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

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: 62Prime: FNC: 522 | CNN: 93 | MSNBC: 61 FNC:CNN:MSNBC:4PMCavuto:253Tapper:110Wallace:945PMFive:442Tapper:117Wallace:---6PMBaier:472Blitzer:72Melber:667PMIngraham:481Burnett:83Reid:768PMWatters:568Cooper:85Hayes:779PMHannity:469Collins:87Wagner:5310PMGutfeld:529Phillip:106The Last Word:5311PMGallagher:324Coates:78Ruhle:62 Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day: FNC: 2.579 | CNN: 430 | MSNBC: 622Prime: FNC: 3.736 | CNN: 500 | MSNBC: 636 FNC:CNN:MSNBC:4PMCavuto:2.432Tapper:613Wallace:9685PMFive:4.376Tapper:650Wallace:----6PMBaier:3.664Blitzer:511Melber:8257PMIngraham:3.656Burnett:523Reid:7158PMWatters:4.219Cooper:547Hayes:7159PMHannity:3.498Collins:506Wagner:58510PMGutfeld:3.492Phillip:448The Last Word:60911PMGallagher:1.958Coates326Ruhle: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: 28Prime: FNC: 206 | CNN: 49 | MSNBC: 24 FNC:CNN:MSNBC:4PMFN Live:116CNN Newsroom/Dean:58MSNBC Reports:135PMScott:146CNN Newsroom/Dean:67Sharpton:336PMScott:150CNN Newsroom/Dean:54Capeheart:277PMBig Weekend Show:186CNN Newsroom/Dean:55Ayman:238PMLevin:208CNN Newsroom:45Ayman:----9PMKilmeade:211CNN Newsroom:31Melber:2610PMFailla:200Real Time:71Ayman:2611PMGutfeld:185CNN Newsroom:61Ruhle:23 Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day: FNC: 1.451 | CNN: 331 | MSNBC: 327Prime: FNC: 1.803 | CNN: 384 | MSNBC: 229 FNC:CNN:MSNBC:4PMFN Live:1.203CNN Newsroom/Dean:328MSNBC Reports:2965PMScott:1.346CNN Newsroom/Dean:376Sharpton:4306PMScott:1.449CNN Newsroom/Dean:365Capeheart:4247PMBig Weekend Show:1.770CNN Newsroom/Dean:369Ayman:3118PMLevin:2.114CNN Newsroom:284Ayman:----9PMKilmeade:1.856CNN Newsroom:267Melber:23610PMFailla:1.439Real Time:600Ayman:19411PMGutfeld:1.036CNN Newsroom:286Ruhle: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: 19Prime: FNC: 175 | CNN: 45 | MSNBC: 25 FNC:CNN:MSNBC:4PMFN Live:115CNN Newsroom/Dean:23MSNBC Reports:125PMLevin:89CNN Newsroom/Dean:27Sharpton:136PMScott:153CNN Newsroom/Dean:42Capeheart:207PMBig Weekend Show:234CNN Newsroom/Dean:31Ayman:278PMLevin:177CNN Newsroom:45Ayman:----9PMGowdy:180CNN Newsroom:45Morning Joe:2810PMBig Weekend Show:168CNN Newsroom:46Psaki:2211PMLevin:156CNN Newsroom:39Ayman:13 Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day: FNC: 1.362 | CNN: 271 | MSNBC: 264Prime: FNC: 1.581 | CNN: 239 | MSNBC: 184 FNC:CNN:MSNBC:4PMFN Live:1.074CNN Newsroom/Dean:241MSNBC Reports:2505PMLevin:1.048CNN Newsroom/Dean:270Sharpton:3446PMScott:1.413CNN Newsroom/Dean:280Capeheart:2787PMBig Weekend Show:1.946CNN Newsroom/Dean:295Ayman:2418PMLevin:1.715CNN Newsroom:237Ayman:----9PMGowdy:1.779CNN Newsroom:260Morning Joe:17110PMBig Weekend Show:1.248CNN Newsroom:220Psaki:16811PMLevin:806CNN Newsroom:190Ayman: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: 56Prime: FNC: 485 | CNN: 95 | MSNBC: 85 FNC:CNN:MSNBC:4PMYour World:294Tapper:111Wallace:765PMFive:492Tapper:92Wallace:---6PMSpecial Report:441Blitzer:96The Beat:567PMIngraham:441Burnett:92Reid:698PMWatters:490Cooper:95Psaki:429PMHannity:420Collins:96Maddow:10910PMGutfeld:546Phillip:92O'Donnell:10311PMGallagher:311Coates:59Ruhle:44 Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day: FNC: 2.376 | CNN: 372 | MSNBC: 656Prime: FNC: 3.479 | CNN: 397 | MSNBC: 1.069 FNC:CNN:MSNBC:4PMYour World:2.257Tapper:516Wallace:9255PMFive:4.409Tapper:490Wallace:----6PMSpecial Report:3.399Blitzer:499The Beat:7237PMIngraham:3.460Burnett:502Reid:7668PMWatters:3.963Cooper:439Psaki:7449PMHannity:3.131Collins:365Maddow:1.33710PMGutfeld:3.342Phillip:387O'Donnell:1.12711PMGallagher:1.986Coates263Ruhle:505

	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

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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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