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Overnight Cable News Ratings for Nov. 8-11: CNN and MSNBC Experience Post-Election Ratings Blues

Fox News held a commanding lead over the weekend

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By Mark Mwachiro

Friday, Nov. 8

Fox News more than tripled CNN and MSNBC’s combined audiences among primetime total viewers and as well as the Adults 25-54 primetime demo. MSNBC also experienced a steep drop in the demo in both primetime and total day, finishing behind CNN.

25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000)

Total Day: FNC: 329| CNN: 81 | MSNBC: 62
Prime: FNC: 522 | CNN: 93 | MSNBC: 61

FNC: CNN: MSNBC:
4PM Cavuto:
253		 Tapper:
110		 Wallace:
94
5PM Five:
442		 Tapper:
117		 Wallace:
—
6PM Baier:
472		 Blitzer:
72		 Melber:
66
7PM Ingraham:
481		 Burnett:
83		 Reid:
76
8PM Watters:
568		 Cooper:
85		 Hayes:
77
9PM Hannity:
469		 Collins:
87		 Wagner:
53
10PM Gutfeld:
529		 Phillip:
106		 The Last Word:
53
11PM Gallagher:
324		 Coates:
78		 Ruhle:
62

Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)

Total Day: FNC: 2.579 | CNN: 430 | MSNBC: 622
Prime: FNC: 3.736 | CNN: 500 | MSNBC: 636

FNC: CNN: MSNBC:
4PM Cavuto:
2.432		 Tapper:
613		 Wallace:
968
5PM Five:
4.376		 Tapper:
650		 Wallace:
—-
6PM Baier:
3.664		 Blitzer:
511		 Melber:
825
7PM Ingraham:
3.656		 Burnett:
523		 Reid:
715
8PM Watters:
4.219		 Cooper:
547		 Hayes:
715
9PM Hannity:
3.498		 Collins:
506		 Wagner:
585
10PM Gutfeld:
3.492		 Phillip:
448		 The Last Word:
609
11PM Gallagher:
1.958		 Coates
326		 Ruhle:
520

Saturday, Nov. 9

Life, Liberty & Levin was Fox News’ most-watched program on Saturday night, and the network once again held a commanding lead over its rivals, which averaged less than 500,000 total viewers in both primetime and total day. CNN finished ahead of MSNBC in both measured categories across both dayparts, tweaking its Saturday night schedule to feature more news shows.

25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000)

Total Day: FNC: 171 | CNN: 56 | MSNBC: 28
Prime: FNC: 206 | CNN: 49 | MSNBC: 24

FNC: CNN: MSNBC:
4PM FN Live:
116		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
58		 MSNBC Reports:
13
5PM Scott:
146		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
67		 Sharpton:
33
6PM Scott:
150		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
54		 Capeheart:
27
7PM Big Weekend Show:
186		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
55		 Ayman:
23
8PM Levin:
208		 CNN Newsroom:
45		 Ayman:
—-
9PM Kilmeade:
211		 CNN Newsroom:
31		 Melber:
26
10PM Failla:
200		 Real Time:
71		 Ayman:
26
11PM Gutfeld:
185		 CNN Newsroom:
61		 Ruhle:
23

Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)

Total Day: FNC: 1.451 | CNN: 331 | MSNBC: 327
Prime: FNC: 1.803 | CNN: 384 | MSNBC: 229

FNC: CNN: MSNBC:
4PM FN Live:
1.203		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
328		 MSNBC Reports:
296
5PM Scott:
1.346		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
376		 Sharpton:
430
6PM Scott:
1.449		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
365		 Capeheart:
424
7PM Big Weekend Show:
1.770		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
369		 Ayman:
311
8PM Levin:
2.114		 CNN Newsroom:
284		 Ayman:
—-
9PM Kilmeade:
1.856		 CNN Newsroom:
267		 Melber:
236
10PM Failla:
1.439		 Real Time:
600		 Ayman:
194
11PM Gutfeld:
1.036		 CNN Newsroom:
286		 Ruhle:
171

Sunday, Nov. 10

MSNBC and CNN once again failed to crack over 500,000 total viewers during primetime or total day. Meanwhile, Fox News saw over a million total viewers across both dayparts with The Big Weekend Show leading the way as the most-watched program.

