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The start of the Memorial Day weekend saw all three networks record lower viewership than a typical Friday. Fox News continued to be the most-watched news network in total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo led by The Five. MSNBC took the No. 2 position in total viewers, while CNN was second in the demo.
25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 179 | CNN: 54 | MSNBC: 43
Prime: FNC: 217 | CNN: 46 | MSNBC: 45
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Cain: 202 | The Arena: 82 | Wallace: 123 |
| 5PM | Five: 321 | Tapper: 80 | Wallace: 122 |
| 6PM | Baier: 234 | Tapper: 76 | Melber: 84 |
| 7PM | Ingraham: 192 | Burnett: 58 | Weeknight: 60 |
| 8PM | Watters: 214 | AC360: 55 | Hayes: 45 |
| 9PM | Hannity: 181 | The Source: 41 | Psaki: 44 |
| 10PM | Gutfeld!: 256 | Phillip: 40 | O’Donnell: 46 |
| 11PM | Gallagher: 161 | Coates: 33 | 11th Hour: 15 |
Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 1.610 | CNN: 326 | MSNBC: 543
Prime: FNC: 2.356 | CNN: 368 | MSNBC: 659
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Cain: 1.869 | The Arena: 430 | Wallace: 995 |
| 5PM | Five: 3.546 | Tapper: 445 | Wallace: 1.042 |
| 6PM | Baier: 2.569 | Tapper: 336 | Melber: 889 |
| 7PM | Ingraham: 2.082 | Burnett: 364 | Weeknight: 661 |
| 8PM | Watters: 2.417 | AC360: 408 | Hayes: 682 |
| 9PM | Hannity: 2.042 | The Source: 361 | Psaki: 698 |
| 10PM | Gutfeld!: 2.608 | Phillip: 334 | O’Donnell: 599 |
| 11PM | Gallagher: 1.377 | Coates: 271 | 11th Hour: 413 |
