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The Five led cable news on Thursday with 3.13 million total viewers, just edging out Tucker Carlson’s 3.09 million total viewers.

Carslson, however, won in the key 25-54 age demographic, with 413,000 demo viewers.

The Five scored 380,000 viewers in the demo.

Sean Hannity landed in third place overall with 2.53 million total viewers.

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:
917		 NEW DAY:
286		 MORNING JOE:
709		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
20		 EARLY MORNING:
17
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1298		 NEW DAY:
360		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
79		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
21
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1514		 NEW DAY:
434		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1754		 CNN NEWSROOM:
457		 MORNING JOE:
846		 NATIONAL REPORT:
114		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1637		 CNN NEWSROOM:
587		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
558		 — BLUE BLOODS:
78
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1666		 AT THIS HOUR:
668		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
565		 — BLUE BLOODS:
124
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1692		 INSIDE POLITICS:

683		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
594		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
101		 BLUE BLOODS:
169
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1565		 CNN NEWSROOM:
651		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
645		 — BLUE BLOODS:
178
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1425		 CNN NEWSROOM:
617		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
633		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
114		 BLUE BLOODS:
265
3p STORY, THE:
1342		 CNN NEWSROOM:
667		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
715		 — BLUE BLOODS:
311
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1418		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
716		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1201		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
171		 BLUE BLOODS:
343
5p FIVE, THE:
3128		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
768		 — SPICER & CO:
177		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
175
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2343		 SITUATION ROOM:
604		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1230		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
207		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
108
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2439		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
618		 REIDOUT:
1159		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
222		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
45
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
3090		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
745		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1525		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
191		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
58
9p HANNITY:
2526		 CNN TONIGHT:
647		 MSNBC PRIME:
1543		 PRIME NEWS:
121		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
71
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2019		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
625		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1515		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
179		 BANFIELD:
38
11p GUTFELD!:
1970		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
422		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
1009		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
136		 NEWSNATION TONIGHT:
32

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
137		 NEW DAY:
55		 MORNING JOE:
88		 ROB CARSONS
WHAT IN THE:
4		 EARLY MORNING:
7
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
197		 NEW DAY:
64		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
18		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
4
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
193		 NEW DAY:
65		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
260		 CNN NEWSROOM:
89		 MORNING JOE:
77		 NATIONAL REPORT:
9		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
212		 CNN NEWSROOM:
122		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
57		 — BLUE BLOODS:
7
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
172		 AT THIS HOUR:
136		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
63		 — BLUE BLOODS:
12
12p OUTNUMBERED:
208		 INSIDE POLITICS:
128		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
60		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
9		 BLUE BLOODS:
26
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
177		 CNN NEWSROOM:
118		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
68		 — BLUE BLOODS:
22
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
177		 CNN NEWSROOM:
99		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
66		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
7		 BLUE BLOODS:
45
3p STORY, THE:
155		 CNN NEWSROOM:
95		 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS:
62		 — BLUE BLOODS:
56
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
143		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
108		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
86		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
17		 BLUE BLOODS:
56
5p FIVE, THE:
380		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
121		 — SPICER & CO:
18		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
38
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
285		 SITUATION ROOM:
110		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
100		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
16		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
29
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
279		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
114		 REIDOUT:
139		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
19		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
7
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
413		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
153		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
151		 ERIC BOLLING
THE BALANCE:
21		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
8
9p HANNITY:
273		 CNN TONIGHT:
125		 MSNBC PRIME:
135		 PRIME NEWS:
14		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
12
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
261		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
136		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
109		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
14		 BANFIELD:
4
11p GUTFELD!:
355		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
100		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
118		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
14		 NEWSNATION TONIGHT:
3

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: 548,000

Fox News: 1.71 million

MSNBC: 887,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 101,000

Fox News: 226,000

MSNBC: 87,000

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: 672,000

Fox News: 2.55 million

MSNBC: 1.53 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 138,000

Fox News: 316,000

MSNBC: 131,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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