Hard Numbers: 'The Saturday Show with Jonathon Capehart' Has Fallen Off The Charts & 'Yasmin Vossoughian Reports' Sees Increase In Numbers
From Left to right: Drew Sidora, Marlo Hampton, Shereé Whitfield, Kandi Burruss, Kenya Moore, and Sanya Richards-Ross - The Real Housewives of Atlanta / Bravo
Docusoap: Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Season 15 is underway. The season premiered on May 7 accumulating a total of 834,000 viewers to start off the season. Episode 4 was the season’s low amassing only 657,000 viewers, almost 200,000+ viewers less than the beginning of the season. So far, the season high is Episode 6 garnering 921,000 viewers a 100,000+ difference from the season premiere. To date, the average for Season 15 is 787,000 viewers.
Summer House Martha’s Vineyard is the new kid on the block trying to make a name for itself. The series premiered with a total of 396,000 viewers. Episode 3, the season low, amassed 361,000 viewers, 35,000 fewer viewers in comparison to the season premiere. Episode 6 has the most viewers so far for Season 1 racking up 487,000 viewers. Will the series live up to Bravo's expectations or will they have to find a new network to vacation for the Summer?
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News & Politics (Daily): Alex Wagner Tonight is maintaining its #3 spot on MSNBC. Compared to last month’s numbers, 1.418 million viewers [April], the show has dropped to 1.344 million viewers – almost 100,000 viewers. The Chris Salcedo Show, entering the Top 10 shows on Newsmax, has upped its average audience this month by 60,000+ viewers for the month of May to 274,000 from 210,000. The ReidOut (with Joy Reid), is also in the Top 10 shows for MSNBC at the #7 spot, amassing 1.169 million viewers in April. Despite the numbers, the show dropped by 200,000+ viewers in May. Fox News: The Faulkner Focus doesn’t seem to be so focused this month dropping down to the 15th spot along with a -12% loss in ratings for May averaging a total audience of 1.339 million viewers – a 170,000 loss in viewers since April.
Outnumbered, on the other hand, has moved up the ranks to Top 10 status landing at #9. Even so, the show garnered an average of 1.416 million viewers, 200,000 fewer viewers in comparison to last month’s numbers. On the Fox Business channel, Making Money with Charles Payne lost 3,000 viewers this month maintaining its number 8 spot garnering only 143,000 average viewers. NBC Nightly News with Lestor Holt continues to hold the #1 spot on NBC, however averaging a monthly viewership of 5.928 million, the television program lost a whopping 501,000 viewers, half a million in comparison to April’s 6.429 million viewers. Morning in America ended May off with an average of 36,570 viewers.
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News & Politics (Weekend): Entering the MSNBC universe, starting off with Yasmin Vossoughian Reports rising to the 19th spot on MSNBC surpassing American Voices, The Mehdi Hassan Show, Ayman, and Velshi, averaging a P2+ household of 480,444. Velshi, at #20, is closely trailing behind Yasmin Vossoughian Reports by 1,000 viewers; dropped 50,000+ viewers accruing 562,714 viewers. Ayman takes the 21st spot on MSNBC accumulating 552,000 viewers, losing 50,000+ viewers from last month’s average. The Mehdi Hassan Show, at #22, dropped its average viewers this month to 497,750. American Voices with Alicia Menendez, made little progress with viewers, only increasing by 2,000 viewers to a May average of 468,000 viewers and stabilizing at the #23 spot once again.
PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton rose to #24, averaging a P2+ household viewership of 432,750; almost 53,000 viewers less than last month. Symone rose from #29 to #25 this month, steadying its average viewership at 406,000. The Sunday Show with Jonathon Capehart lost a staggering number of viewers in May only acquiring 332,750 – a loss of almost 170,000 viewers from last month’s numbers. In last place, The Katie Phang Show, dropped to #28 of top MSNBC shows, with an average of 462,250 viewers. The Saturday Show with Jonathan Capehart has fallen off the charts since its dramatic decline in numbers since March with a viewership of 546,000 for the month of May – 15,000 fewer viewers since last month.
Moving on to CNN, Inside Politics with John King has risen to the Top Five television programs on CNN, currently at #4. May average viewership has amounted to 462,250, nonetheless a steep decline in viewers from last month's average of 629,000. Lawrence Jones Cross Country saw peek viewership this month helping monthly average viewership this month accruing 884,250 and sticking at the #27 spot on the Fox News Network.