Thursday, January 13, 2022

News Ratings: Week Ending December 26, 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 NEWSABCMon1,3037,638
ABCTue1,4388,243
ABCWed1,4538,316
ABCThu1,3927,823
ABCFri1,0976,043
AVERAGE1,3377,613
 
CBS EVENING NEWSCBSMon8695,215
CBSTue8604,925
CBSWed8094,771
CBSThu7434,645
CBSFri6113,717
AVERAGE7784,655
 
NBC NIGHTLY NEWSNBCMon1,3407,426
NBCTue1,2197,093
NBCWed1,2097,210
NBCThu1,2077,194
NBCFri8825,184
AVERAGE1,1716,821

Note: since I did not receive the full weekly cable report for this week, the cable chart is composed of data from ShowBuzzDaily, AdWeek, 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. Additionally, I do not have any data at all for Monday's NewsNation programs.

Cable evening news:
ShowNetworkDayTime18-49
Rating
25-54
(000s)
Viewers
(000s)
SITUATION ROOMCNNMon5:00 PM0.11155655
FIVE, THEFOX NEWSMon5:00 PM0.224303,247
SITUATION ROOMCNNMon6:00 PM0.08119600
SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIERFOX NEWSMon6:00 PM0.173102,332
BEAT W/ARI MELBERMSNBCMon6:00 PM0.061211,013
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONTCNNMon7:00 PM0.06114609
FOX NEWS PRIMETIMEFOX NEWSMon7:00 PM0.132581,858
REIDOUTMSNBCMon7:00 PM0.0485854
ANDERSON COOPER 360CNNMon8:00 PM0.08151717
TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHTFOX NEWSMon8:00 PM0.254653,147
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYESMSNBCMon8:00 PM0.081411,203
CNN TONIGHTCNNMon9:00 PM0.07111611
HANNITYFOX NEWSMon9:00 PM0.173172,481
RACHEL MADDOW SHOWMSNBCMon9:00 PM0.132302,024
DON LEMON TONIGHTCNNMon10:00 PM0.0591502
INGRAHAM ANGLE, THEFOX NEWSMon10:00 PM0.122321,886
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELLMSNBCMon10:00 PM0.061071,315
GUTFELD!FOX NEWSMon11:00 PM0.153011,672
11TH HOURMSNBCMon11:00 PM0.0363763
SITUATION ROOMCNNTue5:00 PM0.09164775
FIVE, THEFOX NEWSTue5:00 PM0.224713,432
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOURNEWSNATIONTue5:00 PM-2597
SITUATION ROOMCNNTue6:00 PM0.08143641
SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIERFOX NEWSTue6:00 PM0.163292,301
BEAT W/ARI MELBERMSNBCTue6:00 PM0.0589904
DONLON REPORT, THENEWSNATIONTue6:00 PM-1342
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONTCNNTue7:00 PM0.08149602
FOX NEWS PRIMETIMEFOX NEWSTue7:00 PM0.122781,911
REIDOUTMSNBCTue7:00 PM0.0489916
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERTNEWSNATIONTue7:00 PM-432
ANDERSON COOPER 360CNNTue8:00 PM0.06119628
TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHTFOX NEWSTue8:00 PM0.275243,053
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYESMSNBCTue8:00 PM0.061211,189
DAN ABRAMS LIVENEWSNATIONTue8:00 PM-434
CNN TONIGHTCNNTue9:00 PM0.06117539
HANNITYFOX NEWSTue9:00 PM0.204222,347
RACHEL MADDOW SHOWMSNBCTue9:00 PM0.112151,995
NEWSNATION PRIMENEWSNATIONTue9:00 PM-435
DON LEMON TONIGHTCNNTue10:00 PM0.06137539
INGRAHAM ANGLE, THEFOX NEWSTue10:00 PM0.203942,155
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELLMSNBCTue10:00 PM0.061121,409
BANFIELDNEWSNATIONTue10:00 PM-1246
GUTFELD!FOX NEWSTue11:00 PM0.163361,864
11TH HOURMSNBCTue11:00 PM0.0485881
SITUATION ROOMCNNWed5:00 PM0.08123603
FIVE, THEFOX NEWSWed5:00 PM0.274763,312
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOURNEWSNATIONWed5:00 PM-18101
SITUATION ROOMCNNWed6:00 PM0.09137609
SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIERFOX NEWSWed6:00 PM0.193732,181
BEAT W/ARI MELBERMSNBCWed6:00 PM0.06134941
DONLON REPORT, THENEWSNATIONWed6:00 PM-1144
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONTCNNWed7:00 PM0.08153640
