Saturday, April 26 Evening Cable News Ratings: MSNBC Is Only Network to Air White House Correspondents’ Dinner

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MSNBC’s decision to air the White House Correspondents’ Dinner—hosted by one of the network’s newest hires, Eugene Daniels—paid off in the 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. ET hours. MSNBC surpassed CNN in total viewers, but not the Adults 25-54 demo, during that block. CNN and Fox News opted against broadcasting the annual event. Fox News’ Life, Liberty & Levin was the most-watched show of the evening in both measured categories, while a Real Time re-air attracted CNN’s largest total viewer audience.

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

Total Day: FNC: 94 | CNN: 44 | MSNBC: 34
Prime: FNC: 89 | CNN: 50 | MSNBC: 29

	FNC:	CNN:	MSNBC:
4PM	Scott: 82	CNN Newsroom/Dean: 46	Melber*: 56
5PM	Five*: 88	CNN Newsroom/Dean: 54	Sharpton: 33
6PM	Big Weekend Show: 92	CNN Newsroom/Dean: 43	Capehart: 25
7PM	Big Weekend Show: 82	CNN Newsroom/Dean: 55	Ayman: 38
8PM	Levin: 93	Real Time*: 74	WHCD: 34
9PM	Trump: 81	Eva Longoria*: 40	WHCD: 27
10PM	Failla: 94	Eva Longoria*: 35	WHCD: 26
11PM	Gutfeld*: 96	Real Time*: 18	Ruhle*: 24

Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)

Total Day: FNC: 972 | CNN: 372 | MSNBC: 382
Prime: FNC: 1.255 | CNN: 429 | MSNBC: 414

	FNC:	CNN:	MSNBC:
4PM	Scott: 887	CNN Newsroom/Dean: 485	Melber*: 374
5PM	Five*: 951	CNN Newsroom/Dean: 500	Sharpton: 359
6PM	Big Weekend Show: 1.238	CNN Newsroom/Dean: 405	Capehart: 353
7PM	Big Weekend Show: 1.383	CNN Newsroom/Dean: 451	Ayman: 437
8PM	Levin: 1.392	Real-Time*: 809	WHCD: 382
9PM	Trump: 1.290	Eva Longoria*: 286	WHCD: 414
10PM	Failla: 1.084	Eva Longoria*: 191	WHCD: 445
11PM	Gutfeld*: 795	Real Time*: 246	Ruhle*: 327

* Indicates re-air.