Fox News and MSNBC have been neck and neck in the cable news ratings in recent days and Wednesday was no different as Fox News and MSNBC tied in the total day demo. Fox beat MSNBC in total viewers in both the total day and prime time averages, but lost the prime time demo to MSNBC.

Fox’s The Five remained the top-rated show on cable news with 2.68 million total viewers, helping to boost Fox’s average.

MSNBC and Fox both scored 156,000 total day demo viewers, while CNN was third with 111,000. In total day viewers, Fox won with 1.39 million viewers to MSNBC’s 1.2 million — CNN had 557,000.

In prime time, Fox just beat MSNBC with 1.79 million total viewers to 1.76 million, CNN was in third with 706,000. MSNBC won the prime time demo with 216,000 viewers over Fox’s 166,000. CNN was third with 140,000 demo viewers.

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:
884		 CNN THIS MORNING:
326		 MORNING JOE:
1198		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
53		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
23
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1113		 CNN THIS MORNING:
414		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
181		 —
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1315		 CNN THIS MORNING:
512		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1271		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
535		 MORNING JOE:
1225		 NATIONAL REPORT:
236		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1317		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
616		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
901		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
47
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1277		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
618		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
792		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1428		 INSIDE POLITICS:
738		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
896		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
196		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1280		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
666		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
993		 — NEWSNATION NOW:
38
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1218		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
568		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
193		 —
3p STORY, THE:
1153		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
589		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
1062		 — NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
54
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1207		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
665		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1664		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
285		 —
5p FIVE, THE:
2682		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
651		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
261		 HILL, THE:
47
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
1832		 SITUATION ROOM:
639		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1691		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
287		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
47
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2108		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
718		 REIDOUT:
1416		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
432		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
78
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
1586		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
678		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1634		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
484		 CUOMO:
197
9p HANNITY:
2087		 CNN PRIMETIME:
732		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
1696		 CHRIS PLANTE RIGHT SQUAD:
238		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
157
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
1707		 CNN TONIGHT:
708		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1962		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
290		 BANFIELD:
106
11p GUTFELD!:
1773		 CNN TONIGHT:
460		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
1310		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
204		 CUOMO:
100

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
106		 CNN THIS MORNING:
81		 MORNING JOE:
154		 WISE GUYS WITH JOHN TABAC:
10		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
4
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
117		 CNN THIS MORNING:
112		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
16		 —
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
136		 CNN THIS MORNING:
140		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
132		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
125		 MORNING JOE:
146		 NATIONAL REPORT:
17		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
183		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
123		 ANA CABRERA REPORTS:
131		 — NWSN LIVE W/ MARNI HUGHES:
10
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
197		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
98		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
134		 — —
12p OUTNUMBERED:
161		 INSIDE POLITICS:
114		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
131		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
13		 —
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
161		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
92		 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS:
157		 — NEWSNATION NOW:
2
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
107		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
85		 — AMERICAN AGENDA:
16		 —
3p STORY, THE:
92		 CNN NEWS CENTRAL:
91		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
135		 — NEWSNATION NOW W/ BERLIE:
1
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
138		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
124		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
191		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
18		 —
5p FIVE, THE:
295		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
123		 — CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE:
20		 HILL, THE:
3
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
176		 SITUATION ROOM:
107		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
193		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
17		 ELIZABETH VARGAS REPORTS:
5
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
172		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
113		 REIDOUT:
177		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
40		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
8
8p FOX NEWS TONIGHT:
145		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
124		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
203		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
44		 CUOMO:
28
9p HANNITY:
190		 CNN PRIMETIME:
136		 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT:
204		 CHRIS PLANTE RIGHT SQUAD:
22		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
19
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
163		 CNN TONIGHT:
159		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
242		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
37		 BANFIELD:
13
11p GUTFELD!:
256		 CNN TONIGHT:
131		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
165		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
46		 CUOMO:
34

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: 557,000

Fox News: 1.39 million

MSNBC: 1.20 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 111,000

Fox News: 156,000

MSNBC: 156,000

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: 706,000

Fox News: 1.79 million

MSNBC: 1.76 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 140,000

Fox News: 166,000

MSNBC: 216,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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