON TONIGHTCNNThu10:00 PM0.06120594
INGRAHAM ANGLE, THEFOX NEWSThu10:00 PM0.122651,873
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELLMSNBCThu10:00 PM0.04891,365
BANFIELDNEWSNATIONThu10:00 PM-119
DON LEMON TONIGHTCNNThu11:00 PM0.0495408
GUTFELD!FOX NEWSThu11:00 PM0.153241,833
11TH HOURMSNBCThu11:00 PM0.0352805
SITUATION ROOMCNNFri6:00 PM0.06127620
SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIERFOX NEWSFri6:00 PM0.122522,030
BEAT W/ARI MELBERMSNBCFri6:00 PM0.061021,037
DONLON REPORT, THENEWSNATIONFri6:00 PM-544
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONTCNNFri7:00 PM0.05130605
FOX NEWS PRIMETIMEFOX NEWSFri7:00 PM0.081891,530
REIDOUTMSNBCFri7:00 PM0.051001,013
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERTNEWSNATIONFri7:00 PM-436
ANDERSON COOPER 360CNNFri8:00 PM0.05121673
TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHTFOX NEWSFri8:00 PM0.183492,622
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYESMSNBCFri8:00 PM0.061361,308
DAN ABRAMS LIVENEWSNATIONFri8:00 PM-339
CNN TONIGHTCNNFri9:00 PM0.04101558
HANNITYFOX NEWSFri9:00 PM0.142712,078
RACHEL MADDOW SHOWMSNBCFri9:00 PM0.142702,197
NEWSNATION PRIMENEWSNATIONFri9:00 PM-320
DON LEMON TONIGHTCNNFri10:00 PM0.0493587
INGRAHAM ANGLE, THEFOX NEWSFri10:00 PM0.143121,954
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELLMSNBCFri10:00 PM0.04991,147
BANFIELDNEWSNATIONFri10:00 PM-236
DON LEMON TONIGHTCNNFri11:00 PM0.0379400
GUTFELD!FOX NEWSFri11:00 PM0.143131,874
11TH HOURMSNBCFri11:00 PM0.0390761

Source: Nielsen Media Research via ShowBuzzDaily & Mediaite

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