MSNBC Ratings Rise: September 22 Cable News Report

Cable News Ratings – Week of ⁢September 22, 2024 – Key Takeaways

Here’s ⁣a breakdown of the cable news ratings for the week‍ of September 22, 2024, based on the ⁢provided data:

Overall Performance (Week of Sept 22nd vs. Prior week):

* ‍ Fox news: ⁢ Experienced declines in both primetime (-8% total viewers,⁢ -14% A25-54 demo) and total‍ day (-14%⁤ total⁣ viewers, -22% demo). Slipped too 2nd place in primetime total viewers and ⁣demo, but remained #1 in total day viewers.
* MSNBC: Showed slight gains in‍ both primetime ‍(+1% A25-54‍ demo) and total day (+2% total⁢ viewers, +9% A25-54 demo). Remained in ⁣3rd place for both primetime and total day viewers.
* CNN: Saw declines in primetime (-6% total viewers, ‍-1% ⁣A25-54 demo) and total day (-3% total viewers, +2% A25-54 demo). Moved up to 9th place in the primetime demo and 7th in the total day demo.

Year-Over-Year Comparison (vs. Week of Sept 23rd, 2023):

* Fox News: The only network to ⁣show year-over-year growth, with +5% in primetime ⁢total viewers and +6% in‍ total day total viewers. Though, it experienced declines in the A25-54 demo in both dayparts (-10% primetime, -17% total day).
* MSNBC: ⁢ Suffered significant year-over-year declines in both total viewers and the⁢ A25-54 demo⁣ in both primetime (-28%, -46%) and total day (-39%, -47%).
* CNN: Also experienced substantial year-over-year declines in both total⁤ viewers and the⁢ A25-54 demo in both primetime (-23%, -38%) and total day (-24%, ⁤-34%).

Key Numbers‍ (Averages for the Week of Sept 22nd):

Programming highlights:

* Fox News dominated the most-watched cable‍ news shows, ⁢occupying 14⁤ of the top 15 spots. the Five was the most-watched show ‍averaging⁣ 3.731 ‍million ⁣total viewers at 5 p.m.