While MSNBC and Fox News remain close atop the cable news ratings, CNN has remained in third place and on Thursday failed to cross the 500,000 total day average viewer mark.

CNN brought in 488,000 total day viewers, behind to Fox’s 1.35 million and MSNBC’s 1.05 million.

Fox also won the key 25-54 age demographic among total day viewers with 147,000. MSNBC was second with 121,000 total average demo viewers, followed by CNN’s 99,000.

Fox won the prime time total average with 1.77 million over MSNBC’s 1.61 million. CNN landed third with 577,000 total viewers.

MSNBC won the prime time demo with 169,000 viewers over Fox’s 158,000. CNN came in third with 121,000 prime time demo 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:
841		 CNN THIS MORNING:
281		 MORNING JOE:
1071		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
36		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
32
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1139		 CNN THIS MORNING:
343		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
168		 —
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1328		 CNN THIS MORNING:
401		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1308		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
497		 MORNING JOE:
913		 NATIONAL REPORT:
232		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1320		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
540		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
729		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
46
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1340		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
542		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
622		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1467		 INSIDE POLITICS:
568		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
667		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
187		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1181		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
500		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
832		 — NEWSNATION NOW:
44
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1024		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
548		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
193		 —
3p STORY, THE:
1161		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
644		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
939		 — NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
70
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1159		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
632		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1441		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
284		 —
5p FIVE, THE:
2499		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
607		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
220		 HILL, THE:
60
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
1666		 SITUATION ROOM:
624		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1475		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
281		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
48
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2039		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
608		 REIDOUT:
1209		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
398		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
46
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
1625		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
629		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1573		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
525		 CUOMO:
135
9p HANNITY:
1941		 CNN PRIMETIME:
616		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1493		 CHRIS PLANTE RIGHT SQUAD:
260		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
99
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1742		 CNN TONIGHT:
485		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1778		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
294		 BANFIELD:
117
11p GUTFELD!:
1707		 CNN TONIGHT:
425		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
1151		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
169		 CUOMO:
72

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
91		 CNN THIS MORNING:
53		 MORNING JOE:
130		 DICK MORRIS DEMOCRACY:
3		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
8
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
129		 CNN THIS MORNING:
73		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
19		 —
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
127		 CNN THIS MORNING:
89		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
145		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
94		 MORNING JOE:
86		 NATIONAL REPORT:
14		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
152		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
98		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
77		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
5
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
138		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
87		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
84		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
166		 INSIDE POLITICS:
96		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
92		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
15		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
141		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
108		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
118		 — NEWSNATION NOW:
8
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
106		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
122		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
20		 —
3p STORY, THE:
109		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
141		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
97		 — NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
11
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
124		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
117		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
152		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
30		 —
5p FIVE, THE:
261		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
97		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
12		 HILL, THE:
5
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
188		 SITUATION ROOM:
120		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
182		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
17		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
4
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
200		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
114		 REIDOUT:
156		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
29		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
6
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
153		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
133		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
184		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
34		 CUOMO:
21
9p HANNITY:
169		 CNN PRIMETIME:
136		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
167		 CHRIS PLANTE RIGHT SQUAD:
24		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
17
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
151		 CNN TONIGHT:
93		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
154		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
32		 BANFIELD:
40
11p GUTFELD!:
229		 CNN TONIGHT:
94		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
123		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
12		 CUOMO:
24

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: 488,000

Fox News: 1.35 million

MSNBC: 1.05 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 99,000

Fox News: 147,000

MSNBC: 121,000

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: 577,000

Fox News: 1.77 million

MSNBC: 1.61 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 121,000

Fox News: 158,000

MSNBC: 169,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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