Anderson Cooper Boosts CNN Ratings | CNN Analysis

Anderson Cooper Boosts CNN Ratings | CNN Analysis

June 29, 2025 Catherine Williams - Chief Editor Business

Fox News finished primetime ahead of two broadcast networks, NBC (2.5 million) and CBS (2.1 million), in total viewers. There is a slow attrition of viewers across the cable news space as the Middle East conflict stabilizes, but Anderson Cooper‘s presence in the region and broadcasting outside of his 8 p.m. ET slot has helped lift some of the network’s shows, such as The Arena with Kasie Hunt. CNN’s 4 p.m. ET show, which he co-anchored. It was the network’s second-most-watched show of the day in total viewers, falling only behind the 10 a.m. ET hour of The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzerwhich had 673,000 total viewers.

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

Total Day: FNC: 273 | CNN: 92 | MSNBC: 73
Prime: FNC: 381 | CNN: 134 | MSNBC: 117

FNC: CNN: MSNBC:
4PM Cain:
314		 Hunt/Cooper:
122		 Wallace:
95
5PM Five:
440		 Tapper:
113		 Wallace:
69
6pm Baier:
353		 Tapper:
110		 Melber:
77
7pm Ingraham:
330		 Burnett:
82		 Weeknight:
96
8PM Watters:
410		 Cooper:
101		 Hayes:
81
9PM Hannity:
337		 Collins:
136		 Psaki:
132
10PM Gutfeld!:
396		 Phillip:
167		 O’Donnell:
137
11PM Gallgher:
271		 Coates:
83		 Ruhle:
72

Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)

Total Day: FNC: 2.160 | CNN: 481 | MSNBC: 741
Prime: FNC: 3.223 | CNN: 622 | MSNBC: 1.165

FNC: CNN: MSNBC:
4PM Cain:
2.380		 Hunt/Cooper:
659		 Wallace:
1.104
5PM Five:
4.069		 Tapper:
630		 Wallace:
1.109
6pm Baier:
3.072		 Tapper:
559		 Melber:
918
7pm Ingraham:
2.893		 Burnett:
623		 Weeknight:
838
8PM Watters:
3.548		 Cooper:
632		 Hayes:
1.009
9PM Hannity:
3.006		 Collins:
633		 Psaki:
1.125
10PM Gutfeld!:
3.115		 Phillip:
601		 O’Donnell:
1.361
11PM Gallagher:
1.734		 Coates:
380		 Ruhle:
736
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