The Weekend: Primetime debuted on MSNBC and finished in third place behind Fox News and CNN between 6 and 9 p.m. ET in both total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo. A re-air of The Rachel Maddow Show at 9 p.m. was the network’s most-watched evening program in total viewers. Life, Liberty & Levin led FNC’s total viewer count, and Real Time with Bill Maher was first for CNN.
25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 123 | CNN: 41 | MSNBC: 33
Prime: FNC: 136 | CNN: 45 | MSNBC: 25
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Fox Report: 76 |
CNN Newsroom/Dean: 55 |
Melber*: 40 |
| 5PM | Five*: 102 |
CNN Newsroom/Dean: 72 |
Sharpton: 35 |
| 6PM | Big Weekend Show: 92 |
CNN Newsroom/Dean: 57 |
Weekend: 29 |
| 7PM | Big Weekend Show: 132 |
CNN Newsroom/Dean: 67 |
Weekend: 17 |
| 8PM | Levin: 133 |
Real Time*: 74 |
Weekend: 19 |
| 9PM | Trump: 137 |
Eva Longoria*: 38 |
Maddow*: 25 |
| 10PM | Failla: 137 |
Happy Place*: 23 |
100 Days*: 31 |
| 11PM | Gutfeld*: 142 |
Real Time*: 23 |
100 Days*: 26 |
Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 1.034 | CNN: 307 | MSNBC: 330
Prime: FNC: 1.431 | CNN: 417 | MSNBC: 374
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Fox Report: 881 |
CNN Newsroom/Dean: 418 |
Melber*: 364 |
| 5PM | Five*: 888 |
CNN Newsroom/Dean: 434 |
Sharpton: 331 |
| 6PM | Big Weekend Show: 943 |
CNN Newsroom/Dean: 346 |
Weekend: 305 |
| 7PM | Big Weekend Show: 1.128 |
CNN Newsroom/Dean: 370 |
Weekend: 317 |
| 8PM | Levin: 1.417 |
Real-Time*: 739 |
Weekend: 333 |
| 9PM | Trump: 1.608 |
Eva Longoria*: 287 |
Maddow*: 410 |
| 10PM | Failla: 1.266 |
Happy Place*: 226 |
100 Days*: 378 |
| 11PM | Gutfeld*: 916 |
Real Time*: 244 |
100 Days*: 219 |
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