Alex Wagner Tonight Goes Live From Pennsylvania on Tuesday (Exclusive)

Live from Pennsylvania… it’s Alex Wagner Tonight! TVNewser can exclusively reveal that the MSNBC host is embedded in the battleground East Coast state for a special live episode of her primetime show, premiering Tuesday night at 9 p.m. ET. With Pennsylvania polling currently showing a deadlock between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald…

Here Is Where You Can Watch the Presidential Candidates on TV

Opportunities to reach the undecided become fewer and fewer for the presidential candidates and their running mates to deliver their closing messages as the days leading to election day grow shorter and shorter. With early voting already underway in some of the battleground states, TVNewser has a round-up of where you can watch interviews of…

Here Is Where You Can Watch the Presidential Candidates on TV

Opportunities to reach the undecided become fewer and fewer for the presidential candidates and their running mates to deliver their closing messages as the days leading to election day grow shorter and shorter. With early voting already underway in some of the battleground states, TVNewser has a round-up of where you can watch interviews of…

Overnight Cable News Ratings for Oct. 11-14: The Big Weekend Show Has a Big Weekend

Friday, Oct. 11 Fox finishes in first place across the board, while MSNBC takes second in total day and primetime with total viewers. But CNN takes the No. 2 spot in the primetime demo. 25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day: FNC: 215 | CNN: 106 | MSNBC: 113Prime: FNC: 304 | CNN: 128 |…

Overnight Cable News Ratings for Oct. 7-10: Hurricane Milton Drives Viewers to Fox News

Monday, Oct. 7 At the top of the week, Fox News’ The Five wins in primetime total viewers, while Jesse Watters Primetime wins the demo. Meanwhile, The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell was MSNBC’s most-watched show in total viewers, while Erin Burnett OutFront took that title for CNN. 25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day:…

Where Viewers Watched Coverage of Hurricane Milton

Hurricane Milton’s landfall on Florida’s west coast occurred on Wednesday night, and viewers were glued in to witness its ferocity as the cable news networks offered blanket coverage of the storm. The big three cable news networks combined for nearly 5 million viewers between 4 p.m. and midnight, with the category three storm making landfall…

Week of September 30 Cable News Ratings: The Vice Presidential Debate Lifts All Cable News Nets

This is TVNewser’s basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of September 30, 2024. While the evening news broadcasts may not have seen a bounce from last week’s CBS News vice presidential debate between Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. J.D. Vance, the cable news nets did enjoy a boost for their…

Here Are the Cable News Ratings for September 2024

From a weather perspective, September is the transition from summer to autumn/fall. For many, this period of the calendar is the sweet spot weather-wise as the blistering temps of the summer have gone and given way to milder, more enjoyable temperatures, with the surrounding vegetation still looking as lush as ever. The days are getting…

Here’s the Third Quarter 2024 Cable News Report

Below are the cable news ratings for the third quarter of 2024. The period from July to the end of September was busy for news. Calls for President Joe Biden to step down as the Democratic nominee grew louder after his disastrous performance during CNN’s presidential debate between him and former President Donald Trump. Plus,…

Week of September 23 Cable News Ratings: Fox News Leads in All Categories

This is TVNewser’s basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of September 23, 2024. The last full week of September saw Fox News continue to dominate in primetime and total day, while also posting week-to-week audience losses in total viewers and Adults 25-54 demos during both dayparts. On the other hand,…

Here Are All the Ways to Watch CBS News’ Vice Presidential Debate

The latest–and, for now, final debate–of the 2024 presidential election cycle takes place on Tuesday hosted by CBS News. The vice presidential candidates Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. J.D. Vance–respective running mates of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump–will face off in New York City as the sprint towards Election Day enters…

Ticker: Andrea Mitchell Salutes Producer Michelle Perry on Her Promotion

Top of the Ticker: Andrea Mitchell said and emotional goodbye–and happy hello–to her longtime producer Michelle Perry on Friday. The Andrea Mitchell Reports host revealed that Perry has been promoted to a larger role at NBC News and its multiple networks. “She’s become one of the most beloved and respected colleagues in our Washington bureau,…

Symone Sanders Townsend and Melissa Murray Discuss Their New MSNBC Special (Exclusive Clip)

There are a number of varying paths to the Oval Office for Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump this November. But almost all of those paths require winning over a part of the American population whose voices are too often ignored: Black women. That’s the takeaway from a new MSNBC primetime special…

Kamala Harris’ Stephanie Ruhle Interview Draws Nearly 3 Million Viewers

MSNBC may not have landed a presidential debate, but it did score the first solo one-on-one interview with Vice President Kamala Harris. On Wednesday night, the Democratic candidate sat down with 11th Hour host Stephanie Ruhle… and almost 3 million Americans. According to fast national numbers from Nielsen, 1.8 million total viewers tuned in during…

Week of September 16 Cable News Ratings: No Debate Means No Gains

This is TVNewser’s basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of September 16, 2024. After a historic presidential debate boosted CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC to huge ratings, all three cable news giants fell back to Earth during the week of Sept. 16. Absent an increasingly unlikely rematch between Kamala Harris…

Friday, September 20 Evening Cable News Ratings: Rachel Maddow Doc Is First at 9 p.m.

25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day: FNC: 218 | CNN: 103 | MSNBC: 126Prime: FNC: 269 | CNN: 106 | MSNBC: 195 FNC: CNN: MSNBC: 4PM Your World:164 Tapper:122 Deadline WH:136 5PM Five:299 Tapper:137 Deadline WH:– 6PM Baier:214 Blitzer:140 Melber:172 7PM Ingraham:222 Burnett:159 Reid:167 8PM Watters:273 Cooper:123 Maddow:185 9PM Hannity:230 The Source:109 From Russia:200…

Ticker: CNN’s Alisyn Camerota Reveals Death of Husband Tim Lewis

Top of the Ticker: CNN anchor Alisyn Camerota revealed on Friday that her husband Tim Lewis passed away in July following a two year battle with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He was 58 years old. “I cannot imagine any human being soldiering through a devastating diagnosis with more humor, humility and bravery than Tim,” Camerota…

Week of September 9 Cable News Ratings: A Historic Debate Lifts All Boats

This is TVNewser’s basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of September 9, 2024. What a difference a historic presidential debate makes. After a sleepy post-Labor Day week, the big three cable networks saw double digit week-to-week and year-to-year gains courtesy of the Sept. 10 match-up between Kamala Harris and Donald…

Friday, September 13 Evening Cable News Ratings: Fox is First as Debate Week Ends

25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day: FNC: 221 | CNN: 111 | MSNBC: 126Prime: FNC: 264 | CNN: 145 | MSNBC: 142 FNC: CNN: MSNBC: 4PM Cavuto:230 The Lead:110 Wallace:173 5PM Five:382 Blitzer:113 Wallace:– 6PM Baier:282 Blitzer:162 Melber:207 7PM Ingraham:222 Burnett:175 Reid:164 8PM Watters:277 Cooper:157 Hayes:177 9PM Hannity:243 Collins:146 Wagner:117 10PM Gutfeld:273 Phillip:132 Last…

5 Questions For… Ari Melber

Please Ari don’t hurt ’em. As the hard-hitting host of MSNBC’s The Beat, journalist and noted hip hop fan Ari Melber isn’t shy about putting his guests on the spot. During a recent viral interview with Corey Lewandowski–a past and present fixture in Donald Trump’s orbit–the former attorney effectively countered the campaign advisor’s ducking and…