While Fox News still led in the ratings, the network’s programming had a rough Thursday with almost all shows trending lower than usual. The Five finished below 4 million total viewers and was the third-most watched show in the Adults 25-54 demo. On the other hand, MSNBC’s 8 p.m. to midnight slate performed well with The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle cracking the million total viewer mark. CNN’s town hall helped the network secure second place in the primetime demo.
25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 235 | CNN: 91 | MSNBC: 66
Prime: FNC: 382 | CNN: 140 | MSNBC: 113
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Cain: 264 | Hunt: 111 | Wallace: 80 |
| 5PM | Five: 392 | Tapper: 135 | Wallace: 79 |
| 6PM | Baier: 311 | Tapper: 123 | Melber: 70 |
| 7PM | Ingraham: 273 | Burnett: 154 | Prime: 67 |
| 8PM | Watters: 404 | Cooper: 141 | Hayes: 95 |
| 9PM | Hannity: 324 | CNN Town Hall: 133 | Maddow: 141 |
| 10PM | Gutfeld: 419 | CNN Town Hall/Phillip: 144 | O’Donnell: 102 |
| 11PM | Gallagher: 257 | Phillip: 154 | Ruhle: 103 |
Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 1.911 | CNN: 469 | MSNBC: 783
Prime: FNC: 3.230 | CNN: 657 | MSNBC: 1.508
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Cain: 2.099 | Hunt: 661 | Wallace: 1.215 |
| 5PM | Five: 3.882 | Tapper: 711 | Wallace: 1.207 |
| 6PM | Baier: 2.920 | Tapper: 624 | Melber: 1.165 |
| 7PM | Ingraham: 2.823 | Burnett: 729 | Prime: 911 |
| 8PM | Watters: 3.608 | Cooper: 760 | Hayes: 1.036 |
| 9PM | Hannity: 2.904 | CNN Town Hall: 642 | Maddow: 2.044 |
| 10PM | Gutfeld: 3.178 | CNN Town Hall/Phillip: 570 | O’Donnell: 1.444 |
| 11PM | Gallagher: 1.771 | Phillip: 422 | Ruhle:: 1.000 |
