THE DAILY NEWSLETTER - FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2023

Cable News Ratings

THURSDAY: Murdaugh verdict pushes CNN over 1 million viewers during two hours -- still lands in third ... read our full Thursday cable news ratings analysis here.

Total Viewers (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
892
CNN THIS MORNING:
290
MORNING JOE:
806
DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
8
EARLY MORNING:
6
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1235
CNN THIS MORNING:
430
-- WAKE UP AMERICA:
81
MORNING IN AMERICA:
27
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1561
CNN THIS MORNING:
474
-- -- --
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1685
CNN NEWSROOM:
537
MORNING JOE:
860
NATIONAL REPORT:
127
--
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1525
CNN NEWSROOM:
605
MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE:
645
-- NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
81
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1476
AT THIS HOUR:
569
MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE:
627 [11:14 AM-12:25 PM]
-- --
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1507
INSIDE POLITICS:
594
ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
569 [12:26 PM-12:59 PM]
JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
130
--
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1439
CNN NEWSROOM:
607
CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
602
-- BLUE BLOODS:
138
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1368
CNN NEWSROOM:
552
-- AMERICAN AGENDA:
115
BLUE BLOODS:
180
3p STORY, THE:
1566
CNN NEWSROOM:
635
KATY TUR REPORTS:
776
-- BLUE BLOODS:
235
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1521
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
641
DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1365
CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
131
BLUE BLOODS:
284
5p FIVE, THE:
3189
SITUATION ROOM:
665
-- SPICER & CO:
154
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
131
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2358
SITUATION ROOM:
593
BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1296
RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
176
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
47
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
3511
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
1130
REIDOUT:
1373
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
188
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
123
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3346
ANDERSON COOPER 360:
1183
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1515
ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
129
CUOMO:
231
9p HANNITY:
2852
ANDERSON COOPER 360:
882
ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1317
PRIME NEWS:
90
DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
160
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2165
CNN TONIGHT:
619
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1544
GREG KELLY REPORTS:
129
BANFIELD:
180
11p GUTFELD!:
1908
CNN TONIGHT:
383
11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
950
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
117
CUOMO:
88

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
105
CNN THIS MORNING:
58
MORNING JOE:
90
DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
2
EARLY MORNING:
2
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
168
CNN THIS MORNING:
68
-- WAKE UP AMERICA:
10
MORNING IN AMERICA:
5
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
200
CNN THIS MORNING:
90
-- -- --
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
221
CNN NEWSROOM:
94
MORNING JOE:
97
NATIONAL REPORT:
3
--
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
188
CNN NEWSROOM:
102
MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE:
78
-- NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
20
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
185
AT THIS HOUR:
103
MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE:
74 [11:14 AM-12:25 PM]
-- --
12p OUTNUMBERED:
170
INSIDE POLITICS:
86
ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
54 [12:26 PM-12:59 PM]
JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
7
--
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
173
CNN NEWSROOM:
93
CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
71
-- BLUE BLOODS:
24
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
163
CNN NEWSROOM:
95
-- AMERICAN AGENDA:
7
BLUE BLOODS:
20
3p STORY, THE:
185
CNN NEWSROOM:
105
KATY TUR REPORTS:
100
-- BLUE BLOODS:
28
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
205
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
104
DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
120
CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
7
BLUE BLOODS:
33
5p FIVE, THE:
362
SITUATION ROOM:
128
-- SPICER & CO:
10
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
23
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
302
SITUATION ROOM:
127
BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
141
RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
10
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
10
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
443
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
243
REIDOUT:
156
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
7
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
44
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
449
ANDERSON COOPER 360:
191
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
153
ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
16
CUOMO:
49
9p HANNITY:
404
ANDERSON COOPER 360:
179
ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
145
PRIME NEWS:
16
DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
29
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
286
CNN TONIGHT:
122
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
118
GREG KELLY REPORTS:
27
BANFIELD:
40
11p GUTFELD!:
297
CNN TONIGHT:
79
11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
74
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
36
CUOMO:
26

Media Winners & Losers

MEDIA WINNER:
Stephanie Ruhle

MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle has helmed The 11th Hour for one year now, successfully putting her mark on the timeslot and consistently beating out her CNN competition.

Ruhle, who took over for Brian Williams in March 2022, bears the responsibility of debriefing her viewers on the day's political news, yet has managed to make the show her own.

Using her background in finance, Ruhle's journalism often "follows the money," as she told the Hollywood Reporter in a profile ahead of the anniversary. 

She delivered impressive reporting on FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried and on the Norfolk Southern train derailment in Ohio, and in both cases, shined a light on the ties between finance, politics, and power.

While Fox News’ Gutfeld remains cable's top show at 11 p.m., Ruhle consistently beats CNN in the same timeslot, and in February, more than doubled the network in total viewers.

Throughout the year, Ruhle stayed true to the hour's traditionally political focus, while incorporating her finance beat.

MEDIA LOSER:
Candace Owens

Right-wing radio host Candace Owens played a very misleading clip of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on her Daily Wire show this Thursday and later revealed her desire to punch him "in the face."

Owens played a clip of Zelensky warning the United States against decreasing funding and support for Ukraine, as it could lead to Russia's victory in NATO member states, porentially forcing American children into war.

"I can’t even tell you how much, oof, I harbor for him," Owens said after airing the clip without context.

She later scoffed at Congress members who have shown their support for Ukraine throughout the brutal war. claiming they're the reason Zelensky is "feeling bold."

She then accused Zelensky of threatening "consequences" against the U.S., yet failed to note that Zelensky was directly referencing NATO’s Article 5 mutual defense pact.

Newsweek and other publications later deemed the clip "misleading," noting that Zelensky was grateful for American support and posed his statement as a hypothetical on the ongoing war.

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