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The return of Rachel Maddow to MSNBC demonstrated why her decision to stop hosting The Rachel Maddow Show five days a week will be such a headache for network executives: It paid off in the ratings as the show topped the 2 million total viewer mark.

Maddow had been on two-month-long hiatus and returned Monday to announce, beginning in May, that she will begin hosting her show weekly — every Monday.

Maddow’s 2.07 million total viewers put her ahead of several Fox News shows, but still behind Sean Hannity, her time slot competition at 9 p.m. Hannity brought in 2.73 million total viewers.

Maddow landed as the 7th most-watched show for the day, with Fox sweeping the top six.

Here is a full breakdown of Monday’s cable news ratings by show:

Total Viewers (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1027		 NEW DAY:
342		 MORNING JOE:
741		 DIAMOND AND SILK CRYSTAL:
22		 ELEMENTARY:
21
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1373		 NEW DAY:
446		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
94		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
35
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1622		 NEW DAY:
574		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1689		 CNN NEWSROOM:
659		 MORNING JOE:
873		 NATIONAL REPORT:
157		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1640		 CNN NEWSROOM:
681		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
614		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
68
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1745		 AT THIS HOUR:
671		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
468		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
156
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1948		 INSIDE POLITICS:
738		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
605		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
178		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
245
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1688		 CNN NEWSROOM:
784		 MTP DAILY:
629		 — BLUE BLOODS:
166
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1595		 CNN NEWSROOM:
737		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
574		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
173		 BLUE BLOODS:
183
3p — CNN NEWSROOM:
737		 — — BLUE BLOODS:
285
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1445		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
834		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1081		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
249		 BLUE BLOODS:
316
5p FIVE, THE:
3412		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
820		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
205		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
170
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2566		 SITUATION ROOM:
648		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1187		 SPICER & CO:
287		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
75
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2806		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
634		 REIDOUT:
1031		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
331		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
69
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3293		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
751		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1196		 STINCHFIELD:
286		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
57
9p HANNITY:
2726		 CNN TONIGHT:
690		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
2073		 PRIME NEWS:
143		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:

43
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2157		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
643		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1488		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
179		 BANFIELD:
29
11p GUTFELD!:
1924		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
564		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
854		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
131		 NN PRIME: SPECIAL REPORT:
37

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
192		 NEW DAY:
60		 MORNING JOE:
80		 DIAMOND AND SILK CRYSTAL:
0		 ELEMENTARY:
2
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
254		 NEW DAY:
80		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
11		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
7
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
262		 NEW DAY:
125		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
291		 CNN NEWSROOM:
135		 MORNING JOE:
94		 NATIONAL REPORT:
22		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
267		 CNN NEWSROOM:
133		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
61		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
12
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
280		 AT THIS HOUR:
150		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
52		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
16
12p OUTNUMBERED:
299		 INSIDE POLITICS:
177		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
70		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
33		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
29
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
260		 CNN NEWSROOM:
154		 MTP DAILY:
84		 — BLUE BLOODS:
23
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
226		 CNN NEWSROOM:
156		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
86		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
35		 BLUE BLOODS:
32
3p — CNN NEWSROOM:
135		 — — BLUE BLOODS:
65
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
214		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
162		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
95		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
42		 BLUE BLOODS:
76
5p FIVE, THE:
469		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:

152		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
36		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
45
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
395		 SITUATION ROOM:
130		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
97		 SPICER & CO:
34		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
23
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
469		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
165		 REIDOUT:
126		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
26		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
19
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
568		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
169		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
115		 STINCHFIELD:
24		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
20
9p HANNITY:
419		 CNN TONIGHT:
189		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
258		 PRIME NEWS:
14		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
9
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
357		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
205		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
137		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
23		 BANFIELD:
3
11p GUTFELD!:
327		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
143		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
73		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
18		 NN PRIME: SPECIAL REPORT:
5

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: 618,000

Fox: 1.83 million

MSNBC: 851,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 138,000

Fox News: 300,000

MSNBC: 90,000

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: 649,000

Fox News: 2.73 million

MSNBC: 1.58 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 188,000

Fox News: 448,000

MSNBC: 170,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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