Overnight Cable News Ratings Nov. 29-Dec. 2: Hunter Biden Pardon Brings Viewers Back to Fox News


Friday, Nov. 29

Live programming was absent during primetime as the networks filled their schedules with re-airing of weekday programming or original specials. Even with that caveat, Fox News still averaged nearly two million total viewers in primetime, with Jesse Watters Primetime registering as the most-watched show. Meanwhile, both CNN and MSNBC were under 400,000 total viewers across both dayparts.

25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000)

Total Day: FNC: 156 | CNN: 46 | MSNBC: 25
Prime: FNC: 190 | CNN: 46 | MSNBC: 21

FNC: CNN: MSNBC:
4PM Your World:
145		 The Lead:
59		 Deadline: White House:
27
5PM Five:
205		 Situation Room:
51		 Deadline: White House:
34
6PM Special Report:
183		 Situation Room:
45		 The Beat:
28
7PM Ingraham Angle:
184		 Vegas:
50		 ReidOut:
47
8PM Watters Primetime:
178		 Vegas:
42		 Deadline: White House:
20
9PM Hannity:
159		 Vegas:
53		 The Beat:
21
10PM Gutfeld!:
233		 Vegas:
42		 ReidOut:
22
11PM Special Report:
113		 Parts Unknown:
35		 Deadline: White House:
20

Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)

Total Day: FNC: 1.469 | CNN: 312 | MSNBC: 338
Prime: FNC: 1.910 | CNN: 353 | MSNBC: 320

FNC: CNN: MSNBC:
4PM Your World:
1.252		 The Lead:
343		 Deadline: White House:
426
5PM Five:
2.466		 Situation Room:
336		 Deadline: White House:
551
6PM Special Report:
1.856		 Situation Room:
351		 The Beat:
443
7PM Ingraham Angle:
2.037		 Vegas:
347		 ReidOut:
537
8PM Watters Primetime:
2.145		 Vegas:
354		 Deadline: White House:
410
9PM Hannity:
1.706		 Vegas:
385		 The Beat:
296
10PM Gutfeld!:
1.879		 Vegas:
321		 ReidOut:
255
11PM Special Report:
905		 Parts Unknown:
192		 Deadline: White House:
227

Saturday, Nov. 30

Fox News finally looked mortal on the Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend, falling into double-digit territory in the Adults 25-54 primetime demo like its cable counterparts and below the million-viewer mark among primetime total viewers. (FNC did finish above a million across total day.) Meanwhile, MSNBC finished second with total viewers during primetime, but placed third in the demo across both dayparts.

25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000)

Total Day: FNC: 114 | CNN: 37 | MSNBC: 21
Prime: FNC: 86 | CNN: 34 | MSNBC: 10

FNC: CNN: MSNBC:
4PM FN Live:
55		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
22		 Melber:
13
5PM Five:
83		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
29		 Sharpton:
29
6PM Scott:
132		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
29		 Capeheart:
19
7PM Big Weekend Show:
144		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
35		 Ayman:
17
8PM Levin:
82		 The Nineties:
35		 Ayman:
—-
9PM Kilmeade:
89		 The Nineties:
34		 Maddow:
10
10PM Failla:
85		 The Nineties:
—-		 Ayman:
8
11PM Gutfeld!:
57		 The Eighties:
39		 Ayman:
—-

Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)

Total Day: FNC: 1.014 | CNN: 275 | MSNBC: 268
Prime: FNC: 985 | CNN: 201 | MSNBC: 217

FNC: CNN: MSNBC:
4PM FN Live:
651		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
273		 Melber:
196
5PM Five:
938		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
385		 Sharpton:
277
6PM Scott:
1.163		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
306		 Capeheart:
260
7PM Big Weekend Show:
1.305		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
340		 Ayman:
267
8PM Levin:
1.107		 The Nineties:
188		 Ayman:
—-
9PM Kilmeade:
976		 The Nineties:
207		 Maddow:
227
10PM Failla:
871		 The Nineties:
—-		 Ayman:
168
11PM Gutfeld!:
768		 The Eighties:
197		 Ayman:
—-

Sunday, Dec. 1

The networks interrupted their evening programming with the breaking news of President Joe Biden pardoning his son, Hunter Biden. Fox News was on top in total viewers and the A25-54 demo, while MSNBC finished second in total viewers and CNN was second in the demo.

