The very public feud between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk made headlines and brought viewers to the cable news networks. CNN and MSNBC saw increased numbers compared to a typical evening, but Fox News’ The Five remained the top show and the only program with more than 3 million total viewers. CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 landed in first place for the network, while The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell had the most total viewers for MSNBC.
25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 179 | CNN: 78 | MSNBC: 66
Prime: FNC: 292 | CNN: 117 | MSNBC: 105
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Cain: 194 |
Hunt: 134 |
Wallace: 114 |
| 5PM | Five: 314 |
Tapper: 125 |
Wallace: 108 |
| 6PM | Special Report: 271 |
Tapper: 160 |
Melber: 96 |
| 7PM | Ingraham: 289 |
Burnett: 136 |
Weeknight: 104 |
| 8PM | Watters: 355 |
Cooper: 124 |
Hayes: 101 |
| 9PM | Hannity: 238 |
Collins: 117 |
Psaki: 95 |
| 10PM | Gutfeld!: 283 |
Phillip: 109 |
O’Donnell: 120 |
| 11PM | Gallgher: 186 |
Coates: 75 |
Ruhle: 93 |
Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 1.610 | CNN: 414 | MSNBC: 706
Prime: FNC: 2.758 | CNN: 669 | MSNBC: 1.298
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Cain: 1.746 |
Hunt: 623 |
Wallace: 1.111 |
| 5PM | Five: 3.279 |
Tapper: 640 |
Wallace: 1.188 |
| 6PM | Special Report: 2.493 |
Tapper: 577 |
Melber: 1.203 |
| 7PM | Ingraham: 2.441 |
Burnett: 714 |
Weeknight: 992 |
| 8PM | Watters: 2.976 |
Cooper: 776 |
Hayes: 1.190 |
| 9PM | Hannity: 2.476 |
Collins: 647 |
Psaki: 1.218 |
| 10PM | Gutfeld!: 2.820 |
Phillip: 583 |
O’Donnell: 1.486 |
| 11PM | Gallagher: 1.404 |
Coates: 327 |
Ruhle: 967 |
