THE DAILY NEWSLETTER - WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2022

Cable News Ratings

TUESDAY: Nicolle Wallace Wins 4 P.M. Hour in the Demo and Leads MSNBC ... read our Tuesday cable news ratings analysis here.

Total Viewers (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
901
CNN THIS MORNING:
282
MORNING JOE:
782
ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
17
EARLY MORNING:
8
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1239
CNN THIS MORNING:
360
WAKE UP AMERICA:
96
MORNING IN AMERICA:
26
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1535
CNN THIS MORNING:
434
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1624
CNN NEWSROOM:
555
MORNING JOE:
864
NATIONAL REPORT:
176
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1559
CNN NEWSROOM:
626
JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
650
NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
33
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1553
AT THIS HOUR:
618
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
673
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1658
INSIDE POLITICS:
594
ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
684
JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
137
BLUE BLOODS:
83
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1422
CNN NEWSROOM:
600
CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
649
BLUE BLOODS:
163
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1261
CNN NEWSROOM:
620
KATY TUR REPORTS:
668
AMERICAN AGENDA:
131
BLUE BLOODS:
224
3p STORY, THE:
1302
CNN NEWSROOM:
624
HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
712
BLUE BLOODS:
251
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1470
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
667
DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1292
CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
155
BLUE BLOODS:
241
5p FIVE, THE:
3331
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
638
SPICER & CO:
148
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
93
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2452
SITUATION ROOM:
638
BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1491
RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
142
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
59
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2776
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
770
REIDOUT:
1151
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
241
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
50
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
2984
ANDERSON COOPER 360:
705
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1368
ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
142
CUOMO:
107
9p HANNITY:
2141
ANDERSON COOPER 360:
624
ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1302
PRIME NEWS:
141
DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
77
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1979
CNN TONIGHT:
460
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1350
GREG KELLY REPORTS:
193
BANFIELD:
60
11p GUTFELD!:
2077
CNN TONIGHT:
355
11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
895
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
118
CUOMO:
47

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
121
CNN THIS MORNING:
41
MORNING JOE:
87
ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
4
EARLY MORNING:
3
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
165
CNN THIS MORNING:
68
WAKE UP AMERICA:
11
MORNING IN AMERICA:
3
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
201
CNN THIS MORNING:
93
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
206
CNN NEWSROOM:
96
MORNING JOE:
121
NATIONAL REPORT:
20
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
179
CNN NEWSROOM:
114
JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
74
NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
8
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
155
AT THIS HOUR:
122
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
72
12p OUTNUMBERED:
173
INSIDE POLITICS:
150
ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
68
JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
20
BLUE BLOODS:
17
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
141
CNN NEWSROOM:
128
CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
90
BLUE BLOODS:
35
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
115
CNN NEWSROOM:
133
KATY TUR REPORTS:
102
AMERICAN AGENDA:
9
BLUE BLOODS:
49
3p STORY, THE:
127
CNN NEWSROOM:
130
HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
102
BLUE BLOODS:
48
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
175
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
137
DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
179
CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
4
BLUE BLOODS:
23
5p FIVE, THE:
379
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
131
SPICER & CO:
11
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
10
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
278
SITUATION ROOM:
141
BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
168
RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
12
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
9
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
269
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
183
REIDOUT:
167
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
12
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
11
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
452
ANDERSON COOPER 360:
155
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
175
ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
6
CUOMO:
23
9p HANNITY:
288
ANDERSON COOPER 360:
151
ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
127
PRIME NEWS:
14
DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
8
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
259
CNN TONIGHT:
108
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
108
GREG KELLY REPORTS:
14
BANFIELD:
8
11p GUTFELD!:
335
CNN TONIGHT:
82
11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
113
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
10
CUOMO:
7

Media Winners & Losers

MEDIA WINNER:
CNN's Fred Pleitgen, Claudia Otto and Ivana Kottasová

CNN released a stunning interview with spoke a Russian military defector on Wednesday.

According to the report by CNN’s Fred Pleitgen, Claudia Otto, and Ivana Kottasová, Russian defector, Nikita Chibrin claimed he was witness to looting, rape, and war crimes during his time with the 64th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade, a unit commanded by Azatbek Omurbekov, referred to by many as the “Butcher of Bucha.”

The CNN reporters traveled to a “secret location” in Europe to catch up with Chibrin, who showed footage from the frontlines in Ukraine and a signature from the “butcher of Bucha” to prove his background.

Chibrin before the Ukrainian invasion, he and his fellow unit members thought they were on a training exercise.

While in the unit, Chibrin said fellow Russian soldiers were initially excited about killing Ukrainians, but soon wanted out of the invasion.

“I learned they were rapists. They raped a mother and a daughter,” he said.

The soldiers were beaten and fired over the assaults, yet Russian President Vladimir Putin praised the “heroism” of the 64th Rifle Brigade in April.

The soldier alleged rules of engagement became so loose that anyone, military or civilian, holding a phone could be killed on site, out of fear they could share the military’s location.

“There are maniacs who enjoy killing a man,” he said. “Such maniacs turned up there.”

Kudos to the CNN team for snagging an impressive interview and for continuing to expose American audiences to the brutality of the Russian invasion.

MEDIA LOSER:
Fox News Channel's
Jesse Watters

Fox News host Jesse Watters hosted a woman who protested at an elementary school while dressed as a cat.

The reason for her peculiar ensemble? To prove that you cannot change your gender in the same way that you cannot change your species.

Because America is so often beyond parody in the year of our Lord 2022, Lindsey Graham appeared on the network dressed as a feline and explained her position on gender.

For clarity, this is not the Lindsey Graham of the United States Senate, but the Lindsey Graham who hosts the Patriot Barbie podcast. Sorry for any confusion, of course.

Yes, Watters has tendency to invite unconventional and sometimes humorous guests to his show … but this interview was just embarrassing.

Watters shared a recent video of Graham crashing a school board meeting to protest a male teacher she said had been showing up to class partially in drag and wearing lipstick.

Costumed as a cat, she asked those in attendance to raise their hands if they believed her when she said she was not human. No one did and, as she explained to Watters, her point was made.

“We really can unite together and fight back and save our children,” she said, completely deadpanned, while dressed like a cat on live TV.

Watters, seemingly immune to the ridiculousness being displayed on his show, actually appeared appreciative of his guest’s willingness to parade around in a cat costume to “save our children.”

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