25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000)

Total Day: FNC: 120 | CNN: 38 | MSNBC: 23
Prime: FNC: 158 | CNN: 38 | MSNBC: 28

FNC: CNN: MSNBC:
4PM FN Live:
75		 CNN Newsroom/Whitfield:
39		 Prime:
10
5PM Levin:
71		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
54		 Sharpton:
24
6PM Scott:
71		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
35		 Capeheart:
19
7PM Big Weekend Show:
152		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
35		 Ayman:
26
8PM Levin:
204		 SS Columbia:
47		 Ayman:
—-
8:15PM Levin:
—-		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
41		 Ayman:
—-
9PM Gowdy:
155		 SS Columbia:
38		 MSNBC Live:
37
10PM Big Weekend Show:
117		 SS Columbia
33		 Ayman
18
11PM Levin:
105		 SS Columbia:
42		 MSNBC Live:
37

Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)

Total Day: FNC: 1.085 | CNN: 222 | MSNBC: 251
Prime: FNC: 1.338 | CNN: 161 | MSNBC: 244

FNC: CNN: MSNBC:
4PM FN Live:
709		 CNN Newsroom/Whitfield:
228		 Prime:
170
5PM Levin:
665		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
266		 Sharpton:
248
6PM Scott:
879		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
184		 Capeheart:
197
7PM Big Weekend Show:
1.388		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
228		 Ayman:
233
8PM Big Weekend Show:
1.583		 SS Columbia:
193		 Ayman:
—-
8:15PM Big Weekend Show:
—–		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
169		 Ayman:
—-
9PM Gowdy:
1.408		 SS Columbia:
158		 MSNBC Live:
279
10PM Levin:
1.023		 SS Columbia:
151		 Ayman:
234
11PM Big Weekend Show:
826		 SS Columbia:
137		 MSNBC Live:
195

Monday, Dec. 2

The Monday after the Thanksgiving weekend found the cable news networks stirring to life again. Fox News and MSNBC crossed the million-viewer mark in total viewers during primetime, but CNN still saw less than 500,000 total viewers in that same time period. But the network did finish ahead of MSNBC in the A25-54 demo during total day and primetime.

25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000)

Total Day: FNC: 263 | CNN: 59 | MSNBC: 51
Prime: FNC: 367 | CNN: 96 | MSNBC: 70

FNC: CNN: MSNBC:
4PM Your World:
239		 Tapper:
60		 Wallace:
48
5PM Five:
436		 Tapper:
87		 Wallace:
—
6PM Baier:
311		 Blitzer:
85		 Melber:
56
7PM Ingraham:
320		 Burnett:
92		 Reid:
83
8PM Watters:
401		 Cooper:
90		 Psaki:
63
9PM Hannity:
311		 Collins:
111		 Maddow:
90
10PM Gutfeld!:
389		 Phillip:
87		 O’Donnell:
57
11PM Gallagher:
251		 Coates:
57		 Ruhle:
55

Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)

Total Day: FNC: 2.164 | CNN: 339 | MSNBC: 635
Prime: FNC: 2.947 | CNN: 365 | MSNBC: 1.021

FNC: CNN: MSNBC:
4PM Your World:
2.029		 Tapper:
406		 Wallace:
907
5PM Five:
4.085		 Tapper:
476		 Wallace:
—-
6PM Baier:
3.072		 Blitzer:
430		 Melber:
798
7PM Ingraham:
3.083		 Burnett:
484		 Reid:
810
8PM Watters:
3.508		 Cooper:
411		 Psaki:
651
9PM Hannity:
2.644		 Collins:
357		 Maddow:
1.364
10PM Gutfeld!:
2.690		 Phillip:
326		 O’Donnell:
1.048
11PM Gallagher:
1.534		 Coates
191		 Ruhle:
550
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