CNN’s airing of the Live Aid: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took On the World docuseries propelled the network to a second-place finish in total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo. As usual, Fox News was the leader of the evening, with the 7 p.m. ET edition of The Big Weekend Show taking the top spot in total viewers.
25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 113 | CNN: 45 | MSNBC: 30
Prime: FNC: 112 | CNN: 66 | MSNBC: 25
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Scott: 99 |
Newsroom/Whitfield: 29 |
Wallace*: 55 |
| 5PM | Levin*: 76 |
Newsroom/Dean: 37 |
Sharpton: 50 |
| 6PM | Big Weekend: 129 |
Newsroom/Dean: 46 |
Weekend: 33 |
| 7PM | Big Weekend: 191 |
Newsroom/Dean: 53 |
Weekend: 22 |
| 8PM | Levin: 111 |
Whole Story: 69 |
Weekend: 25 |
| 9PM | Gowdy: 110 |
Live Aid: 94 |
Leguizamo: 22 |
| 10PM | Kilmeade: 115 |
Billionaire: 34 |
Psaki*: 27 |
| 11PM | Big Weekend*: 85 |
Whole Story*: 13 |
Weekend*: 17 |
Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 1.106 | CNN: 353 | MSNBC: 360
Prime: FNC: 1.474 | CNN: 479 | MSNBC: 337
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Scott: 1.132 |
Newsroom/Whitfield: 356 |
Wallace*: 447 |
| 5PM | Levin*: 792 |
Newsroom/Dean: 447 |
Sharpton: 471 |
| 6PM | Big Weekend: 1.197 |
Newsroom/Dean: 379 |
Weekend: 424 |
| 7PM | Big Weekend: 1.471 |
Newsroom/Dean: 387 |
Weekend: 382 |
| 8PM | Levin: 1.447 |
Whole Story: 423 |
Weekend: 440 |
| 9PM | Gowdy: 1.576 |
Live Aid: 685 |
Leguizamo: 268 |
| 10PM | Kilmeade: 1.398 |
Billionaire: 328 |
Psaki*: 303 |
| 11PM | Big Weekend*: 964 |
Whole Story*: 179 |
Weekend*: 220 |
