Four Fox News shows finished with more than 3 million viewers, led by The Five, which was in first place in total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo. MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show was MSNBC’s top program with over 2 million total viewers, and the 5 p.m. ET edition of The Lead with Jake Tapper, with Pamela Brown filling in, was CNN’s No.1 show in total viewers.
25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 227 | CNN: 73 | MSNBC: 68
Prime: FNC: 319 | CNN: 73 | MSNBC: 113
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Cain: 238 |
The Arena: 125 |
Wallace: 92 |
| 5PM | Five: 424 |
The Lead: 81 |
Wallace: 83 |
| 6PM | Baier: 334 |
The Lead: 90 |
Melber: 97 |
| 7PM | Ingraham: 295 |
Burnett: 125 |
Weeknight: 95 |
| 8PM | Watters: 312 |
Cooper: 72 |
Weeknight: 57 |
| 9PM | Hannity: 264 |
The Source: 66 |
Maddow: 179 |
| 10PM | Gutfeld!: 381 |
Phillip: 80 |
O’Donnell: 103 |
| 11PM | Gallgher: 271 |
Coates: 40 |
11th Hour: 61 |
Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 2.051 | CNN: 479 | MSNBC: 789
Prime: FNC: 2.982 | CNN: 498 | MSNBC: 1.427
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Cain: 2.168 |
The Arena: 695 |
Wallace: 1.164 |
| 5PM | Five: 3.847 |
The Lead: 699 |
Wallace: 1.113 |
| 6PM | Baier: 3.069 |
The Lead: 625 |
Melber: 1.037 |
| 7PM | Ingraham: 2.755 |
Burnett: 600 |
Weeknight: 889 |
| 8PM | Watters: 3.170 |
Cooper: 580 |
Weeknight: 814 |
| 9PM | Hannity: 2.712 |
The Source: 451 |
Maddow: 2.011 |
| 10PM | Gutfeld!: 3.063 |
Phillip: 463 |
O’Donnell: 1.457 |
| 11PM | Gallagher: 1.703 |
Coates: 286 |
11th Hour: 691 |
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