Fox News’ The Big Weekend Show at 7 p.m. ET and One Nation with Brian Kilmeade were the top shows of the evening in total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo, respectively. Meanwhile, CNN’s newsier hours between 4 and 8 p.m. ET saw more viewers in both measured categories than its original programming lineup between 8 p.m. and midnight. Over at MSNBC, PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton was the top show in total viewers, and a re-air of The Briefing with Jen Psaki won the demo.
25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 138 | CNN: 42 | MSNBC: 40
Prime: FNC: 161 | CNN: 41 | MSNBC: 45
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Scott: 136 |
CNN Newsroom/Whitfield: 52 |
Wallace*: 46 |
| 5PM | Levin*: 100 |
CNN Newsroom/Dean: 59 |
Sharpton: 37 |
| 6PM | Big Weekend Show: 133 |
CNN Newsroom/Dean: 66 |
Weekend: 42 |
| 7PM | Big Weekend Show: 163 |
CNN Newsroom/Dean: 61 |
Weekend: 54 |
| 8PM | Levin: 132 |
Gupta Reports: 43 |
Weekend: 52 |
| 9PM | Gowdy: 164 |
Eva Longoria: 48 |
David Frost: 27 |
| 10PM | Kilmeade: 187 |
My Happy Place: 32 |
Psaki*: 56 |
| 11PM | Big Weekend Show*: 126 |
Gupta Reports*: 24 |
Weekend*: 50 |
Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 1.149 | CNN: 304 | MSNBC: 347
Prime: FNC: 1.366 | CNN: 248 | MSNBC: 317
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Scott: 1.096 |
CNN Newsroom/Whitfield: 329 |
Wallace*: 396 |
| 5PM | Levin*: 799 |
CNN Newsroom/Dean: 419 |
Sharpton: 433 |
| 6PM | Big Weekend Show: 1.023 |
CNN Newsroom/Dean: 362 |
Weekend: 381 |
| 7PM | Big Weekend Show: 1.469 |
CNN Newsroom/Dean: 413 |
Weekend: 383 |
| 8PM | Levin: 1.295 |
Gupta Reports: 259 |
Weekend: 342 |
| 9PM | Gowdy: 1.374 |
Eva Longoria: 297 |
David Frost: 298 |
| 10PM | Kilmeade: 1.428 |
My Happy Place*: 189 |
Psaki*: 311 |
| 11PM | Big Weekend Show*: 896 |
Gupta Reports*: 125 |
Weekend*: 287 |
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