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Fox News’s The Five topped the cable news ratings charts on Thursday with 2.66 million total viewers.

Fox’s Jesse Watters had the second-highest-rated show with 2.18 million total viewers. No other cable news show crossed the 2 million viewer mark on Thursday.

The Five also led in the key 25-54 age demographic with 338,000 viewers, followed by Gutfeld!’s 252,000 demo viewers. Watters and Greg Gutfeld are co-hosts on The Five. 

CNN’s ratings came back down after Wednesday’s town hall with Donald Trump boosted the network into first place at 8 p.m. Fox News led the day overall, MSNBC was in second and CNN landed in third in all total day and prime time averages.

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

Total Viewers (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
878		 CNN THIS MORNING:
364		 MORNING JOE:
1018		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
59		 EARLY MORNING:
13
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1240		 CNN THIS MORNING:
422		 — WAKE
UP AMERICA:
189		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
48
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1414		 CNN THIS MORNING:
442		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1415		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
469		 MORNING JOE:
1039		 NATIONAL REPORT:
239		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1394		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
488		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
780		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
22
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1360		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
545		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
652		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1491		 INSIDE POLITICS:
608		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
631		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
189		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1237		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
573		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
688		 — NEWSNATION NOW:
43
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1221		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
516		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
696 [2:04 PM-2:59 PM]		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
201		 —
3p STORY, THE:
1198		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
604		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
758		 — NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
41
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1146		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
597		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1475		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
268		 —
5p FIVE, THE:
2665		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
577		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
290		 HILL, THE:
35
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
1753		 SITUATION ROOM:
587		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1420		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
273		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
17
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2181		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
607		 REIDOUT:
1286		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
405		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
34
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
1394		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
616		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1359		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
443		 CUOMO:
136
9p HANNITY:
1990		 CNN
PRIMETIME:
546		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1221		 CHRIS PLANTE RIGHT SQUAD:
296		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
111
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1691		 CNN TONIGHT:
451		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1585		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
331		 BANFIELD:
83
11p GUTFELD!:
1845		 CNN TONIGHT:
310		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
907		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
172		 CUOMO:
61

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
146		 CNN THIS MORNING:
76		 MORNING JOE:
124		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
13		 EARLY MORNING:
0
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
185		 CNN THIS MORNING:
78		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
23		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
4
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
127		 CNN THIS MORNING:
77		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
155		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
88		 MORNING JOE:
124		 NATIONAL REPORT:
19		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
156		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
74		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
92		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
3
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
174		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
86		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
99		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
179		 INSIDE POLITICS:
106		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
61		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
28		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
139		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
127		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
61		 — NEWSNATION NOW:
7
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
174		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
97		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
77 [2:04 PM-2:59 PM]		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
13		 —
3p STORY, THE:
194		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
102		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
71		 — NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
4
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
187		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
96		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
137		 CHRIS
SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
18		 —
5p FIVE, THE:
338		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
104		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
10		 HILL, THE:
6
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
203		 SITUATION ROOM:
125		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
130		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
17		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
2
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
211		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
123		 REIDOUT:
140		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
34		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
3
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
157		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
137		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
139		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
57		 CUOMO:
29
9p HANNITY:
158		 CNN PRIMETIME:
131		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
124		 CHRIS PLANTE RIGHT SQUAD:
48		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
21
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
189		 CNN TONIGHT:
105		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
165		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
59		 BANFIELD:
11
11p GUTFELD!:
252		 CNN TONIGHT:
75		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
106		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
33		 CUOMO:
10

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: 484,000

Fox News: 1.40 million

MSNBC: 972,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 98,000

Fox News: 174,000

MSNBC: 105,000

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: 538,000

Fox News: 1.69 million

MSNBC: 1.39 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 124,000

Fox News: 168,000

MSNBC: 143,000

For more ratings information and analysis

go to ShowBuzz Daily.
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