Rachel Maddow and Tucker Carlson Battle It Out For Top Spot in Wednesday Night Ratings

Rachel Maddow topped the charts in total viewers Wednesday, winning the biggest audience overall, while Tucker Carlson left all other shows behind with a decisive win in the key demo.

The Rachel Maddow Show won the day with the most viewers, with 3.01 million, but was fourth in the key demographic of viewers age 25-54, with 366,000, according to data from Nielsen. Tucker Carlson Tonight had 2.97 million total viewers, and was first in the demo by a wide margin, with 527,000. Hannity was the third most-watched overall, with 2.66 million, and was second in the demo, with 429,000. Anderson Cooper 360 was third in the demo, with 372,000 viewers, and averaged 1.36 million viewers total.

Fox News was most-watched in total day, averaging 1.47 million total viewers, and was also first in the demo, with 248,000. MSNBC was second, with 1.36 million total viewers, and was third in the demo, with 163,000. CNN averaged 905,000 viewers in total day, with 237,000 in the demo.

Fox handily won prime time Wednesday, averaging 2.55 million total viewers, and 437,000 in the demo. MSNBC was second in total viewers, with 2.25 million, and third in the demo, with 270,000. CNN was third in total viewers, with 1.31 million, and second in the demo, with 341,000.

Morning Joe averaged the most early morning viewers, with 1.23 million, and was a close second in the demo, with 185,000. Fox and Friends was second in total viewers, with 1.03 million, and first in the demo, with 186,000. CNN’s New Day averaged 531,000 total viewers, and 145,000 in the demo.