Wednesday, May 28 Evening Cable News Ratings: The Weeknight Is MSNBC's Top Show in the Demo

Jesse Watters and Anderson Cooper led the way for Fox News and CNN, respectively

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There were some positive signs for MSNBC’s primetime panel show The Weeknight on Wednesday as it finished as the network’s No. 1 show in the advertiser-coveted Adults 25-54 demo. Meanwhile, Jesse Watters Primetime topped the demo charts on Fox News, finishing ahead of The Five. At CNN, Anderson Cooper 360 led the way among A25-54 viewers.

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

Total Day: FNC: 207 | CNN: 60 | MSNBC: 53
Prime: FNC: 330 | CNN: 95 | MSNBC: 87

FNC: CNN: MSNBC:
4PM Cain:
191
Hunt:
57
Wallace:
74
5PM Five:
342
Tapper:
72
Wallace:
59
6PM Baier:
294
Tapper:
54
Melber:
75
7PM Ingraham:
340
Burnett:
93
Weeknight:
96
8PM Watters:
418
Cooper:
117
Hayes:
74
9PM Hannity:
267
Collins:
76
Psaki:
94
10PM Gutfeld:
305
Phillip:
91
O’Donnell:
94
11PM Gallgher:
211
Coates:
55
Ruhle:
67

Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)

Total Day: FNC: 1.822 | CNN: 357 | MSNBC: 603
Prime: FNC: 3.037 | CNN: 490 | MSNBC: 1.016

FNC: CNN: MSNBC:
4PM Cain:
1.966
Hunt:
468
Wallace:
948
5PM Five:
3.709
Tapper:
595
Wallace:
996
6PM Baier:
3.050
Tapper:
462
Melber:
1.002
7PM Ingraham:
2.811
Burnett:
570
Weeknight:
850
8PM Watters:
3.561
Cooper:
533
Hayes:
849
9PM Hannity:
2.684
Collins:
489
Psaki:
1.001
10PM Gutfeld:
2.866
Phillip:
448
O’Donnell:
1.198
11PM Gallagher:
1.600
Coates:
260
Ruhle:
722