Fox News finished primetime with barely 3 million viewers, as the summer doldrums and a slower news cycle affected cable news viewership. MSNBC finished in second place in total viewers and in the primetime Adults 25-54 demo. CNN finished as the No. 2 network in the demo during total day.
25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 208 | CNN: 65 | MSNBC: 57
Prime: FNC: 379 | CNN: 87 | MSNBC: 89
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Cain: 195 |
Hunt: 83 |
Wallace: 116 |
| 5PM | Five: 379 |
Tapper: 80 |
Wallace: 93 |
| 6PM | Baier: 261 |
Tapper: 75 |
Melber: 79 |
| 7PM | Ingraham: 242 |
Burnett: 77 |
Weeknight: 109 |
| 8PM | Watters: 388 |
Cooper: 71 |
Hayes: 78 |
| 9PM | Hannity: 338 |
Collins: 86 |
Psaki: 86 |
| 10PM | Gutfeld: 411 |
Phillip: 105 |
O’Donnell: 104 |
| 11PM | Gallagher: 265 |
Coates: 61 |
Ruhle: 69 |
Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 1.752 | CNN: 398 | MSNBC: 572
Prime: FNC: 3.039 | CNN: 536 | MSNBC: 896
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Cain: 1.973 |
Hunt: 523 |
Wallace: 1.025 |
| 5PM | Five: 3.853 |
Tapper: 591 |
Wallace: 1.004 |
| 6PM | Baier: 2.560 |
Tapper: 437 |
Melber: 875 |
| 7PM | Ingraham: 2.449 |
Burnett: 532 |
Weeknight: 722 |
| 8PM | Watters: 3.405 |
Cooper: 536 |
Hayes: 839 |
| 9PM | Hannity: 2.598 |
Collins: 557 |
Psaki: 953 |
| 10PM | Gutfeld: 3.114 |
Phillip: 515 |
O’Donnell: 897 |
| 11PM | Gallagher: 1.614 |
Coates: 263 |
Ruhle: 594 |
