Nightly Ratings Nov. 22-25: Fox News Leads Slow Weekend Before Thanksgiving

Friday November 22

CNN’s total audience once again fell below 500,000 total viewers in primetime and daytime. The network’s most-watched show by total viewers was the 5 p.m. show The Lead with Jake Tapperwhile NewsNight with Abby Phillip was first in the demo.

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

Total day: FNC: 241 | CNN: 52 | MSNBC: 53
Prime: FNC: 335 | CNN: 66 | MSNBC: 56

FNC: CNN: MSNBC: 4:00 p.m. Cavuto:
Tapping machine 255:
62 Deadline: White House:
73 5:00 p.m. Five:
332 Tapping:
58 Deadline: White House:
— 6:00 p.m. Baier:
274 Crisis room:
62 Melber:
78 7 p.m. Ingraham:
271 Burnett:
64 Reid:
94 8 p.m. Watters:
357 AC 360:
64 Hayes:
53 9:00 p.m. Hannity:
279 Collins:
65Wagner:
59 10:00 p.m. Gutfeld:
368 Philip:
68 The last word:
58 11 p.m. Gallagher:
200 coats:
34 Rule:
57

Total viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)

Total day: FNC: 2.120 | CNN: 376 | MSNBC: 571
Prime: FNC: 3.028 | CNN: 401 | MSNBC: 598

FNC: CNN: MSNBC: 4:00 p.m. Cavuto:
1.990 Tapping:
454 Deadline: White House:
898 5:00 p.m. Five:
3.510 Tapping machine:
538 Deadline: White House:
—- 6:00 p.m. Baier:
2,847 Crisis room:
444 Melber:
779 7 p.m. Ingraham:
2.771 Burnett:
463 Reid:
701 8:00 p.m.:
3.383 AC 360:
404 Hayes:
649 9:00 p.m. Hannity:
2.721 Collins:
368 Wagner:
572 10:00 p.m. Gutfeld:
2.981 Philip:
432 The last word:
572 11 p.m. Gallagher:
1,597 Coats:
261 Ruhle:
495

Saturday November 23

MSNBC fell to third place behind CNN in total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo heading into Thanksgiving weekend. Real time with Bill Maher continues to be a bright spot in CNN’s Saturday night lineup, with the season 22 finale finishing as the most-watched show in both measured categories. Fox News recorded its largest total audience for Life, Liberty & Levin, while One Nation with Brian Kilmeade was first in the demo.

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

Total day: FNC: 148 | CNN: 43 | MSNBC: 22
Prime: FNC: 139 | CNN: 57 | MSNBC: 15

FNC: CNN: MSNBC: 4 p.m. FN live:
126 CNN Newsroom:
40 Melber:
28 5 p.m. Five:
97 CNN Newsroom:
45 Sharpton:
31 6 p.m. Scott:
108 CNN Newsroom:
38 Cap Coeur:
9 p.m. Big show of the weekend:
137 CNN Newsroom:
43 Ayman:
6 p.m. Levin:
133 Real time:
80 Ayman:
—- 9 p.m. Kilméade:
152 news for you:
54 Chronicles of Sing Sing:
13 22h Failla:
132 Gupta reports:
37 Chronicles of Sing Sing:
13 23 hours Gutfeld:
132 Real time:
42 Rühle:
9

Total viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)

Total day: FNC: 1,199 | CNN: 354 | MSNBC: 293
Prime: FNC: 1.323 | CNN: 485 | MSNBC: 201

FNC: CNN: MSNBC: 4 p.m. FN live:
1.005 CNN Newsroom:
304 Melber:
260 5:00 p.m. Five:
901 CNN Newsroom:
415 Sharpton:
305 6 p.m. Scott:
1.182 CNN Newsroom:
373 Cap Coeur:
324 Big weekend show at 7 p.m.:
1,539 CNN Newsroom:
423 Ayman:
285 8 p.m. Levin:
1.564 Real time:
723 Ayman:
—- 9 p.m. Kilméade:
1.376 News for you:
486 Chronicles of Sing Sing:
196 10 p.m. Failla:
1,030 Gupta reports:
246 Chronicles of Sing Sing:
155 11:00 p.m. Gutfeld:
805 in real time:
259 Ruhle:
162

Sunday November 24

Fox News attracted more than 1 million total viewers in primetime and daytime, while MSNBC once again finished third with fewer than 250,000 total viewers in primetime and fewer than 200 000 for the whole day. PoliticsNation with Rev. Al Shaprton was the network’s most-watched show in terms of viewers, and Ayman Mohyeldin Reports were first in the demo.

