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 |
