Overnight Cable News Ratings for Nov. 15-18: CNN and MSNBC’s Lost Weekend


Friday, Nov. 15

MSNBC triumphed over CNN among Adults 25-54 during primetime led by The ReidOut with Joy Reid as the most-watched show in that advertiser-coveted demo. But CNN still claimed bragging rights for the total day demo, seeing the most A25-54 viewers during the 5 p.m. hour of The Lead with Jake Tapper. Meanwhile, The Five finished out the week as Fox News’ most-watched show in the demo as well as with total viewers.

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

Total Day: FNC: 243| CNN: 60 | MSNBC: 57
Prime: FNC: 300 | CNN: 61 | MSNBC: 75

FNC: CNN: MSNBC:
4PM Cavuto:
246		 Tapper:
61		 Wallace:
79
5PM Five:
450		 Tapper:
75		 Wallace:
—
6PM Baier:
368		 Blitzer:
65		 Melber:
68
7PM Ingraham:
301		 OutFront:
67		 Reid:
86
8PM Watters:
319		 Cooper:
71		 Hayes:
85
9PM Hannity:
237		 Collins:
62		 Wagner:
64
10PM Gutfeld:
344		 Phillip:
51		 The Last Word:
77
11PM @Night:
137		 Coates:
28		 Ruhle:
25

Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)

Total Day: FNC: 2.178 | CNN: 379 | MSNBC: 584
Prime: FNC: 2.987 | CNN: 425 | MSNBC: 636

FNC: CNN: MSNBC:
4PM Cavuto:
2.074		 Tapper:
443		 Wallace:
886
5PM Five:
4.289		 Tapper:
520		 Wallace:
—-
6PM Baier:
3.358		 Blitzer:
408		 Melber:
767
7PM Ingraham:
3.221		 OutFront:
455		 Reid:
708
8PM Watters:
3.478		 Cooper:
488		 Hayes:
636
9PM Hannity:
2.663		 Collins:
437		 Wagner:
603
10PM Gutfeld:
2.819		 Phillip:
349		 The Last Word:
670
11PM @Night:
1.451		 Coates
235		 Ruhle:
414

Saturday, Nov. 16

CNN’s re-broadcast of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher is consistently attracting audiences across both measured categories. The post-Election Week edition was the most-watched show among total viewers and the A25-54 demo. And there’s some real spillover effect happening with CNN’s newest Saturday night show, Have I Got News For You, with that series registering higher numbers as well.

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

Total Day: FNC: 148 | CNN: 52 | MSNBC: 28
Prime: FNC: 117 | CNN: 77 | MSNBC: 19

FNC: CNN: MSNBC:
4PM FN Live:
120		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
56		 Melber:
22
5PM Five:
147		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
53		 Sharpton:
31
6PM Scott:
187		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
64		 Capeheart:
31
7PM Big Weekend Show:
192		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
58		 Ayman:
27
8PM Levin:
102		 Real Time:
98		 Ayman:
—-
9PM Kilmeade:
115		 News For You:
84		 Maddow
19
10PM Failla:
135		 Scandal:
48		 Ayman:
15
11PM Gutfeld:
127		 Real Time:
50		 Ruhle:
14

Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)

Total Day: FNC: 1.287 | CNN: 343 | MSNBC: 312
Prime: FNC: 1.533 | CNN: 498 | MSNBC: 276

FNC: CNN: MSNBC:
4PM FN Live:
923		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
290		 Melber:
266
5PM Five:
1.171		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
384		 Sharpton:
363
6PM Scott:
1.613		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
501		 Capeheart:
437
7PM Big Weekend Show:
1.761		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
434		 Ayman:
336
8PM Levin:
1.775		 Real Time:
736		 Ayman:
—-
9PM Kilmeade:
1.596		 News For You:
534		 Maddow:
302
10PM Failla:
1.227		 Scandal:
224		 Ayman:
217
11PM Gutfeld:
903		 Real Time:
292		 Ruhle:
158

Sunday, Nov. 17

Fox News continued to lead the way over the weekend with over a million total viewers in both primetime and total day. CNN and MSNBC fell well short of that mark—both networks finished Sunday with under 400,000 total viewers. FNC’s saw its biggest total viewer audience for Life, Liberty & Levin at 8 p.m. ET while The Big Weekend Show was first among the A25-54 crowd.

