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 |
