The debut of The Briefing with Jen Psaki at 9 p.m. ET was MSNBC’s third most-watched program of the evening in total viewers behind the 4 p.m. hour of Deadline: White House with Nicole Wallace and The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell at No. 1. However, Psaki did finish first in the Adults 25-54 demo for MSNBC. Fox News’ Hannity won the time slot, while The Five continued its reign as the top show of the evening in both measured categories. Erin Burnett OutFront was CNN’s top show in total viewers, and the 6 p.m. hour of The Lead with Jake Tapper led the demo.
25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 205 | CNN: 63 | MSNBC: 63
Prime: FNC: 318 | CNN: 92 | MSNBC: 128
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Cain: 221 |
Hunt: 99 |
Wallace: 133 |
| 5PM | Five: 350 |
Tapper: 100 |
Wallace: 98 |
| 6PM | Baier: 253 |
Tapper: 119 |
Melber: 90 |
| 7PM | Ingraham: 270 |
Burnett: 108 |
Weeknight: 82 |
| 8PM | Watters: 305 |
Cooper: 100 |
Hayes: 117 |
| 9PM | Hannity: 312 |
Collins: 75 |
Psaki: 139 |
| 10PM | Gutfeld!: 338 |
Phillip: 101 |
O’Donnell: 127 |
| 11PM | Gallagher: 200 |
Coates: 41 |
Ruhle: 75 |
Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 1.791 | CNN: 385 | MSNBC: 660
Prime: FNC: 2.880 | CNN: 520 | MSNBC: 1.149
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Cain: 2.134 |
Hunt: 618 |
Wallace: 1.240 |
| 5PM | Five: 3.963 |
Tapper: 630 |
Wallace: 1.175 |
| 6PM | Baier: 2.805 |
Tapper: 597 |
Melber: 1.019 |
| 7PM | Ingraham: 2.619 |
Burnett: 653 |
Weeknight: 834 |
| 8PM | Watters: 3.147 |
Cooper: 608 |
Hayes: 951 |
| 9PM | Hannity: 2.635 |
Collins: 468 |
Psaki: 1.190 |
| 10PM | Gutfeld!: 2.858 |
Phillip: 486 |
O’Donnell: 1.306 |
| 11PM | Gallagher: 1.581 |
Coates: 239 |
Ruhle: 705 |
