The Briefing with Jen Psaki kicked off its second week as MSNBC’s Tuesday thru Friday show with a fourth place hour finish among total viewers, behind both hours of Deadline: White House with Nicole Wallace and The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell, which was the network’s most-watched show. The Five claimed that title for Fox News, while the 5 p.m. hour of The Lead with Jake Tapper led the total viewer count for CNN.
25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 218 | CNN: 63 | MSNBC: 51
Prime: FNC: 382 | CNN: 104 | MSNBC: 74
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Cain: 253 | Hunt: 71 | Wallace: 79 |
| 5PM | Five: 349 | Tapper: 75 | Wallace: 72 |
| 6PM | Baier: 258 | Tapper: 75 | Melber: 81 |
| 7PM | Ingraham: 304 | Burnett: 100 | Weeknight: 82 |
| 8PM | Watters: 402 | Cooper: 115 | Hayes: 60 |
| 9PM | Hannity: 354 | Collins: 97 | Psaki: 79 |
| 10PM | Gutfeld!: 389 | Phillip: 98 | O’Donnell: 81 |
| 11PM | @ Night: 203 | Coates: 53 | 11th Hour: 58 |
Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 1.813 | CNN: 360 | MSNBC: 613
Prime: FNC: 3.109 | CNN: 480 | MSNBC: 962
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Cain: 2.123 | Hunt: 563 | Wallace: 1.053 |
| 5PM | Five: 3.714 | Tapper: 584 | Wallace: 1.070 |
| 6PM | Baier: 2.988 | Tapper: 451 | Melber: 951 |
| 7PM | Ingraham: 2.765 | Burnett: 563 | Weeknight: 744 |
| 8PM | Watters: 3.318 | Cooper: 540 | Hayes: 800 |
| 9PM | Hannity: 2.925 | Collins: 457 | Psaki: 962 |
| 10PM | Gutfeld!: 3.083 | Phillip: 443 | O’Donnell: 1.124 |
| 11PM | @ Night: 1.433 | Coates: 255 | 11th Hour: 583 |
