The Weeknight made its MSNBC debut with a second place finish in total viewers and a third place finish in the Adults 25-54 demo. The Rachel Maddow Show was the network’s No. 1 show in both of those measured categories. Over on Fox News, The Five led the way in total viewers, with Jesse Watters Primetime claiming the demo. The 5 p.m. ET hour of The Lead with Jake Tapper was CNN’s most-watched show in total viewers, while Erin Burnett OutFront led in the demo.
25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 198 | CNN: 65 | MSNBC: 63
Prime: FNC: 326 | CNN: 81 | MSNBC: 116
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Cain: 196 | Hunt: 81 | Wallace: 88 |
| 5PM | Five: 347 | Tapper: 88 | Wallace: 112 |
| 6PM | Baier: 280 | Tapper: 97 | Melber: 95 |
| 7PM | Ingraham: 342 | Burnett: 110 | Weeknight: 84 |
| 8PM | Watters: 379 | Cooper: 94 | Weeknight: 72 |
| 9PM | Hannity: 264 | Collins: 74 | Maddow: 155 |
| 10PM | Gutfeld!: 335 | Phillip: 76 | O’Donnell: 121 |
| 11PM | Gallagher: 234 | Coates: 62 | Ruhle: 63 |
Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 1.787 | CNN: 383 | MSNBC: 677
Prime: FNC: 3.026 | CNN: 479 | MSNBC: 1.287
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Cain: 2.037 | Hunt: 532 | Wallace: 1.090 |
| 5PM | Five: 3.955 | Tapper: 590 | Wallace: 1.114 |
| 6PM | Baier: 2.947 | Tapper: 509 | Melber: 959 |
| 7PM | Ingraham: 2.750 | Burnett: 564 | Weeknight: 805 |
| 8PM | Watters: 3.351 | Cooper: 524 | Weeknight: 833 |
| 9PM | Hannity: 2.655 | Collins: 459 | Maddow: 1.722 |
| 10PM | Gutfeld!: 3.072 | Phillip: 453 | O’Donnell: 1.307 |
| 11PM | Gallagher: 1.651 | Coates: 232 | Ruhle:: 698 |
