News

Compared to the six previous daytime hearings, MSNBC viewership was up among both total viewers (+2 percent) and adults 25-54 (+4 percent).

Cuomo's appearance, his first in public since his CNN firing from Nov. 2021, was a prelude to his new nightly program on NewsNation.

The Weather Channel coverage of Hurricane Ian in Florida averaged 2.48 millions total viewers including 689,000 within the key 25-54 demographic.

For the 6:00 AM to noon Eastern period, Fox News was, by far, tops on cable with 1.97 million total viewers including 298,000 within the key 25-54 demographic. CNN's morning ratings received a hefty boost from its normal levels, averaging 1.52 million viewers.

As noted in the network total day averages below, Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC each drew above average from their regular daytime programming.

Among total viewers, Fox News (2.275 million) easily led the hour, over CNN (1.8 million) and MSNBC (1.19 million).

"Ideally, Biden and his administration hoped to reach a significant portion of the prime time TV audience on this Sep. 1st night."

All three major cable news outlets experienced an uptick when the affidavit was released with Fox News Channel leading the noon hour.

When the hour was called "MSNBC Prime" the week before, "Alex Wagner Tonight" was down 8 percent in total viewers and off 20 percent in the key demo.

All three Fox News Channel prime time programs — Tucker Carlson Tonight, Hannity, and The Ingraham Angle — from Aug. 8 each drew audiences well above their regularly potent levels.