Overnight Cable News Ratings for Nov. 12-14: CNN and MSNBC's Post-Election Struggles Continue

Tuesday, November 12 Fox News' Jesse Watters Primetime won the total viewer battle, while Gutfeld! was the most-watched program in the demo. CNN drew more viewers than MSNBC in the Adults 25-54 demo during both dayparts, while MSNBC finished as the No. 2 network in total viewers in primetime and total day. But neither network broke the million-mark in total viewers. 25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day: FNC: 313 | CNN: 69 | MSNBC: 51Prime: FNC: 501 | CNN: 120 | MSNBC: 67 FNC:CNN:MSNBC:4PMCavuto:277Tapper:77Wallace:785PMFive:450Tapper:81Wallace:---6PMSpecial Report:396Blitzer:83Melber:817PMIngraham:459Burnett:117Reid:808PMWatters:533Cooper:118Hayes:749PMHannity:433Collins:124Wagner:6810PMGutfeld:537Phillip:117O'Donnell:5911PMGallagher:339Coates:60Ruhle:33 Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day: FNC: 2.415 | CNN: 388 | MSNBC: 622Prime: FNC: 3.850 | CNN: 531 | MSNBC: 807 FNC:CNN:MSNBC:4PMCavuto:2.009Tapper:479Wallace:9755PMFive:4.159Tapper:529Wallace:----6PMSpecial Report:3.253Blitzer:479Melber:9467PMIngraham:3.579Burnett:537Reid:7858PMWatters:4.380Cooper:579Hayes:7709PMHannity:3.634Collins:539Wagner:66610PMGutfeld:3.535Phillip:475O'Donnell:98611PMGallagher:1.974Coates289Ruhle:541 Wednesday, November 13 MSNBC saw some rosier results on Tuesday as both Deadline: White House with Nicole Wallace and The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell pulled in over a million total viewers, even as the total primetime audience fell just short of that mark. The network also drew dead even with CNN in the primetime demo, although the latter finished first among A25-54 viewers across total day. 25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day: FNC: 343 | CNN: 81 | MSNBC: 69Prime: FNC: 521 | CNN: 112 | MSNBC: 112 FNC:CNN:MSNBC:4PMCavuto:352Tapper:99Wallace:1015PMFive:515Tapper:95Wallace:---6PMSpecial Report:435Blitzer:89Melber:837PMIngraham:474Burnett:119Reid:1008PMWatters:536Cooper:129Hayes:1059PMHannity:463Collins:98Wagner:11310PMGutfeld:565Phillip:108O'Donnell:11811PMGallagher:319Coates:87Ruhle:70 Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day: FNC: 2.676 | CNN: 418 | MSNBC: 679Prime: FNC: 3.908 | CNN: 523 | MSNBC: 929 FNC:CNN:MSNBC:4PMCavuto:2.739Tapper:558Wallace:1.1245PMFive:4.671Tapper:532Wallace:----6PMSpecial Report:3.284Blitzer:468Melber:9367PMIngraham:3.398Burnett:587Reid:8268PMWatters:4.302Cooper:601Hayes:8349PMHannity:3.630Collins:492Wagner:76810PMGutfeld:3.792Phillip:476O'Donnell:1.18611PMGallagher:2.015Coates342Ruhle:626 Thursday, November 14 Fox News' The Five and Jesse Watters Primetime continued to deliver over 4 million total viewers, while Deadline: White House with Nicole Wallace and The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell recorded over a million viewers for MSNBC for the second day in a row. CNN saw its highest total viewer audience during Erin Burnett OutFront, but the million-viewer mark remained far out of reach. 25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day: FNC: 294 | CNN: 74 | MSNBC: 60Prime: FNC: 482 | CNN: 113 | MSNBC: 79 FNC:CNN:MSNBC:4PMCavuto:279Tapper:87Wallace:825PMFive:492Tapper:92Wallace:---6PMBaier:367Blitzer:96Melber:657PMIngraham:406Burnett:98Reid:848PMWatters:494AC360:117Hayes:829PMHannity:437Collins:116Wagner:7110PMGutfeld:514Phillip:105O'Donnell:8411PMGallagher:298Coates:71Ruhle:75 Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day: FNC: 2.411 | CNN: 420 | MSNBC: 677Prime: FNC: 3.641 | CNN: 501 | MSNBC: 830 FNC:CNN:MSNBC:4PMCavuto:2.238Tapper:529Wallace:1.0975PMFive:4.316Tapper:505Wallace:----6PMBaier:3.209Blitzer:527Melber:9437PMIngraham:3.318Burnett:550Reid:8708PMWatters:4.140AC360:510Hayes:7709PMHannity:3.254Collins:495Wagner:68810PMGutfeld:3.530Phillip:499O'Donnell:1.03311PMGallagher:2.008Coates362Ruhle:573

	FNC:	CNN:	MSNBC:
4PM	Cavuto: 277	Tapper: 77	Wallace: 78
5PM	Five: 450	Tapper: 81	Wallace: —
6PM	Special Report: 396	Blitzer: 83	Melber: 81
7PM	Ingraham: 459	Burnett: 117	Reid: 80
8PM	Watters: 533	Cooper: 118	Hayes: 74
9PM	Hannity: 433	Collins: 124	Wagner: 68
10PM	Gutfeld: 537	Phillip: 117	O’Donnell: 59
11PM	Gallagher: 339	Coates: 60	Ruhle: 33

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Overnight Cable News Ratings for Nov. 12-14: CNN and MSNBC's Post-Election Struggles Continue

Fox News drew nearly 4 million primetime total viewers across all three nights

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