Tuesday, August 5 Evening Cable News Ratings: Fox News Finishes Ahead of CBS and ABC

Jesse Watters Primetime was the top show during the primetime window

Fox News finished ahead of two broadcast networks, CBS (2 million viewers) and ABC (1.7 million viewers), during primetime in total viewers on Tuesday night. The network’s top show in total viewers during primetime was Jesse Watters Primetime. Gutfeld! was top in the demo.

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

Total Day: FNC: 193 | CNN: 63 | MSNBC: 52
Prime: FNC: 293 | CNN: 111 | MSNBC: 111

FNC: CNN: MSNBC:
4PM Cain:
202
Hunt:
87
Wallace:
110
5PM Five:
361
Tapper:
90
Wallace:
118
6PM Baier:
256
Tapper:
84
Melber:
100
7PM Ingraham:
236
Burnett:
111
Weeknight:
98
8PM Watters:
277
AC 360:
128
All In:
87
9PM Hannity:
257
Collins:
99
Psaki:
103
10PM Gutfeld!:
344
CNN NewsNight:
107
O’Donnell:
143
11PM Gallgher:
245
Coates Live:
47
Ruhle:
102

Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)

Total Day: FNC: 1.620 | CNN: 351 | MSNBC: 602
Prime: FNC: 2.633 | CNN: 531 | MSNBC: 976

FNC: CNN: MSNBC:
4PM Cain:
1.991
Hunt:
454
Wallace:
1.056
5PM Five:
3.410
Tapper
552
Wallace:
1.063
6PM Baier:
2.506
Tapper:
399
Melber:
974
7PM Ingraham:
2.519
Burnett:
472
Weeknight:
884
8PM Watters:
2.873
AC 360:
569
All In:
860
9PM Hannity:
2.287
Collins:
538
Psaki:
911
10PM Gutfeld!:
2.739
CNN NewsNight:
485
O’Donnell:
1.157
11PM Gallagher:
1.481
Coates Live:
258
Ruhle:
624
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