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

Total day: FNC: 110 | CNN: 41 | MSNBC: 21
Prime: FNC: 113 | CNN: 34 | MSNBC: 20

FNC: CNN: MSNBC: 4 p.m. FN live:
72 CNN/Whitfield Newsroom:
38 First:
5:17 p.m. Levin:
58 CNN Newsroom:
56 Sharpton:
18 6 p.m. Scott:
67 CNN Newsroom:
47 Cap Coeur:
10 p.m. 7 p.m. Big show of the weekend:
155 CNN Newsroom:
50 Ayman:
26 8 p.m. Levin:
135 CNN Newsroom:
32 Ayman:
—- 9:00 p.m. Good God:
94 How it happened:
33 Chronicles of Sing Sing:
3 p.m. 10 p.m. Big show of the weekend:
111 How it happened:
36 Chronicles of Sing Sing:
22 23h Levin:
90 How it happened:
29 Ayman:
22

Total viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)

Total day: FNC: 1.124 | CNN: 277 | MSNBC: 249
Prime: FNC: 1.301 | CNN: 217 | MSNBC: 196

FNC: CNN: MSNBC: 4 p.m. FN live:
842 CNN/Whitfield Newsroom:
238 First:
187 5 p.m. Levin:
750 CNN Newsroom:
339 Sharpton:
297 6 p.m. Scott:
1.002 CNN Newsroom:
273 Cap Coeur:
258 Big weekend show at 7 p.m.:
1.445 CNN Newsroom:
278 Ayman:
272 8 p.m. Levin:
1.533 CNN Newsroom:
214 Ayman:
—- 9:00 p.m. Good God:
1.344 How it happened:
230 Chronicles of Sing Sing:
172 Big weekend show at 10 p.m.:
1.026 How it happened:
207 Chronicles of Sing Sing:
138 11 p.m. Levin:
667 How it happened:
184 Ayman:
123

Monday November 25

The start of Thanksgiving week brought a parade of replacement anchors on many newscasts. But The Rachel Maddow Show and The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell were led by their star talent and attracted over a million total viewers for the struggling network. On Fox News, The Five saw more than four million total viewers, and each of its shows from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. topped three million viewers.

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

Total day: FNC: 245 | CNN: 56 | MSNBC: 46
Prime: FNC: 394 | CNN: 60 | MSNBC: 61

FNC: CNN: MSNBC: 4:00 p.m. Your world:
181 The person in charge:
69 Deadline: White House:
60 5 p.m. Five:
Crisis room 440:
55 Deadline: White House:
— 6:00 p.m. Baier:
Crisis room 424:
51 Melber:
55 7 p.m. Ingraham:
437 Burnett:
88 Reid:
34 8 p.m. Watters:
455 AC 360:
64 Psaki:
35 9 p.m. Hannity:
336 Collins:
56 Maddow:
84 10 p.m. Gutfeld! :
391 CNN NewsNight:
62 O’Donnell:
64 11 p.m. Gallagher:
213 Coates:
47 11th hour:
45

Total viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)

Total day: FNC: 2.072 | CNN: 357 | MSNBC: 608
Prime: FNC: 2,922 | CNN: 358 | MSNBC: 997

FNC: CNN: MSNBC: 4:00 p.m. Your world:
1.877 The person responsible:
474 Deadline: White House:
834 5 p.m. Five:
4.191 Crisis room:
441 Deadline: White House:
—- 6:00 p.m. Baier:
3.318 Crisis room:
388 Melber:
769 7 p.m. Ingraham:
3.134 Burnett:
494 Reid:
697 8 p.m. Watters:
3.491 AC 360:
403 Psaki:
693 9:00 p.m. Hannity:
2.623 Collins:
338 Maddow:
1,289 10 p.m. Gutfeld!:
2.653 CNN NewsNight:
334 O’Donnell:
1.009 11:00 p.m. Gallagher:
1,512 Coats
216 11th hour:
442