Only two CNN shows, The Arena with Kasie Hunt and The Source with Kaitlan Collins, had their regular anchors in place on Friday. The rest of CNN’s programs had fill-in anchors. CNN finished in the No. 3 position in both total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo during total day and primetime.
25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 147 | CNN: 44 | MSNBC: 46
Prime: FNC: 206 | CNN: 46 | MSNBC: 47
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Cain: 264 | Hunt: 71 | Wallace: 81 |
| 5PM | Five: 356 | The Lead: 74 | Wallace: 79 |
| 6PM | Baier: 215 | The Lead: 79 | The Beat: 81 |
| 7PM | Ingraham Angle: 157 | Outfront: 67 | Weeknight: 48 |
| 8PM | Watters: 208 | AC 360: 37 | All In: 68 |
| 9PM | Hannity: 159 | Collins: 49 | Psaki: 47 |
| 10PM | Gutfeld!: 251 | CNN NewsNight: 54 | Last Word: 27 |
| 11PM | @Night: 116 | Coates Live: 25 | Ruhle: 31 |
Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 1.545 | CNN: 296 | MSNBC: 532
Prime: FNC: 2.326 | CNN: 371 | MSNBC: 738
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Cain: 2.184 | Hunt: 409 | Wallace: 929 |
| 5PM | Five: 3.350 | The Lead: 479 | Wallace: 883 |
| 6PM | Baier: 2.296 | The Lead: 448 | The Beat: 752 |
| 7PM | Ingraham Angle: 2.079 | Outfront: 456 | Weeknight: 653 |
| 8PM | Watters: 2.560 | AC 360: 393 | All In: 725 |
| 9PM | Hannity: 1.908 | Collins: 378 | Psaki: 765 |
| 10PM | Gutfeld!: 2.510 | CNN NewsNight: 343 | Last Word: 725 |
| 11PM | @Night: 1.174 | Coates Live: 170 | Ruhle: 539 |
