Cable News Ratings Friday November 18: The Five Leads Cable News, Bret Baier Scores Second in the Demo

Cable news’s top-rated show, The Five, blew away the competition on Friday and was the only show to score over 3 million viewers.
The Five brought in 3.32 million total viewers at 5 p.m. Fox News’s Tucker Carlson and Jesse Watters landed in second and third place — respectively.
The Five also topped the charts in the key 25-54 age demographic with 399,000 demo viewers. Bret Baier came in second place in the demo with 342,000 viewers, while Carlson — who regularly wins the demo — came in a solid third place with 331,000 viewers.
Here is a full breakdown of Friday’s cable news ratings by show:
Total Viewers (thousands)
| ET | FNC | CNN | MSNBC | NEWSMAX | NEWSNATION |
| 6a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 1030 |
CNN THIS MORNING: 361 |
MORNING JOE: 871 |
CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY: 16 |
EARLY MORNING: 14 |
| 7a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 1429 |
CNN THIS MORNING: 386 |
— | WAKE UP AMERICA: 99 |
MORNING IN AMERICA: 34 |
| 8a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 1687 |
CNN THIS MORNING: 495 |
— | — | — |
| 9a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 1821 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 552 |
MORNING JOE: 956 |
NATIONAL REPORT: 168 |
— |
| 10a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 1816 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 661 |
JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS: 702 |
— | NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES: 24 |
| 11a | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE: 1724 |
AT THIS HOUR: 694 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 654 |
— | — |
| 12p | OUTNUMBERED: 1880 |
INSIDE POLITICS: 749 |
ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS: 661 |
JOHN BACHMAN NOW: 115 |
BLUE BLOODS: 117 |
| 1p | AMERICA REPORTS: 1571 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 680 |
CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: 792 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 205 |
| 2p | AMERICA REPORTS: 1666 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 819 |
KATY TUR REPORTS: 980 |
AMERICAN AGENDA: 170 |
BLUE BLOODS: 254 |
| 3p | STORY, THE: 1541 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 821 |
HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS: 1047 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 255 |
| 4p | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO: 1583 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 800 |
DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: 1454 |
CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE: 182 |
BLUE BLOODS: 346 |
| 5p | FIVE, THE: 3318 |
SITUATION ROOM: 850 |
— | SPICER & CO: 191 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 121 |
| 6p | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER: 2484 |
SITUATION ROOM: 773 |
BEAT W/ARI MELBER: 1324 |
RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS: 202 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 70 |
| 7p | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME: 2793 |
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT: 793 |
REIDOUT: 1234 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 195 |
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT: 56 |
| 8p | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT: 2970 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 711 |
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES: 1364 |
ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE: 197 |
CUOMO: 130 |
| 9p | HANNITY: 2316 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 677 |
ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT: 1289 |
PRIME NEWS: 166 |
— |
| 10p | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE: 1814 |
CNN TONIGHT: 509 |
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL: 1382 |
GREG KELLY REPORTS: 191 |
BANFIELD: 60 |
| 11p | GUTFELD!: 1995 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 346 |
11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE: 1006 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 131 |
CUOMO: 65 |
25-54 Demo (thousands)
| ET | FNC | CNN | MSNBC | NEWSMAX | NEWSNATION |
| 6a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 151 |
CNN THIS MORNING: 59 |
MORNING JOE: 120 |
CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY: 6 |
EARLY MORNING: 0 |
| 7a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 238 |
CNN THIS MORNING: 64 |
— | WAKE UP AMERICA: 19 |
MORNING IN AMERICA: 3 |
| 8a | FOX AND FRIENDS: 256 |
CNN THIS MORNING: 106 |
— | — | — |
| 9a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 247 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 115 |
MORNING JOE: 105 |
NATIONAL REPORT: 9 |
— |
| 10a | AMERICAS NEWSROOM: 222 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 113 |
JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS: 62 |
— | NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES: 1 |
| 11a | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE: 224 |
AT THIS HOUR: 123 |
MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: 64 |
— | — |
| 12p | OUTNUMBERED: 239 |
INSIDE POLITICS: 142 |
ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS: 46 |
JOHN BACHMAN NOW: 3 |
BLUE BLOODS: 19 |
| 1p | AMERICA REPORTS: 225 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 139 |
CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: 69 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 37 |
| 2p | AMERICA REPORTS: 235 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 162 |
KATY TUR REPORTS: 96 |
AMERICAN AGENDA: 10 |
BLUE BLOODS: 44 |
| 3p | STORY, THE: 237 |
CNN NEWSROOM: 175 |
HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS: 118 |
— | BLUE BLOODS: 47 |
| 4p | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO: 206 |
LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER: 172 |
DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: 151 |
CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE: 11 |
BLUE BLOODS: 42 |
| 5p | FIVE, THE: 399 |
SITUATION ROOM: 175 |
— | SPICER & CO: 9 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 12 |
| 6p | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER: 342 |
SITUATION ROOM: 185 |
BEAT W/ARI MELBER: 113 |
RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS: 9 |
NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR: 1 |
| 7p | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME: 320 |
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT: 192 |
REIDOUT: 136 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 19 |
ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT: 4 |
| 8p | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT: 331 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 172 |
ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES: 135 |
ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE: 27 |
CUOMO: 15 |
| 9p | HANNITY: 215 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 142 |
ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT: 131 |
PRIME NEWS: 16 |
— |
| 10p | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE: 182 |
CNN TONIGHT: 112 |
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL: 126 |
GREG KELLY REPORTS: 26 |
BANFIELD: 11 |
| 11p | GUTFELD!: 298 |
ANDERSON COOPER 360: 92 |
11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE: 131 |
ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT: 18 |
CUOMO: 19 |
As for the three cable news networks overall, here are the total day averages in total viewers and the 25-54 demo.
Total viewers:
CNN: 597,000
Fox News: 1.8 million
MSNBC: 964,000
25-54 Demo:
CNN: 127,000
Fox News: 237,000
MSNBC: 107,000
Here are the prime time averages — encompassing shows which air from 8-11 p.m. — in total viewers and the 25-54 demo.
Total viewers:
CNN: 632,000
Fox News: 2.37 million
MSNBC: 1.34 million
25-54 Demo:
CNN: 142,000
Fox News: 243,000
MSNBC: 130,000
For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.