The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper is a U.S. television program aired on CNN since Sunday, April 16, 2023. Whole Story with Anderson Cooper is currently the fourth most popular show on CNN and 139th overall on TV, watched by a total number of 434,200 people (0.13% rating, up +109% from December 7) as of the daily audience measurement on . Whole Story with Anderson Cooper is also shown on CNN Español (as La Historia Completa con Anderson Cooper).
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper on CNN as of Sunday, December 21, 2025.
| Whole Story with Anderson Cooper Daily Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 2025-Dec-21 E-O+P-O | HH | 269,000 | 0.21 |
| P2+ | 434,200 | 0.13 | |
| P18-49 | 40,800 | 0.03 | |
| P25-54 | 37,700 | 0.03 | |
| 2025-Dec-07 E-O+P-O | HH | 153,700 | 0.12 |
| P2+ | 208,000 | 0.06 | |
| P18-49 | 27,200 | 0.02 | |
| P25-54 | 37,700 | 0.03 | |
| 2025-Nov-16 | HH | 243,500 | 0.19 |
| P2+ | 326,000 | 0.10 | |
| P18-49 | 68,000 | 0.05 | |
| P25-54 | 75,500 | 0.06 | |
| 2025-Oct-11 | HH | 243,500 | 0.19 |
| P2+ | 298,000 | 0.09 | |
| P18-49 | 27,000 | 0.02 | |
| P25-54 | 37,500 | 0.03 | |
| 2025-Sep-28 | HH | 307,500 | 0.24 |
| P2+ | 400,000 | 0.12 | |
| P18-49 | 27,000 | 0.02 | |
| P25-54 | 37,500 | 0.03 | |
| 2025-Sep-14 POLITICAL VIOLENCE: USA HISTORY UPDATED | P2+ | 240,000 | 0.08 |
| P18-49 | 15,000 | 0.01 | |
| P25-54 | 19,000 | 0.02 | |
| 2025-Aug-24 SPORTS BETTING AMERICAS BIG GAMBLE | P2+ | 233,000 | 0.07 |
| P18-49 | 13,000 | 0.01 | |
| P25-54 | 41,000 | 0.03 | |
| 2025-Aug-10 ECUADOR: THE NARCO SUPERHIGHWAY | HH | 289,500 | 0.23 |
| P2+ | 353,000 | 0.11 | |
| P18-49 | 39,000 | 0.03 | |
| P25-54 | 72,000 | 0.06 | |
| 2025-Jul-20 | HH | 327,000 | 0.26 |
| P2+ | 423,000 | 0.13 | |
| P18-49 | 53,500 | 0.04 | |
| P25-54 | 74,000 | 0.06 | |
| 2025-Jul-06 | HH | 264,000 | 0.21 |
| P2+ | 321,000 | 0.10 | |
| P18-49 | 40,500 | 0.03 | |
| P25-54 | 74,000 | 0.06 | |
| 2025-May-11 SAVING VENICE | HH | 276,500 | 0.22 |
| P2+ | 350,000 | 0.11 | |
| P18-49 | 32,000 | 0.02 | |
| P25-54 | 55,000 | 0.04 | |
| 2025-May-04 THE WIRED RAINFOREST | HH | 239,000 | 0.19 |
| P2+ | 275,000 | 0.09 | |
| P18-49 | 34,000 | 0.03 | |
| P25-54 | 50,000 | 0.04 | |
| 2025-Apr-27 100 DAYS OF TRUMP | HH | 339,500 | 0.27 |
| P2+ | 390,000 | 0.12 | |
| P18-49 | 24,000 | 0.02 | |
| P25-54 | 51,000 | 0.04 | |
| 2025-Apr-19 | P2+ | 255,000 | 0.08 |
| P25-54 | 32,000 | 0.03 | |
| 2025-Apr-13 MISINFONATION: EXTREME AMERICA | P2+ | 271,000 | 0.09 |
| P18-49 | 31,000 | 0.02 | |
| P25-54 | 58,000 | 0.05 | |
| 2025-Mar-30 FENTANYL IN AMERICA: A WAY OUT | HH | 289,500 | 0.23 |
| P2+ | 346,000 | 0.11 | |
| P18-49 | 48,000 | 0.04 | |
| P25-54 | 66,000 | 0.05 | |
| 2025-Mar-23 ADAPTATION NATION: CLIMATE CRISIS GUIDE | HH | 276,500 | 0.22 |
| P2+ | 366,000 | 0.12 | |
| P18-49 | 42,000 | 0.03 | |
| P25-54 | 57,000 | 0.05 | |
| 2025-Mar-01 | P2+ | 441,000 | 0.14 |
| P25-54 | 59,000 | 0.05 | |
| 2025-Feb-23 BILL GATES | HH | 377,500 | 0.30 |
| P2+ | 521,000 | 0.16 | |
| P18-49 | 39,000 | 0.03 | |
| P25-54 | 105,000 | 0.09 | |
| 2025-Feb-02 FLIGHT RISK | P2+ | 529,000 | 0.17 |
| P18-49 | 88,000 | 0.07 | |
| P25-54 | 114,000 | 0.09 | |
| 2025-Jan-26 OPERATION PANDA | P2+ | 255,000 | 0.08 |
| P18-49 | 16,000 | 0.01 | |
| P25-54 | 26,000 | 0.02 | |
| 2025-Jan-12 LA BURNING | HH | 427,500 | 0.34 |
| P2+ | 535,000 | 0.17 | |
| P18-49 | 69,000 | 0.05 | |
| P25-54 | 89,000 | 0.07 | |
| 2025-Jan-05 | P2+ | 173,000 | 0.05 |
| P25-54 | 26,000 | 0.02 | |
| 2024-Oct-20 | P2+ | 457,000 | 0.14 |
| P25-54 | 54,000 | 0.04 | |
| Whole Story with Anderson Cooper Yearly Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 2023 | P2+ | 490,000 | 0.16 |
| P25-54 | 84,000 | 0.07 | |
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson Cooper 360° | 605,000 | -20% |
| 2 | Source with Kaitlan Collins | 592,000 | -37% |
| 3 | NewsNight with Abby Phillip | 506,000 | -43% |
| 4 | Whole Story with Anderson Cooper | 434,200 | +109% |
| 5 | CNN Newsroom | 383,200 | -19% |
| 6 | Rob Reiner: In His Own Words | 364,400 |
IMO, Anderson is a fast-talking anchor who always seems to be trying to stuff twenty pounds of verbiage into a ten pound bag.
This makes it challenging for him to be viewed by people who have slightly impaired hearing. It gets really bad when he not only
speaks too rapidly, but also mumbles and garbles his words, which he often does.