Saturday, Feb. 8 Evening Cable News Ratings: Super Bowl Weekend Depresses News Viewership

The onset of the Super Bowl weekend brought a decreased interest in news as all attention turned to the Big Game in New Orleans. Fox News led the way as per normal, while CNN won its battle with MSNBC for second place in the Adults 25-54 demo. As a bonus, it also finished in the No. 2 spot in total viewers during primetime.

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

Total Day: FNC: 185 | CNN: 56 | MSNBC: 43
Prime: FNC: 173 | CNN: 71 | MSNBC: 47

FNC: CNN: MSNBC:
4PM Fox Report:
211		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
68		 Melber:
35
5PM Five:
305		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
74		 Sharpton:
47
6PM Big Weekend Show:
237		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
85		 Capehart:
42
7PM Big Weekend Show:
227		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
95		 Ayman:
44
8PM Levin:
140		 Real Time
91		 Ayman:
53
9PM Kilmeade:
191		 Kobe: Making of a Legend:
68		 Maddow:
39
10PM Failla:
188		 Kobe: Making of a Legend:
54		 Ayman:
50
11PM Gutfeld!:
161		 Real Time:
52		 Ruhle:
41

Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)

Total Day: FNC: 1.452 | CNN: 370 | MSNBC: 398
Prime: FNC: 1.866 | CNN: 460 | MSNBC: 439

FNC: CNN: MSNBC:
4PM Fox Report:
1.683		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
476		 Melber:
437
5PM Five:
1.894		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
518		 Sharpton:
534
6PM Big Weekend Show:
2.280		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
485		 Capehart:
435
7PM Big Weekend Show:
2.190		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
466		 Ayman:
456
8PM Levin:
2.053		 Real Time:
790		 Ayman:
459
9PM Kilmeade:
1.964		 Kobe: Making of a Legend:
344		 Maddow:
481
10PM Failla:
1.580		 Kobe: Making of a Legend:
245		 Ayman:
377
11PM Gutfeld!:
1.196		 Real Time:
252		 Ruhle:
284
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