THE DAILY NEWSLETTER - TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2022

Cable News Ratings

FRIDAY: Jan. 6 committee meeting boosts MSNBC to #1 across prime time ... read our Friday cable news ratings analysis here.

Total Viewers (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
796		 CNN THIS MORNING:
284		 MORNING JOE:
842		 WENDY BELL COMMON SENSE:
29		 EARLY MORNING:
27
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1113		 CNN THIS MORNING:
321		 -- WAKE UP AMERICA:
89		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
39
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1418		 CNN THIS MORNING:
437		 -- -- --
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1490		 CNN NEWSROOM:
560		 MORNING JOE:
908		 NATIONAL REPORT:
164		 --
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1400		 CNN NEWSROOM:
774		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
766		 -- NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
42
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1395		 AT THIS HOUR:
833		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
809		 -- --
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1613		 ATTACK ON DEMOCRACY:
1213		 JANUARY 6TH HEARINGS:
1558		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
144		 BLUE BLOODS:
102
1p JANUARY 6TH HEARING:
1041		 ATTACK ON DEMOCRACY:
1964 [1:07 PM-2:16 PM]		 JANUARY 6TH HEARINGS:
2665 [1:07 PM-2:16 PM]		 -- BLUE BLOODS:
198
2p JANUARY 6TH HEARING:
922		 ATTACK ON DEMOCRACY:
1516 [2:17 PM-3:59 PM]		 JANUARY 6TH HEARINGS:
2039 [2:17 PM-3:59 PM]		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
160		 BLUE BLOODS:
236
3p STORY, THE:
1211		 -- -- -- BLUE BLOODS:
284
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1421		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
1122		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1809		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
190		 BLUE BLOODS:
346
5p FIVE, THE:
3075		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
952		 -- SPICER & CO:
201		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
140
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2311		 SITUATION ROOM:
776		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1822		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
168		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
92
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2634		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
819		 REIDOUT:
1620		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
213		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
85
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
2749		 AC360 SPECIAL:
803		 JANUARY 6TH HEARINGS:
2208		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
153		 CUOMO:
124
9p HANNITY:
1919		 AC360 SPECIAL:
673		 JANUARY 6TH HEARINGS:
2240		 PRIME NEWS:
96		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
85
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1527		 CNN TONIGHT:
531		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1834		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
155		 BANFIELD:
69
11p GUTFELD!:
1741		 CNN TONIGHT:
441		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
1159		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
104		 CUOMO:
53

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
111		 CNN THIS MORNING:
51		 MORNING JOE:
86		 WENDY BELL COMMON SENSE:
1		 EARLY MORNING:
9
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
153		 CNN THIS MORNING:
72		 -- WAKE UP AMERICA:
10		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
7
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
163		 CNN THIS MORNING:
87		 -- -- --
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
164		 CNN NEWSROOM:
70		 MORNING JOE:
77		 NATIONAL REPORT:
11		 --
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
143		 CNN NEWSROOM:
105		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
78		 -- NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
6
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
150		 AT THIS HOUR:
117		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
100		 -- --
12p OUTNUMBERED:
160		 ATTACK ON DEMOCRACY:
173		 JANUARY 6TH HEARINGS:
189		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
12		 BLUE BLOODS:
13
1p JANUARY 6TH HEARING:
102		 ATTACK ON DEMOCRACY:
332 [1:07 PM-2:16 PM]		 JANUARY 6TH HEARINGS:
317 [1:07 PM-2:16 PM]		 -- BLUE BLOODS:
32
2p JANUARY 6TH HEARING:
106		 ATTACK ON DEMOCRACY:
250 [2:17 PM-3:59 PM]		 JANUARY 6TH HEARINGS:
218 [2:17 PM-3:59 PM]		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
14		 BLUE BLOODS:
30
3p STORY, THE:
145		 -- -- -- BLUE BLOODS:
39
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
171		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
201		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
190		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
13		 BLUE BLOODS:
45
5p FIVE, THE:
381		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
204		 -- SPICER & CO:
12		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
9
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
280		 SITUATION ROOM:
182		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
227		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
9		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
12
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
254		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
168		 REIDOUT:
209		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
23		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
11
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
303		 AC360 SPECIAL:
144		 JANUARY 6TH HEARINGS:
266		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
25		 CUOMO:
7
9p HANNITY:
212		 AC360 SPECIAL:
114		 JANUARY 6TH HEARINGS:
262		 PRIME NEWS:
23		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
17
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
192		 CNN TONIGHT:
84		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
199		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
20		 BANFIELD:
11
11p GUTFELD!:
248		 CNN TONIGHT:
87		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
167		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
22		 CUOMO:
11

Media Winners & Losers
MEDIA WINNER:
Matt Drudge

Matt Drudge has made waves in recent days because of his blistering coverage of Twitter owner Elon Musk and former President Donald Trump.

While covering Musk’s stunning suspensions of journalists last week, Drudge ran the headline, “OFF WITH THEIR TWEETS!” He followed that up with “MANIC MUSK PURGES REPORTERS” and “IS HE TRIPPING ON DRUGS?”

On Tuesday, Drudge raised the ire of Fox News host Mark Levin over a banner related to House Democrats finally obtaining Trump’s tax returns.

The link prompted Levin to whine on Twitter: “Matt Drudge, propagandist for the police state.”

Drudge has long incensed both sides of the political aisle for how he covers the news. Sometimes liberals are on the receiving end, sometimes its conservatives. Those who complain are reliably partisans.

Props to Drudge for calling it like he sees and stepping outside the bounds of partisan loyalty – whatever Levin might say. The surprising tone and political slant of the Drudge Report is arguably what has kept the site interesting to so many readers over the decades.
MEDIA LOSER:
Fred Ryan

It's been a rough week for the leadership of the Washington Post, particularly Fred Ryan, the paper's publisher.

Last week, Ryan held a contentious town hall meeting with Post staff informing them that further layoffs will be hitting the paper, which has struggled with a loss of subscribers and is expected to lose money in 2022 for the first time in years.

During that meeting, Ryan stepped off stage as employees tried to ask further questions about the layoffs, an embarrassing scene that went viral online.

Now, the Daily Beast reports Ryan's announcement of layoffs and handling of the fallout has "enraged—and unified—a newsroom unlike any episode in recent memory."

The Beast's Corbin Bolies also reports it has led to fractures between Ryan and the editor he selected to lead the paper, Sally Buzbee, who was allegedly left out of the loop on the layoffs.

It's a tough time for the media industry. While Ryan and his newsroom are facing severe headwinds, we hope the Post, a wonderful paper, can turn the tide soon.
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