Thursday, Oct. 17
Fox News’ coverage of former President Donald Trump’s speech during the Al Smith Dinner boosted Hannity to the most-watched news program of the night. Meanwhile, MSNBC’s Deadline: White House with Nicole Wallace wins the 4 p.m. hour in total viewers, breaking FNC’s stronghold on the other timeslots.
25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 278 | CNN: 114 | MSNBC: 126
Prime: FNC: 488 | CNN: 147 | MSNBC: 178
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Cavuto: 201 |
Tapper: 124 |
Wallace: 180 |
| 5PM | Five: 316 |
Tapper: 125 |
Wallace: — |
| 6PM | Baier: 260 |
Blitzer: 138 |
Melber: 182 |
| 7PM | Ingraham: 311 |
Burnett: 139 |
Reid: 147 |
| 8PM | Watters: 415 |
Cooper: 156 |
Hayes: 187 |
| 9PM | Hannity: 584 |
Collins: 126 |
Wagner: 179 |
| 10PM | Gutfeld: 419 |
Phillip: 159 |
O’Donnell: 168 |
| 11PM | Gallagher: 276 |
Coates: 126 |
11th Hour: 117 |
Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 2.178 | CNN: 583 | MSNBC: 1.156
Prime: FNC: 3.562 | CNN: 724 | MSNBC: 1.461
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Cavuto: 1.705 |
Tapper: 622 |
Wallace: 1.856 |
| 5PM | Five: 3.559 |
Tapper: 638 |
Wallace: —- |
| 6PM | Baier: 2.741 |
Blitzer: 699 |
Melber: 1.674 |
| 7PM | Ingraham: 2.816 |
Burnett: 785 |
Reid: 1.492 |
| 8PM | Watters: 3.332 |
Cooper: 790 |
Hayes: 1.421 |
| 9PM | Hannity: 4.003 |
Collins: 703 |
Wagner: 1.289 |
| 10PM | Gutfeld: 3.068 |
Phillip: 681 |
O’Donnell: 1.673 |
| 11PM | Gallagher: 1.809 |
Coates 503 |
11th Hour: 921 |
