THE DAILY NEWSLETTER - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Cable News Ratings

TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY: The Five dominates... Tucker a close second... Alex Wagner wins on MSNBC... CNN town hall a bust... read our full Tuesday cable news ratings analysis here and Wednesday analysis here.

See the Wednesday ratings below:

Total Viewers (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1015		 CNN THIS MORNING:
289		 MORNING JOE:
908		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
13		 EARLY MORNING:
12
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1215		 CNN THIS MORNING:
358		 -- WAKE UP AMERICA:
83		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
40
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1458		 CNN THIS MORNING:
504		 -- -- --
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1530		 CNN NEWSROOM:
593		 MORNING JOE:
866		 NATIONAL REPORT:
115		 --
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1528		 CNN NEWSROOM:
564		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
617		 -- NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
28
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1539		 AT THIS HOUR:
556		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
627		 -- --
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1640		 INSIDE POLITICS:
616		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
646		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
112		 BLUE BLOODS:
48
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1403		 CNN NEWSROOM:
709		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
676		 -- BLUE BLOODS:
152
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1372		 CNN NEWSROOM:
667		 -- AMERICAN AGENDA:
170		 BLUE BLOODS:
161
3p STORY, THE:
1456		 CNN NEWSROOM:
677		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
757		 -- BLUE BLOODS:
196
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1466		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
617		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1388		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
181		 BLUE BLOODS:
189
5p FIVE, THE:
3239		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
709		 -- SPICER & CO:
146		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
66
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2395		 SITUATION ROOM:
616		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1337		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
125		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
31
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2653		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
593		 REIDOUT:
1104		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
185		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
36
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3184		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
728		 ALL IN SPECIAL REPORT:
1092		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
137		 CUOMO:
71
9p HANNITY:
2612		 CNN TOWN HALL:
446		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1411		 PRIME NEWS:
91		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
109
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2139		 -- LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1402		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
132		 BANFIELD:
104
11p GUTFELD!:
1889		 CNN TONIGHT:
248		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
984		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
47		 CUOMO:
60

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
142		 CNN THIS MORNING:
73		 MORNING JOE:
119		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
1		 EARLY MORNING:
0
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
146		 CNN THIS MORNING:
69		 -- WAKE UP AMERICA:
4		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
7
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
189		 CNN THIS MORNING:
84		 -- -- --
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
200		 CNN NEWSROOM:
85		 MORNING JOE:
71		 NATIONAL REPORT:
7		 --
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
175		 CNN NEWSROOM:
93		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
61		 -- NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
3
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
172		 AT THIS HOUR:
89		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
55		 -- --
12p OUTNUMBERED:
179		 INSIDE POLITICS:
98		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
67		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
10		 BLUE BLOODS:
5
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
176		 CNN NEWSROOM:
117		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
61		 -- BLUE BLOODS:
11
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
153		 CNN NEWSROOM:
106		 -- AMERICAN AGENDA:
19		 BLUE BLOODS:
13
3p STORY, THE:
181		 CNN NEWSROOM:
103		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
87		 -- BLUE BLOODS:
23
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
175		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
105		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
131		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
14		 BLUE BLOODS:
29
5p FIVE, THE:
355		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
134		 -- SPICER & CO:
6		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
10
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
265		 SITUATION ROOM:
139		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
134		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
6		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
4
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
282		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
125		 REIDOUT:
94		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
14		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
5
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
391		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
119		 ALL IN SPECIAL REPORT:
94		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
22		 CUOMO:
6
9p HANNITY:
312		 CNN TOWN HALL:
101		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
139		 PRIME NEWS:
16		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
14
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
267		 -- LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
146		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
12		 BANFIELD:
15
11p GUTFELD!:
297		 CNN TONIGHT:
50		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
132		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
1		 CUOMO:
10

Media Winners & Losers
MEDIA WINNER:
Rachel Maddow

Rachel Maddow pulled off a rare feat for MSNBC in the Monday ratings: she beat Fox News.

That might sound like a minor deal, but given the dominance of Fox in the ratings over the last year, it is now a major feat to best the most watched cable news network in America in prime time.

The Rachel Maddow Show only airs on Mondays now since scaling back last year. The drawdown of her hit nightly show has opened up new opportunities at the network, and a ratings void that has been filled in by star hosts like Ari Melber and Lawrence O'Donnell.

That said, Maddow proved Monday night she still packs a punch.

Maddow brought in 2.4 million total viewers, enough to beat Fox's 2.13 million total viewers in the timeslot. In the key 25-54 age demographic, Fox edged out MSNBC with 248,000 viewers to 222,000.

We should also note that Maddow received a hand from the competition. Numbers were down at Fox in the 9 p.m. hour, as ratings behemoth Sean Hannity had the night off and was replaced by the considerably less popular host Pete Hegseth.
MEDIA LOSER:
Joy Behar

In the political fallout over the disaster in East Palestine, The View's Joy Behar courted her own slice of controversy after saying that the accident is what the Trump-supporting residents "voted for."

During a discussion about the politics around the train derailment, including criticism from the right of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Behar got into electoral preferences of the district where the accident took place.

“I don’t know why they would ever vote for him,” said Behar, citing deregulation and an EPA appointment.

“That’s who you voted for in that district,” she said, pointing directly into the camera. “Donald Trump, who reduces all safety.”

The audience gasped at the remark.

Behar's comments resulted in reactions from across the spectrum, including Meghan McCain, who called the remark from her former colleague "evil."

Literally pointing the finger of blame at the victims over their presidential vote is off the rails, even for the opinionated hosts of The View.

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