25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000)

Total Day: FNC: 161 | CNN: 42 | MSNBC: 19
Prime: FNC: 175 | CNN: 45 | MSNBC: 25

FNC: CNN: MSNBC:
4PM FN Live:
115		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
23		 MSNBC Reports:
12
5PM Levin:
89		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
27		 Sharpton:
13
6PM Scott:
153		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
42		 Capeheart:
20
7PM Big Weekend Show:
234		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
31		 Ayman:
27
8PM Levin:
177		 CNN Newsroom:
45		 Ayman:
—-
9PM Gowdy:
180		 CNN Newsroom:
45		 Morning Joe:
28
10PM Big Weekend Show:
168		 CNN Newsroom:
46		 Psaki:
22
11PM Levin:
156		 CNN Newsroom:
39		 Ayman:
13

Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)

Total Day: FNC: 1.362 | CNN: 271 | MSNBC: 264
Prime: FNC: 1.581 | CNN: 239 | MSNBC: 184

FNC: CNN: MSNBC:
4PM FN Live:
1.074		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
241		 MSNBC Reports:
250
5PM Levin:
1.048		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
270		 Sharpton:
344
6PM Scott:
1.413		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
280		 Capeheart:
278
7PM Big Weekend Show:
1.946		 CNN Newsroom/Dean:
295		 Ayman:
241
8PM Levin:
1.715		 CNN Newsroom:
237		 Ayman:
—-
9PM Gowdy:
1.779		 CNN Newsroom:
260		 Morning Joe:
171
10PM Big Weekend Show:
1.248		 CNN Newsroom:
220		 Psaki:
168
11PM Levin:
806		 CNN Newsroom:
190		 Ayman:
138

Monday, Nov. 11

MSNBC showed some semblance of life as both The Rachel Maddow Show and The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell pulled in over a million total viewers on the Monday after Election Week. CNN, on the other hand, continued to average well below 500,000 total viewers in both primetime and total day. The 4 p.m. hour of The Lead with Jake Tapper was the only show to crack the half-million mark, with 516,000 total viewers.

25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000)

Total Day: FNC: 316 | CNN: 75 | MSNBC: 56
Prime: FNC: 485 | CNN: 95 | MSNBC: 85

FNC: CNN: MSNBC:
4PM Your World:
294		 Tapper:
111		 Wallace:
76
5PM Five:
492		 Tapper:
92		 Wallace:
—
6PM Special Report:
441		 Blitzer:
96		 The Beat:
56
7PM Ingraham:
441		 Burnett:
92		 Reid:
69
8PM Watters:
490		 Cooper:
95		 Psaki:
42
9PM Hannity:
420		 Collins:
96		 Maddow:
109
10PM Gutfeld:
546		 Phillip:
92		 O’Donnell:
103
11PM Gallagher:
311		 Coates:
59		 Ruhle:
44

Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)

Total Day: FNC: 2.376 | CNN: 372 | MSNBC: 656
Prime: FNC: 3.479 | CNN: 397 | MSNBC: 1.069

FNC: CNN: MSNBC:
4PM Your World:
2.257		 Tapper:
516		 Wallace:
925
5PM Five:
4.409		 Tapper:
490		 Wallace:
—-
6PM Special Report:
3.399		 Blitzer:
499		 The Beat:
723
7PM Ingraham:
3.460		 Burnett:
502		 Reid:
766
8PM Watters:
3.963		 Cooper:
439		 Psaki:
744
9PM Hannity:
3.131		 Collins:
365		 Maddow:
1.337
10PM Gutfeld:
3.342		 Phillip:
387		 O’Donnell:
1.127
11PM Gallagher:
1.986		 Coates
263		 Ruhle:
505
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Mark Mwachiro

Mark Mwachiro is a TVNewser contributor who has been writing for the blog since March 2022. Based out of New York, Mark has also contributed to ADWEEK.

mark.mwachiro@adweek.com
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