
All three cable news networks had peak viewership at 5 p.m. ET. The Five continued to be cable news’ most-watched program, while the 5 p.m. ET editions of CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper and MSNBC’s Deadline: White House with Nicolle Wallace led the way for their respective networks. Interestingly, The Will Cain Show was the No. 2 program of the evening in both total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo.
25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 193 | CNN: 57 | MSNBC: 61
Prime: FNC: 234 | CNN: 74 | MSNBC: 75
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Cain: 331 |
Hunt: 67 |
Wallace: 118 |
| 5PM | Five: 367 |
Tapper: 69 |
Wallace: 100 |
| 6PM | Baier: 285 |
Tapper: 76 |
Melber: 77 |
| 7PM | Ingraham: 232 |
Burnett: 97 |
Weeknight: 74 |
| 8PM | Watters: 243 |
Cooper: 87 |
Hayes: 78 |
| 9PM | Hannity: 201 |
Collins: 56 |
Psaki: 63 |
| 10PM | Gutfeld: 256 |
Phillip: 79 |
Last Word: 86 |
| 11PM | Gallgher: 148 |
Coates Live: 52 |
Ruhle: 43 |
Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 1.603 | CNN: 355 | MSNBC: 580
Prime: FNC: 2.284 | CNN: 487 | MSNBC: 875
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Cain: 2.517 |
Hunt: 489 |
Wallace: 1.151 |
| 5PM | Five: 3.237 |
Tapper: 607 |
Wallace: 1.155 |
| 6PM | Baier: 2.484 |
Tapper: 422 |
Melber: 912 |
| 7PM | Ingraham: 2.369 |
Burnett: 483 |
Weeknight: 795 |
| 8PM | Watters: 2.463 |
Cooper: 521 |
Hayes: 906 |
| 9PM | Hannity: 1.985 |
Collins: 441 |
Psaki: 871 |
| 10PM | Gutfeld: 2.403 |
Phillip: 500 |
O’Donnell: 849 |
| 11PM | Gallagher: 1.353 |
Coates Live: 320 |
Ruhle: 508 |
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