Friday, May 9 Evening Cable News Ratings: Kasie Hunt Earns Most-Watched Status on CNN

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The Five was the only Fox News program to finish above the three million total viewer mark on a slow Friday. It was also the network’s top show in the Adults 25-54 demo. Elsewhere, MSNBC’s primetime schedule fell below a million total viewers and finished third across the board in the demo. Meanwhile, The Arena with Kasie Hunt finished as CNN’s most-watched show in both measured categories.

25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000)

Total Day: FNC: 177 | CNN: 61 | MSNBC: 57
Prime: FNC: 219 | CNN: 77 | MSNBC: 70

FNC: CNN: MSNBC:
4PM Cain:
240		 Hunt:
109		 Wallace:
123
5PM Five:
346		 The Lead:
89		 Wallace:
132
6PM Baier:
260		 The Lead
78		 The Beat:
101
7PM Ingraham:
249		 Burnett:
78		 Weeknight:
88
8PM Primetime:
218		 Cooper:
92		 Hayes:
87
9PM Hannity:
216		 Collins:
76		 Psaki:
66
10PM Gutfeld!:
224		 Phillip:
64		 The Last Word:
56
11PM @ Night:
113		 Coates:
43		 Ruhle:
43

Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)

Total Day: FNC: 1.655 | CNN: 341 | MSNBC: 609
Prime: FNC: 2.486 | CNN: 415 | MSNBC: 968

FNC: CNN: MSNBC:
4PM Cain:
2.170		 Hunt:
515		 Wallace:
1.061
5PM Five:
3.609		 The Lead:
509		 Wallace:
1.084
6PM Baier:
2.522		 The Lead:
458		 The Beat:
828
7PM Ingraham:
2.418		 Burnett:
451		 Weeknight:
798
8PM Primetime:
2.573		 Cooper:
497		 Hayes:
932
9PM Hannity:
2.258		 Collins:
382		 Psaki:
1.074
10PM Gutfeld!:
2.628		 Phillip:
367		 The Last Word:
898
11PM @ Night:
1.267		 Coates:
261		 Ruhle::
635
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