Overnight Cable News Ratings for Nov. 15-18: CNN and MSNBC's Lost Weekend

Friday, Nov. 15 MSNBC triumphed over CNN among Adults 25-54 during primetime led by The ReidOut with Joy Reid as the most-watched show in that advertiser-coveted demo. But CNN still claimed bragging rights for the total day demo, seeing the most A25-54 viewers during the 5 p.m. hour of The Lead with Jake Tapper. Meanwhile, The Five finished out the week as Fox News' most-watched show in the demo as well as with total viewers. 25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day: FNC: 243| CNN: 60 | MSNBC: 57Prime: FNC: 300 | CNN: 61 | MSNBC: 75 FNC:CNN:MSNBC:4PMCavuto:246Tapper:61Wallace:795PMFive:450Tapper:75Wallace:---6PMBaier:368Blitzer:65Melber:687PMIngraham:301OutFront:67Reid:868PMWatters:319Cooper:71Hayes:859PMHannity:237Collins:62Wagner:6410PMGutfeld:344Phillip:51The Last Word:7711PM@Night:137Coates:28Ruhle:25 Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day: FNC: 2.178 | CNN: 379 | MSNBC: 584Prime: FNC: 2.987 | CNN: 425 | MSNBC: 636 FNC:CNN:MSNBC:4PMCavuto:2.074Tapper:443Wallace:8865PMFive:4.289Tapper:520Wallace:----6PMBaier:3.358Blitzer:408Melber:7677PMIngraham:3.221OutFront:455Reid:7088PMWatters:3.478Cooper:488Hayes:6369PMHannity:2.663Collins:437Wagner:60310PMGutfeld:2.819Phillip:349The Last Word:67011PM@Night:1.451Coates235Ruhle:414 Saturday, Nov. 16 CNN's re-broadcast of HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher is consistently attracting audiences across both measured categories. The post-Election Week edition was the most-watched show among total viewers and the A25-54 demo. And there's some real spillover effect happening with CNN's newest Saturday night show, Have I Got News For You, with that series registering higher numbers as well. 25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day: FNC: 148 | CNN: 52 | MSNBC: 28Prime: FNC: 117 | CNN: 77 | MSNBC: 19 FNC:CNN:MSNBC:4PMFN Live:120CNN Newsroom/Dean:56Melber:225PMFive:147CNN Newsroom/Dean:53Sharpton:316PMScott:187CNN Newsroom/Dean:64Capeheart:317PMBig Weekend Show:192CNN Newsroom/Dean:58Ayman:278PMLevin:102Real Time:98Ayman:----9PMKilmeade:115News For You:84Maddow1910PMFailla:135Scandal:48Ayman:1511PMGutfeld:127Real Time:50Ruhle:14 Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day: FNC: 1.287 | CNN: 343 | MSNBC: 312Prime: FNC: 1.533 | CNN: 498 | MSNBC: 276 FNC:CNN:MSNBC:4PMFN Live:923CNN Newsroom/Dean:290Melber:2665PMFive:1.171CNN Newsroom/Dean:384Sharpton:3636PMScott:1.613CNN Newsroom/Dean:501Capeheart:4377PMBig Weekend Show:1.761CNN Newsroom/Dean:434Ayman:3368PMLevin:1.775Real Time:736Ayman:----9PMKilmeade:1.596News For You:534Maddow:30210PMFailla:1.227Scandal:224Ayman:21711PMGutfeld:903Real Time:292Ruhle:158 Sunday, Nov. 17 Fox News continued to lead the way over the weekend with over a million total viewers in both primetime and total day. CNN and MSNBC fell well short of that mark—both networks finished Sunday with under 400,000 total viewers. FNC's saw its biggest total viewer audience for Life, Liberty & Levin at 8 p.m. ET while The Big Weekend Show was first among the A25-54 crowd. 25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day: FNC: 137 | CNN: 40 | MSNBC: 23Prime: FNC: 110 | CNN: 41 | MSNBC: 15 FNC:CNN:MSNBC:4PMFN Live:156CNN Newsroom/Whitefield:19Prime:185PMLevin:107CNN Newsroom/Dean:37Sharpton:206PMScott:110CNN Newsroom/Dean:38Capeheart:107PMBig Weekend Show:142CNN Newsroom/Dean:40Ayman:228PMLevin:119Gupta Reports:42Ayman:----9PMGowdy:106How it Happened:45Prime:1510PMBig Weekend Show:107How it Happened:38Psaki:1211PMLevin:107Gupta Reports:34Ayman:11 Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day: FNC: 1.203 | CNN: 296 | MSNBC: 275Prime: FNC: 1.424 | CNN: 370 | MSNBC: 238 FNC:CNN:MSNBC:4PMFN Live:1.021CNN Newsroom/Whitfield:229Prime:2235PMLevin:869CNN Newsroom/Dean:298Sharpton:3046PMScott:1.123CNN Newsroom/Dean:275Capeheart:2007PMBig Weekend Show:1.520CNN Newsroom/Dean:293Ayman:2508PMLevin:1.609Gupta Reports:461Ayman:----9PMGowdy:1.529How it Happenned:362Prime:24010PMBig Weekend Show:1.133How it Happened:286Psaki:22911PMLevin:707Gupta Reports:190Ayman:169 Monday, Nov. 18 The Rachel Maddow Show and The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell lifted MSNBC above the million mark in total viewers on Monday night. The news wasn't as positive for CNN, which saw its total viewer numbers remain below 500,000 in both primetime and total day. Over on Fox News, each program between 5 to 11 p.m. saw over 3 million total viewers with one notable exception. The 9 p.m. hour of Hannity registered 2.712 million viewers in that particular category. 25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day: FNC: 260 | CNN: 66 | MSNBC: 65Prime: FNC: 371 | CNN: 101 | MSNBC: 97 FNC:CNN:MSNBC:4PMCavuto:274Tapper:97Wallace:785PMFive:534Tapper:72Wallace:---6PMBaier:408Blitzer:79Melber:617PMIngraham:362Burnett:76ReidOut:798PMWatters:394Cooper:88Psaki:879PMHannity:312Collins:108Maddow:12810PMGutfeld:408CNN Newsnight:105O'Donnell:7711PMGallagher:203Coates:51Ruhle:44 Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day: FNC: 2.199 | CNN: 394 | MSNBC: 708Prime: FNC: 3.166 | CNN: 440 | MSNBC: 1.127 FNC:CNN:MSNBC:4PMCavuto:2.076Tapper:534Wallace:9975PMFive:4.374Tapper:559Wallace:----6PMBaier:3.335Blitzer:486Melber:9447PMIngraham:3.179Burnett:536ReidOut:7378PMWatters:3.684Cooper:462Psaki:7529PMHannity:2.712Collins:432Maddow:1.48810PMGutfeld:3.104CNN Newsnight:426O'Donnell:1.14011PMGallagher:1.560Coates248Ruhle:497

	FNC:	CNN:	MSNBC:
4PM	Cavuto: 246	Tapper: 61	Wallace: 79
5PM	Five: 450	Tapper: 75	Wallace: —
6PM	Baier: 368	Blitzer: 65	Melber: 68
7PM	Ingraham: 301	OutFront: 67	Reid: 86
8PM	Watters: 319	Cooper: 71	Hayes: 85
9PM	Hannity: 237	Collins: 62	Wagner: 64
10PM	Gutfeld: 344	Phillip: 51	The Last Word: 77

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Overnight Cable News Ratings for Nov. 15-18: CNN and MSNBC's Lost Weekend

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