It was another slow news day with key anchors missing from the evening lineups of all three cable news networks. Fox News led the way on Friday evening, even though its 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. ET shows featured fill-in anchors. For the second day in a row, the 4 p.m. ET edition of Deadline: White House with Nicolle Wallace was MSNBC’s top show, finishing above a million total viewers with Stephanie Ruhle filling in. As for CNN, its No. 1 program was the 5 p.m. ET edition of The Lead with Jake Tapper, which was anchored by Phil Mattingly.
25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 190 | CNN: 60 | MSNBC: 46
Prime: FNC: 223 | CNN: 64 | MSNBC: 59
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Cain: 197 |
Hunt: 67 |
Deadline:WH: 86 |
| 5PM | Five: 365 |
The Lead: 100 |
Deadline:WH: 79 |
| 6PM | Special Report: 203 |
The Lead: 66 |
Melber: 61 |
| 7PM | Ingraham Angle: 178 |
Burnett: 81 |
Weeknight: 59 |
| 8PM | Watters Primetime: 201 |
AC 360: 55 |
Hayes: 65 |
| 9PM | Hannity: 165 |
Collins: 57 |
Psaki: 49 |
| 10PM | Gutfeld: 304 |
Phillip: 79 |
Last Word: 62 |
| 11PM | Gallgher: 186 |
Coates: 65 |
11th Hour: 49 |
Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 1.555 | CNN: 332 | MSNBC: 539
Prime: FNC: 2.371 | CNN: 412 | MSNBC: 758
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Cain: 1.837 |
Hunt: 442 |
Deadline:WH: 1.048 |
| 5PM | Five: 3.378 |
The Lead: 531 |
Deadline:WH: 912 |
| 6PM | Special Report: 2.290 |
The Lead: 380 |
Melber: 822 |
| 7PM | Ingraham Angle: 2.132 |
Burnett: 444 |
Weeknight: 757 |
| 8PM | Watters Primetime: 2.452 |
AC 360: 408 |
Hayes: 771 |
| 9PM | Hannity: 2.033 |
Collins: 426 |
Psaki: 740 |
| 10PM | Gutfeld: 2.627 |
Phillip: 403 |
Last Word: 762 |
| 11PM | Gallagher: 1.315 |
Coates: 278 |
11th Hour: 482 |
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