Donald Trump’s Gutfeld! Appearance Draws Nearly 5 Million Viewers

Talk about a lucrative detour. Former President Donald Trump’s Wednesday afternoon pit stop at the Gutfeld! studio boosted the Fox News late night show to a ratings high. Per Nielsen, 4.9 million total viewers tuned in to see Trump join host Greg Gutfeld in dissecting the day’s headlines, while the Adults 25-54 audience measured in…

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…

Week of September 9 Morning News Ratings: GMA Retakes Top Spot in Total Viewers

It was a slender victory–but a victory nonetheless–for Good Morning America last week. After the ABC News morning show saw its NBC News rival Today capture the No. 1 spot among both total viewers and the A25-54 demo for the week of Sept. 2, GMA fought its way back into first place in the former…

Week of September 9 Evening News Ratings: ABC News Wins Debate Week

David Muir didn’t just co-moderate a closely-watched presidential debate last week–he also anchored the country’s top newscast. According to live plus same day data from Nielsen, ABC World News Tonight posted a dominant performance during the week of Sept. 9, attracting an audience of 6.933 million total viewers and 967,000 viewers in the Adults 25-54…

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…

Emmys Ratings Bear Fruit, Hit Nearly 6.9 Million Viewers After Record Low

Thanks to the new Emmys ratings, ABC was the big winner on Sunday night. According to Nielsen numbers, the 76th Emmys on ABC scored its highest ratings in three years. The latest iteration of the awards show, hosted by father-and-son duo Eugene Levy and Dan Levy, reached 6.87 million average viewers, up 54% from the…

Fox News Seeks to Host Next Presidential Debate

Having seen the huge ratings that accompany presidential debates, Fox News has thrown its hat in the ring to host the next match-up between candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Following the Harris/Trump debate on ABC News on Tuesday, Fox News announced that it had sent letters to both campaigns requesting an additional debate in…

The VMAs Swiftly Reach Biggest Audience in 4 Years

The VMAs were Taylor-made for big ratings. According to Nielsen data, Wednesday night’s VMAs delivered its biggest audience in four years, topping 4 million viewers. The awards, which were also simulcast across 13 Paramount-owned networks, were up 8% year over year (4.09M vs. 3.78M). Other event accolades include 66.7 million social interactions, 829 million video…

Week of September 2 Morning News Ratings: Today Climbs to the Top in Total Viewers

September saw the return of college football and NFL action, but the venue that recorded an upset was in the morning show ratings field as NBC News’ Today emerged as the most-watched morning show for the week of Sept. 2–not only in the advertiser-coveted demo of Adults 25-54 but in total viewers as well. Heading…

Week of September 2 Evening News Ratings: World News Tonight Remains Most-Watched in Shortened Week

The week following the Labor Day holiday saw a mixed bag of results as ABC World News Tonight with David Muir remained the most-watched broadcast but was also the only program to see week-to-week declines in total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo for the week of September 2. Meanwhile, NBC Nightly News with Lester…

NFL Kicks Off 2024 Season With Huge Ratings Win

The Kansas City Chiefs may have won the kickoff game against the Baltimore Ravens on NBC and Peacock, but the NFL also came out on top as a winner with ratings. Viewership for the NFL kickoff game on Thursday averaged 48.9 million, according to AdImpact. The data found that the game reached a peak audience…

Monday, September 2 Evening Cable News Ratings: The Five is Tops in Total Viewers on Labor Day

25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day: FNC: 182 | CNN: 106 | MSNBC: 78Prime: FNC: 243 | CNN: 108 | MSNBC: 57 FNC: CNN: MSNBC: 4PM Your World:167 The Lead:147 Wallace:— 5PM Five:245 Situation Room:135 Melber:160 6PM Special Report:179 Situation Room:163 Melber:— 7PM Ingraham:208 OutFront:126 Wallace:102 8PM Watters:255 Whole Story:115 Melber:59 9PM Hannity:248 Whole…

Tuesday, September 3 Evening Cable News Ratings: Deadline: White House is Most-Watched Show at 4 p.m.

25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day: FNC: 228 | CNN: 103 | MSNBC: 120Prime: FNC: 370 | CNN: 163 | MSNBC: 184 FNC: CNN: MSNBC: 4PM Your World:199 Tapper:110 Wallace:156 5PM Five:326 Tapper:134 Wallace:– 6PM Baier:232 Blitzer:135 Melber:212 7PM Ingraham:237 Burnett:118 Reid:207 8PM Watters:364 Cooper:165 Hayes:195 9PM Hannity:319 Collins:156 Wagner:171 10PM Gutfeld:428 Phillip:169 O’Donnell:187…

Wednesday, September 4 Cable Evening News Ratings: Hannity’s Trump Interview Delivers Over 4 Million Total Viewers

25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day: FNC: 262 | CNN: 127 | MSNBC: 115Prime: FNC: 510 | CNN: 233 | MSNBC: 167 FNC: CNN: MSNBC: 4PM Your World:224 Tapper:148 Wallace:149 5PM Five:323 Tapper:150 Wallace:– 6PM Baier:249 Blitzer:156 Melber:157 7PM Ingraham:266 Burnett:181 Reid:179 8PM Watters:398 Anderson Cooper 360:187 Hayes:173 9PM Hannity:667 Collins:279 Wagner:162 10PM Gutfeld:465…

Week of August 26 Cable News Ratings: Fox News Retakes the Lead in Total Viewers and Demo

This is TVNewser’s basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of August 26, 2024. With the 2024 Democratic National Convention in the rearview, it was a return to the status quo among the cable news networks. Fox News reclaimed the top spot in total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo, and…

CNN’s Harris/Walz Interview Nets 6.3 Million Viewers

CNN’s exclusive interview with Democratic running mates Kamala Harris and Tim Walz brought in 6.3 million total viewers and 1.2 million Adults 25-54 viewers. The First Interview: Harris & Walz with Dana Bash was the most-watched program on Thursday evening in both measured categories. Thanks to that boost, CNN secured the No. 1 cable news…

CNN’s Harris/Walz Interview Nets 6.3 Million Viewers

CNN’s exclusive interview with Democratic running mates Kamala Harris and Tim Walz brought in 6.3 million total viewers and 1.2 million Adults 25-54 viewers. The First Interview: Harris & Walz with Dana Bash was the most-watched program on Thursday evening in both measured categories. Thanks to that boost, CNN secured the No. 1 cable news…

‘Downton Abbey’ Returns to a Record Audience

The season premiere for “Downton Abbey” drew more than 10.2 million viewers, a record for this British drama.