The 5 p.m ET hour was Friday’s most-watched time slot for all three cable news networks in total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo. Fox News’ The Five led the way in both measured categories, with Deadline: White House with Nicole Wallace landing in second place in total viewers on MSNBC, and CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper finishing in the No. 2 spot in the demo. Both of those newscasts were also the most-watched for their respective networks in both measured categories.
25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 184 | CNN: 64 | MSNBC: 45
Prime: FNC: 278 | CNN: 70 | MSNBC: 55
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Cain: 183 | Hunt: 78 | Wallace: 68 |
| 5PM | Five: 327 | Tapper: 109 | Wallace: 82 |
| 6PM | Baier: 273 | Tapper: 95 | Melber: 76 |
| 7PM | Ingraham: 206 | Burnett: 85 | Weeknight: 57 |
| 8PM | Watters: 293 | Cooper: 83 | Hayes: 68 |
| 9PM | Hannity: 247 | Collins: 52 | Psaki: 45 |
| 10PM | Gutfeld: 294 | Phillip: 75 | Last Word: 53 |
| 11PM | @ Night: 160 | Coates: 48 | 11th Hour: 50 |
Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 1.712 | CNN: 339 | MSNBC: 555
Prime: FNC: 2.798 | CNN: 368 | MSNBC: 808
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Cain: 1.956 | Hunt: 480 | Wallace: 982 |
| 5PM | Five: 3.420 | Tapper: 512 | Wallace: 1.032 |
| 6PM | Baier: 2.640 | Tapper: 417 | Melber: 875 |
| 7PM | Ingraham: 2.670 | Burnett: 454 | Weeknight: 690 |
| 8PM | Watters: 3.157 | Cooper: 434 | Hayes: 818 |
| 9PM | Hannity: 2.488 | Collins: 343 | Psaki: 839 |
| 10PM | Gutfeld: 2.749 | Phillip: 326 | Last Word: 765 |
| 11PM | @ Night: 1.327 | Coates: 274 | 11th Hour: 506 |