FOX NEWS PRIMETIMEFOX NEWSWed7:00 PM0.183391,852
REIDOUTMSNBCWed7:00 PM0.05122976
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERTNEWSNATIONWed7:00 PM-734
ANDERSON COOPER 360CNNWed8:00 PM0.10184734
TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHTFOX NEWSWed8:00 PM0.274963,042
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYESMSNBCWed8:00 PM0.061301,289
DAN ABRAMS LIVENEWSNATIONWed8:00 PM-326
CNN TONIGHTCNNWed9:00 PM0.08150695
HANNITYFOX NEWSWed9:00 PM0.173762,523
RACHEL MADDOW SHOWMSNBCWed9:00 PM0.122152,027
NEWSNATION PRIMENEWSNATIONWed9:00 PM-532
DON LEMON TONIGHTCNNWed10:00 PM0.08142594
INGRAHAM ANGLE, THEFOX NEWSWed10:00 PM0.173582,074
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELLMSNBCWed10:00 PM0.071311,294
BANFIELDNEWSNATIONWed10:00 PM-1347
GUTFELD!FOX NEWSWed11:00 PM0.193411,758
11TH HOURMSNBCWed11:00 PM0.07133872
SITUATION ROOMCNNThu5:00 PM0.08159713
FIVE, THEFOX NEWSThu5:00 PM0.244583,091
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOURNEWSNATIONThu5:00 PM-38148
SITUATION ROOMCNNThu6:00 PM0.08136602
SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIERFOX NEWSThu6:00 PM0.193672,196
BEAT W/ARI MELBERMSNBCThu6:00 PM0.05103925
DONLON REPORT, THENEWSNATIONThu6:00 PM-2373
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONTCNNThu7:00 PM0.08139618
FOX NEWS PRIMETIMEFOX NEWSThu7:00 PM0.163051,816
REIDOUTMSNBCThu7:00 PM0.0593858
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERTNEWSNATIONThu7:00 PM-029
ANDERSON COOPER 360CNNThu8:00 PM0.09169676
TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHTFOX NEWSThu8:00 PM0.223992,536
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYESMSNBCThu8:00 PM0.061171,159
DAN ABRAMS LIVENEWSNATIONThu8:00 PM-332
CNN TONIGHTCNNThu9:00 PM0.07140562
HANNITYFOX NEWSThu9:00 PM0.163051,984
RACHEL MADDOW SHOWMSNBCThu9:00 PM0.122211,850
NEWSNATION PRIMENEWSNATIONThu9:00 PM-527
DON LEMON TONIGHTCNNThu10:00 PM0.07119424
INGRAHAM ANGLE, THEFOX NEWSThu10:00 PM0.172971,666
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELLMSNBCThu10:00 PM0.051061,257
BANFIELDNEWSNATIONThu10:00 PM-924
GUTFELD!FOX NEWSThu11:00 PM0.162811,501
11TH HOURMSNBCThu11:00 PM0.0479791
CNN NEWSROOM SPCLCNNFri5:00 PM0.08146666
FIVE, THE SPCLFOX NEWSFri5:00 PM0.182952,021
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOURNEWSNATIONFri5:00 PM-28186
WEEDCNNFri6:00 PM-110459
SPCL RPT W/BRET BAIER SPCFOX NEWSFri6:00 PM0.101961,344
BEAT W/ARI MELBER (RERUN)MSNBCFri6:00 PM-56615
DONLON REPORT, THENEWSNATIONFri6:00 PM-2166
JERSUSALEM (RERUN)CNNFri7:00 PM-68367
WHO CAN FORGET CHRISTMASFOX NEWSFri7:00 PM0.08151970
REIDOUT (RERUN)MSNBCFri7:00 PM-60613
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERTNEWSNATIONFri7:00 PM-1532
JERSUSALEM (RERUN)CNNFri8:00 PM-48334
TUCKER CARLSON SPECIALFOX NEWSFri8:00 PM0.091721,226
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYESMSNBCFri8:00 PM0.0379689
DAN ABRAMS LIVENEWSNATIONFri8:00 PM-221
JERSUSALEM (RERUN)CNNFri9:00 PM-31275
HANNITY SPECIALFOX NEWSFri9:00 PM0.081611,165
RACHEL MADDOW SHOWMSNBCFri9:00 PM0.041071,223
NEWSNATION PRIMENEWSNATIONFri9:00 PM-229
JERSUSALEM (RERUN)CNNFri10:00 PM-40302
INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIALFOX NEWSFri10:00 PM0.102051,215
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELLMSNBCFri10:00 PM0.0368827
BANFIELDNEWSNATIONFri10:00 PM-231
GUTFELD SPECIALFOX NEWSFri11:00 PM0.132651,225

Source: Nielsen Media Research via ShowBuzzDaily, AdWeek, and Mediaite

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