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Yahoo
11-06-2025
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Saturday, June 7 Evening Cable News Ratings: George Clooney Lifts CNN Past Fox News in Primetime
CNN's special presentation George Clooney's Tony-nominated Good Night, and Good Luck reaped huge rewards for the network. The live broadcast won its two-hour timeslot in total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo, with the network stating that it was the most-watched program on cable television in total viewers. Thanks to Clooney, Fox News had a rare second place primetime finish, with the 7 p.m. hour of The Big Weekend Show providing its biggest total viewer draw. The 7 p.m. hour of The Weekend was first for MSNBC. 25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day: FNC: 107 | CNN: 59 | MSNBC: 39Prime: FNC: 103 | CNN: 124 | MSNBC: 32 FNC: CNN: MSNBC: 4PM Scott:116 CNN Newsroom/Dean:43 Melber*:38 5PM Five*:132 CNN Newsroom/Dean:51 Sharpton:45 6PM Big Weekend Show:119 CNN Newsroom/Good Night:66 Weekend:40 7PM Big Weekend Show:122 Good Night:220 Weekend:42 8PM Levin:77 Good Night:187 Weekend:46 9PM Trump:96 Good Night:92 Maddow*:27 10PM Failla:139 CNN Newsroom:94 Melber*:23 11PM Gutfeld*:117 Maher*:64 Ruhle*:25 Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day: FNC: 908 | CNN: 492 | MSNBC: 377Prime: FNC: 1.134 | CNN: 1.164 | MSNBC: 405 FNC: CNN: MSNBC: 4PM Scott:822 CNN Newsroom/Dean:331 Melber*:425 5PM Five*:881 CNN Newsroom/Dean:423 Sharpton:464 6PM Big Weekend Show:1.133 CNN Newsroom/Good Night:635 Weekend:477 7PM Big Weekend Show:1.325 Good Night:1.947 Weekend:498 8PM Levin:1.096 Good Night:1.866 Weekend:470 9PM Trump:1.192 Good Night:993 Maddow*:386 10PM Failla:1.113 CNN Newsroom:632 Melber*:357 11PM Gutfeld*:707 Maher*: 395 Ruhle*:249
Yahoo
04-06-2025
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Saturday, May 31 Evening Cable News Ratings: Bill Maher Is CNN's Saturday Night Bright Spot
The first two hours of MSNBC's The Weekend finished ahead of CNN in total viewers, but behind the network's encore airing of Real Time with Bill Maher at 8 p.m. ET. The Real Time re-airs continue to be appointment viewing for CNN's audience, with numbers declining sharply in the hours after. Fox News' 7 p.m. ET edition of The Big Weekend Show was the evening's most-watched show overall. 25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day: FNC: 124 | CNN: 36 | MSNBC: 25Prime: FNC: 114 | CNN: 23 | MSNBC: 21 FNC: CNN: MSNBC: 4PM Scott:117 CNN Newsroom/Dean:37 Melber*:16 5PM Five*:110 CNN Newsroom/Dean:47 Sharpton:26 6PM Big Weekend Show:123 CNN Newsroom/Dean:41 Weekend:18 7PM Big Weekend Show:132 CNN Newsroom/Dean:47 Weekend:22 8PM Levin:132 Maher*:39 Weekend:17 9PM Trump:98 Longoria*:18 Psaki*:21 10PM Failla:112 Longoria*:12 Melber*:25 11PM Gutfeld*:— Maher*:— Ruhle*:— Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day: FNC: 974 | CNN: 275 | MSNBC: 327Prime: FNC: 1.190 | CNN: 317 | MSNBC: 321 FNC: CNN: MSNBC: 4PM Scott:806 CNN Newsroom/Dean:317 Melber*:385 5PM Five*:864 CNN Newsroom/Dean:330 Sharpton:428 6PM Big Weekend Show:1.187 CNN Newsroom/Dean:319 Weekend:404 7PM Big Weekend Show:1.321 CNN Newsroom/Dean:350 Weekend:423 8PM Levin:1.202 Maher*:608 Weekend:310 9PM Trump:1.228 Longoria*:197 Psaki*:344 10PM Failla:1.140 Longoria*:147 Melber*:310 11PM Gutfeld*:— Maher*: — Ruhle*:—
Yahoo
03-06-2025
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Ari Melber Argues Elon Musk Exit Shows Some Pressure Against Trump ‘Is Actually Working'
MSNBC's Ari Melber focused on positive vibes, kind of, in his opening on Monday night's episode of 'The Beat,' by focusing on what he argued is 'the pressure that is actually working' to at least somewhat curtail whatever Donald Trump and Republicans are cooking up. Melber started by arguing 'there have been a series of bruising setbacks,' starting with what he said was 'effective pushback' that pushed Elon Musk to step away, publicly at least, from the Trump administration. 'In first term, they called that resistance. Now it's protesters that have been a part, by Musk's own admission, of driving him out of government. Or take these law firms,' he continued, referring to firms that inexplicably chose to comply with Trump demands this year. 'If you look on your screen and you think about, what are the scales of justice even mean? Well, usually they mean both sides fighting, not one side just giving up. And the law firms, who are fighting back, in some ways, are winning.' Melber may have been referring to reporting such as this showing that said law firms are losing clients over their decision. Then Melber noted the still-ongoing Republican town halls where their voters express almost unanimous outrage over what the Trump administration is doing, choosing as a recent example Republican Senator Joni Ernst, who made headlines over the weekend after a town hall where, when voters protested that cutting Medicaid and Medicare will kill people, she replied condescendingly 'well we're all going to die.' Melber showed that clip as well as an excerpt from the bizarre video she released on Saturday effectively insulting her own voters as immature children, literally comparing their concerns about her indifference to government cuts harming them, to belief in the Tooth Fairy. 