Bret Baier’s interview with IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley landed him the second highest-rated show on cable news for the day.

Baier landed behind The Five, the long-reigning number one show on cable news, with 2.21 million total viewers and 223,000 viewers in the key 25-54 age demographic.

The Five brought in 2.23 million total viewers and 305,000 demo viewers.

Notably, NewsNation’s town hall event with RFK Jr. brought the network a boost at 9 p.m. The event brought in 142,000 total viewers, a 38 percent increase for the time slot from prior weeks.

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

Total Viewers (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
737		 CNN THIS MORNING:
281		 MORNING JOE:
963		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
35		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
29
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1065		 CNN THIS MORNING:
310		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
146		 —
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1199		 CNN THIS MORNING:
410		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1360		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
524		 MORNING JOE:
999		 NATIONAL REPORT:
211		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1335		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
554		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
868		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
23
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1251		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
611		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
769		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1404		 INSIDE POLITICS:
586		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
780		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
178		 NEWSNATION SPECIAL REPORT:
24
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1055		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
516		 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE:
783		 — —
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1007		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
593		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
837 [1:37 PM-2:59 PM]		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
196		 NEWSNATION NOW:
46
3p STORY, THE:
1062		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
660		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
921		 — NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
48
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1090		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
690		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1604		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
263		 —
5p FIVE, THE:
2569		 SITUATION ROOM:
655		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
184		 HILL, THE:
33
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2227		 SITUATION ROOM:
700		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1558		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
217		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
39
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2213		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
666		 REIDOUT:
1267		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
319		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
22
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
1512		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
771		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1458		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
375		 CUOMO:
116
9p HANNITY:
1976		 CNN PRIMETIME:
719		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1410		 CHRIS PLANTE RIGHT SQUAD:
205		 NEWSNATION TOWNHALL:
142
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1809		 CNN TONIGHT:
550		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1575		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
267		 —
11p GUTFELD!:
1599		 CNN TONIGHT:
422		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
1113		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
192		 CUOMO:
111

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
120		 CNN THIS MORNING:
55		 MORNING JOE:
107		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
6		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
3
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
135		 CNN THIS MORNING:
47		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
19		 —
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
137		 CNN THIS MORNING:
72		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
174		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
82		 MORNING JOE:
122		 NATIONAL REPORT:
29		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
153		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
92		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
95		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
2
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
137		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
98		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
85		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
164		 INSIDE POLITICS:
86		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
121		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
15		 NEWSNATION SPECIAL REPORT:
4
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
136		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
118		 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE:
116		 — —
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
113		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
117		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
101 [1:37 PM-2:59 PM]		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
29		 NEWSNATION NOW:
6
3p STORY, THE:
110		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
132		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
107		 — NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
5
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
145		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
123		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
177		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
34		 —
5p FIVE, THE:
305		 SITUATION ROOM:
111		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
21		 HILL, THE:
7
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
233		 SITUATION ROOM:
147		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
147		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
22		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
12
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
214		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
140		 REIDOUT:
143		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
48		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
5
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
154		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
149		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
166		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
42		 CUOMO:
19
9p HANNITY:
171		 CNN PRIMETIME:
160		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
134		 CHRIS PLANTE RIGHT SQUAD:
40		 NEWSNATION TOWNHALL:
15
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
189		 CNN TONIGHT:
154		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
121		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
53		 —
11p GUTFELD!:
227		 CNN TONIGHT:
138		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
96		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
29		 CUOMO:
22

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: 529,000

Fox News: 1.34 million

MSNBC: 1.05 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 107,000

Fox News: 157,000

MSNBC: 113,000

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: 680,000

Fox News: 1.76 million

MSNBC: 1.48 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 155,000

Fox News: 171,000

MSNBC: 140,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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