Jesse Watters Dominates Ratings in 3rd Quarter with Two Shows in Top 5, Has Fastest Growing Show in Cable News

Fox News star Jesse Watters has dominated the Neilson cable ratings for the third quarter by landing two shows in the top 5.

Watters co-stars in the top-rated show, “The Five,” which became the first non-primetime program in history to top all of cable news for four consecutive quarters.

“Jesse Watters Primetime” also finished the quarter as the third highest-rated cable news program.

It averaged 2.7 million viewers and 342,000 in the 25-54 demographic, solidifying the third quarter as the fastest-growing program in cable news.

“Tucker Carlson Tonight” continued its reign as the highest-rated program in cable news in the key 25-54 demo, averaging 3.2 million viewers and 468,000 in the demo, as well as 295,000 in the 18-49 category for the quarter.

“Gutfeld!” delivered its highest-rated quarter in program history and beat the “Late Show with Stephen Colbert” in August and September.

Fox News finished the quarter as cable’s most-watched network in primetime and total day viewers.

This marks 83 consecutive quarters where Fox News was the highest-rated cable news channel in primetime.

Fox News beat CNN and MSNBC combined in total day and primetime with total viewers.

Fox News also beat them both in the advertiser-coveted 25-54 and 18-49 demos.

Fox News finished the quarter ranked number one in all of basic cable in total day viewers for the sixth quarter in a row.

Fox News won every single weekday hour with double and triple-digit percent advantages.

And Fox News had 94 of the top 100 shows in cable news.

According to Fox News:

THIRD QUARTER 2022 RATINGS FOR THE TOP FIVE PROGRAMS IN CABLE NEWS:

Total Viewers: The Five (3,295,000) Tucker Carlson Tonight (3,153,000), Jesse Watters Primetime (2,726,000) Hannity (2,682,000), Special Report with Bret Baier (2,341,000)

Adults 25-54: Tucker Carlson Tonight (468,000), The Five (418,000), Hannity (358,000), Jesse Watters Primetime (342,000), Gutfeld! (339,000)

3Q’22 VS. 3Q’21 NIELSEN NUMBERS (seven day week, L+SD):

TOTAL DAY

• FNC: 1,406,000 total viewers – up 3% (201,000 in 25-54 – down 13%)
• CNN: 558,000 total viewers – down 7% (110,000 in 25-54 – down 17%)
• MSNBC: 783,000 total viewers – up 6% (85,000 in 25-54 – down 11%)

PRIMETIME

• FNC: 2,189,000 total viewers – down 8% (294,000 in 25-54 – down 23%)
• CNN: 717,000 total viewers – down 13% (150,000 in 25-54 – down 21%)
• MSNBC: 1,277,000 total viewers – flat (127,000 in 25-54 – down 22%)

SEPTEMBER 2022 RATINGS FOR THE TOP FIVE PROGRAMS IN CABLE NEWS: 

Total Viewers: The Five (3,297,000), Tucker Carlson Tonight (3,087,000), Jesse Watters Primetime (2,734,000) Hannity (2,639,000),  Special Report with Bret Baier (2,382,000)

Adults 25-54: Tucker Carlson Tonight (438,000), The Five (420,000), Jesse Watters Primetime (348,000), Hannity (340,000), Gutfeld! (338,000)

SEPTEMBER 2022 VS. SEPTEMBER 2021 NIELSEN NUMBERS (seven day week, L+SD):

TOTAL DAY

• FNC: 1,406,000 total viewers – down 4% (201,000 in 25-54 – down 17%)
• CNN: 580,000 total viewers – flat (111,000 in 25-54 – down 13%)
• MSNBC: 791,000 total viewers – up 10% (82,000 in 25-54 – down 2%)

PRIMETIME

• FNC: 2,131,000 total viewers – down 15% (280,000 in 25-54 – down 31%)
• CNN: 682,000 total viewers – down 14% (136,000 in 25-54 – down 27%)
• MSNBC: 1,233,000 total viewers – down 3% (114,000 in 25-54 – down 26%)