'You can see she's feeling enough pressure that she has to say something… She recorded that video in a graveyard and brings up the Tooth Fairy to try to suggest that anyone criticizing her is somehow juvenile or not getting it, but the real world impact of the health care bill is what people care about. Apparently in Iowa, where this has become a problem for her, 9 million people across the country could lose their health coverage. So the very real question is whether the government is actively taking steps under Republicans that endangered people's current health care, not whether the fact is that we all know we are mortal,' Melber commented. After rolling through some other examples, Melber said as he headed to his conclusion, 'This was a short stint for politics. Cabinet Secretaries serve years, sometimes across two terms. Musk is out in 130 days, and he finds himself down $70 billion since the inauguration. Musk also says Doge his work will continue. Others say, without him there as the muscle, it will fizzle out. That's what one former staffer says. And that could be both. It can be hard sometimes to absorb all this in real time. In fact, there were people during it who said, Is this really happening? Someone who wasn't elected anything, didn't pass any transparency, vetting or divesting rules to even run a cabinet agency seems to be overseeing not only the administration at times, but disassembling parts of the government that were bipartisan, passed by lawmakers for years. Some of that did happen. Some of those jobs are gone. A lot of it was stalled once the courts got a hold of it, and now the guy doing it is gone, and he's asking you, please, please don't discuss this.' Watch the whole thing below: The post Ari Melber Argues Elon Musk Exit Shows Some Pressure Against Trump 'Is Actually Working' | Video appeared first on TheWrap.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
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Popular MSNBC Host Has Met With Rival Stations And Is Pondering Exit: Report
Ari Melber, the host of one of MSNBC's highest-rated programs, has met with rival networks and is 'in discussions' to leave, Breaker reported Tuesday. The outlet cited two people familiar with the matter, noting that Melber is also deciding whether to launch his own startup. Melber has hosted 'The Beat' since 2017. It ranked fourth in the ratings among the news channel's shows as of Friday. His possible departure comes at time of flux for the station. It's preparing to separate from NBC to join a distinct corporate group under parent company Comcast. Last month, a network rep confirmed that MSNBC's popular poll wonk Steve Kornacki signed with NBC. That essentially severed his connection to the cable news outlet. Melber's loss would also prove costly on YouTube, where clips from his show draw hefty views, Breaker noted. In addition, top-rated host Rachel Maddow's return to a once-a-week schedule is likely to diminish MSNBC viewership, so the loss of a proven personality like Melber could be costly. Melber, an attorney, also serves as MSNBC's chief legal correspondent. He and an MSNBC rep declined comment to Breaker. Neither MSNBC nor an Instagram account for Melber's show immediately returned HuffPost requests for comment. Beloved Reporter Dubbed The 'Crown Jewel' Of Election Coverage Is Leaving MSNBC MSNBC Exposes Trump's Latest Deflection Tactic In 1 Scathing Supercut After Another MSNBC Host Nails The 1 Thing 'Obama People' Must Do In 2025
Yahoo
28-05-2025
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Popular MSNBC Host Has Met With Rival Stations And Is Pondering Exit: Report
Ari Melber, the host of one of MSNBC's highest-rated programs, has met with rival networks and is 'in discussions' to leave, Breaker reported Tuesday. The outlet cited two people familiar with the matter, noting that Melber is also deciding whether to launch his own startup. Melber has hosted 'The Beat' since 2017. It ranked fourth in the ratings among the news channel's shows as of Friday. His possible departure comes at time of flux for the station. It's preparing to separate from NBC to join a distinct corporate group under parent company Comcast. Last month, a network rep confirmed that MSNBC's popular poll wonk Steve Kornacki signed with NBC. That essentially severed his connection to the cable news outlet. Melber's loss would also prove costly on YouTube, where clips from his show draw hefty views, Breaker noted. In addition, top-rated host Rachel Maddow's return to a once-a-week schedule is likely to diminish MSNBC viewership, so the loss of a proven personality like Melber could be costly. Melber, an attorney, also serves as MSNBC's chief legal correspondent. He and an MSNBC rep declined comment to Breaker. Neither MSNBC nor an Instagram account for Melber's show immediately returned HuffPost requests for comment. Beloved Reporter Dubbed The 'Crown Jewel' Of Election Coverage Is Leaving MSNBC MSNBC Exposes Trump's Latest Deflection Tactic In 1 Scathing Supercut After Another MSNBC Host Nails The 1 Thing 'Obama People' Must Do In 2025