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

Total Day: FNC: 137 | CNN: 40 | MSNBC: 23
Prime: FNC: 110 | CNN: 41 | MSNBC: 15

FNC: CNN: MSNBC:
4PM FN Live:
156		 CNN Newsroom/Whitefield:
19		 Prime:
18
5PM Levin:
107		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
37		 Sharpton:
20
6PM Scott:
110		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
38		 Capeheart:
10
7PM Big Weekend Show:
142		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
40		 Ayman:
22
8PM Levin:
119		 Gupta Reports:
42		 Ayman:
—-
9PM Gowdy:
106		 How it Happened:
45		 Prime:
15
10PM Big Weekend Show:
107		 How it Happened:
38		 Psaki:
12
11PM Levin:
107		 Gupta Reports:
34		 Ayman:
11

Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)

Total Day: FNC: 1.203 | CNN: 296 | MSNBC: 275
Prime: FNC: 1.424 | CNN: 370 | MSNBC: 238

FNC: CNN: MSNBC:
4PM FN Live:
1.021		 CNN Newsroom/Whitfield:
229		 Prime:
223
5PM Levin:
869		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
298		 Sharpton:
304
6PM Scott:
1.123		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
275		 Capeheart:
200
7PM Big Weekend Show:
1.520		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
293		 Ayman:
250
8PM Levin:
1.609		 Gupta Reports:
461		 Ayman:
—-
9PM Gowdy:
1.529		 How it Happenned:
362		 Prime:
240
10PM Big Weekend Show:
1.133		 How it Happened:
286		 Psaki:
229
11PM Levin:
707		 Gupta Reports:
190		 Ayman:
169

Monday, Nov. 18

The Rachel Maddow Show and The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell lifted MSNBC above the million mark in total viewers on Monday night. The news wasn’t as positive for CNN, which saw its total viewer numbers remain below 500,000 in both primetime and total day. Over on Fox News, each program between 5 to 11 p.m. saw over 3 million total viewers with one notable exception. The 9 p.m. hour of Hannity registered 2.712 million viewers in that particular category.

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

Total Day: FNC: 260 | CNN: 66 | MSNBC: 65
Prime: FNC: 371 | CNN: 101 | MSNBC: 97

FNC: CNN: MSNBC:
4PM Cavuto:
274		 Tapper:
97		 Wallace:
78
5PM Five:
534		 Tapper:
72		 Wallace:
—
6PM Baier:
408		 Blitzer:
79		 Melber:
61
7PM Ingraham:
362		 Burnett:
76		 ReidOut:
79
8PM Watters:
394		 Cooper:
88		 Psaki:
87
9PM Hannity:
312		 Collins:
108		 Maddow:
128
10PM Gutfeld:
408		 CNN Newsnight:
105		 O’Donnell:
77
11PM Gallagher:
203		 Coates:
51		 Ruhle:
44

Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)

Total Day: FNC: 2.199 | CNN: 394 | MSNBC: 708
Prime: FNC: 3.166 | CNN: 440 | MSNBC: 1.127

FNC: CNN: MSNBC:
4PM Cavuto:
2.076		 Tapper:
534		 Wallace:
997
5PM Five:
4.374		 Tapper:
559		 Wallace:
—-
6PM Baier:
3.335		 Blitzer:
486		 Melber:
944
7PM Ingraham:
3.179		 Burnett:
536		 ReidOut:
737
8PM Watters:
3.684		 Cooper:
462		 Psaki:
752
9PM Hannity:
2.712		 Collins:
432		 Maddow:
1.488
10PM Gutfeld:
3.104		 CNN Newsnight:
426		 O’Donnell:
1.140
11PM Gallagher:
1.560		 Coates
248		 Ruhle:
497
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