The Five and Jesse Watters Primetime topped 4 million total viewers on Wednesday. The Five was the most-watched show in total viewers while Primetime was first among Adults 25-54 viewers. Elsewhere, The Rachel Maddow was MSNBC’s top show in both measured categories, while The Lead with Jake Tapper was CNN’s most-watched show in total viewers, and CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip finished at No. 1 in the demo. Interestingly, Laura Coates Live—CNN’s 11 p.m. ET show—was its second most-watched show among A25-54 viewers.
25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 249 | CNN: 86 | MSNBC: 72
Prime: FNC: 422 | CNN: 122 | MSNBC: 145
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Cain: 270 | Hunt: 80 | Wallace: 121 |
| 5PM | Five: 412 | Tapper: 91 | Wallace: 106 |
| 6PM | Baier: 303 | Tapper: 76 | Melber: 84 |
| 7PM | Ingraham: 359 | Burnett: 93 | Prime: 98 |
| 8PM | Watters: 490 | Cooper: 86 | Hayes: 131 |
| 9PM | Hannity: 364 | Collins: 123 | Maddow: 190 |
| 10PM | Gutfeld: 412 | Phillip: 156 | The Last Word: 114 |
| 11PM | Gallagher: 218 | Coates: 128 | Ruhle: 88 |
Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 2.003 | CNN: 446 | MSNBC: 710
Prime: FNC: 3.483 | CNN: 646 | MSNBC: 1.421
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Cain: 2.249 | Hunt: 632 | Wallace: 1.282 |
| 5PM | Five: 4.126 | Tapper: 687 | Wallace: 1.254 |
| 6PM | Baier: 3.116 | Tapper: 525 | Melber: 1.004 |
| 7PM | Ingraham: 3.311 | Burnett: 631 | Prime: 931 |
| 8PM | Watters: 4.009 | Cooper: 658 | Hayes: 1.173 |
| 9PM | Hannity: 3.186 | Collins: 635 | Maddow: 2.050 |
| 10PM | Gutfeld: 3.253 | Phillip: 646 | The Last Word: 1.041 |
| 11PM | Gallagher: 1.697 | Coates 376 | Ruhle: 624 |
