THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW reclaimed the #1 title in the coveted A25-54 demographic across all of cable news as well as for the 9pm time period (including all specials) for the month of November, according to Nielsen. "The Rachel Maddow Show" averaged 2.8 million total viewers (vs. CNN's 1 million), 634,000 viewers A25-54 (vs. CNN's 372,000 and FOX News' 615,000) and 443,000 viewers A18-49 (vs. CNN's 284,000 and FOX News' 382,000). Compared to a year ago during the critical election month of November 2016, "Maddow" was the only cable news show in the time period to post growth in total viewers (+57% vs. CNN's -24% and FOX News' -9%) and in A25-54 (+48% vs. CNN's -25% and FOX News' -18%). "Maddow" also finished the month as the #1 show in the hour among A18-49.
MSNBC weekday prime (M-F 8-11pm) topped
CNN in total viewers for the 12th straight month and in A25-54 for the 2nd straight month. Among all cable networks,
MSNBC prime finished #3 in total viewers (behind
ESPN and
FOX News) and #5 in A25-54 (behind ESPN, USA,
TBS and
FOX News).
MSNBC averaged 2.1 million total viewers - leading
CNN by more than 1 million viewers - and 466,000 viewers A25-54 (vs. CNN's 937,000 total viewers and 334,000 viewers A25-54).
MSNBC was the only cable news network to post gains while both
Fox News and
CNN were down double digits compared to a year ago.
MSNBC was up +30% in total viewers (vs. CNN's -49% and
FOX News' -31%) and +6% in A25-54 (vs. CNN's -55% and
FOX News' -45%) compared to November 2016.
For the 2nd consecutive month,
MSNBC dayside (M-F 9am-5pm) bested
CNN among total viewers. Among all cable networks, dayside finished #2 in total viewers (behind
Fox News and ahead of Nickelodeon). Dayside averaged 965,000 total viewers (vs. CNN's 831,000) and 193,000 viewers A25-54.
MSNBC posted more growth than
CNN and
Fox News in total viewers (+36% vs. CNN's -21% and
FOX News' +24%). In A25-54,
MSNBC was the only cable news network to grow (+19% vs. CNN's -20% and
FOX News' -29%).
"The 11th Hour with Brian Williams" was #1 in total viewers for the 7th straight month and in A25-54. It also finished 1st in A18-49. "The 11th Hour" averaged 1,540,000 total viewers (vs. CNN's 730,000 and
FOX News' 1,476,000), 351,000 viewers A25-54 (vs. CNN's 275,000 and
FOX News' 345,000) and 244,000 viewers A18-49. "The 11th Hour" was the only cable news program at 11pm to post growth while
Fox News and
CNN delivered double-digit declines in total viewers (+42% vs. CNN's -32% and
FOX News' -24%), A25-54 (+26% vs. CNN's -31% and
FOX News' -37%) and A18-49 (+20% vs. CNN's -37% and
FOX News' -44%) over November 2016.
"Morning Joe" at 6am topped
CNN in total viewers for the 33rd consecutive month, delivering the highest rated month ever in the time period during MSNBC's 21-year history. "Morning Joe" also beat
CNN in A25-54. "Morning Joe" was the only cable news show to grow while both
CNN and
Fox News were down in total viewers (+36% vs. CNN's -8% and
FOX News' -12%) and in A25-54 (+22% vs. CNN's -3% and
FOX News' -16%) over November 2016. "Morning Joe" averaged 1.1 million total viewers and 252,000 viewers A25-54 (vs CNN's 657,000 total viewers and 243,000 viewers A25-54). Among all cable networks, "Morning Joe" finished #2 in total viewers (behind
Fox News and ahead of Nickelodeon) and #3 in A25-54 (behind
Fox News and ID).
More people watched
MSNBC than
CNN during total day (M-Su 6am-6am) for the 9th straight month.
MSNBC was the only cable news network to post growth in total viewers (+28% vs. CNN's -31% and
FOX News' -27%) and in A25-54 (+7% vs. CNN's -34% and
FOX News' -36%) over November 2016.
MSNBC total day averaged 942,000 total viewers and 209,000 viewers A25-54.
MSNBC beat
CNN in total viewers for 17 out of 20 hours during weekdays (between 6am and 2am). The following programs not only delivered MSNBC's best ratings ever for the time period but also beat
CNN in total viewers: "MSNBC Live with Stephanie Ruhle" at 9am (for the 10th straight month); "MSNBC Live with Hallie Jackson" at 10am (for the 2nd straight month); "MSNBC Live with Velshi and Ruhle" at 11am (for the 2nd straight month); "Deadline: White House" at 4pm (for the 2nd straight month); "The Beat with Ari Melber" at 6pm (for the 5th straight month); "Hardball with Chris Matthews" at 7pm (for the 16th straight month); "All In with Chris Hayes" at 8pm (for the 12th straight month and best delivery in the hour since November 2008). Additionally, four shows surpassed
CNN in total viewers: "Andrea Mitchell Reports" at 12pm (for the 5th straight month), "MTP Daily" at 5pm (for the 7th straight month), "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell" at 10pm (for the 30th straight month) and the Saturday editions of "AM Joy" at 10am (for the 2nd straight month).
The following
MSNBC programs also beat
CNN in A25-54: "Hardball with Chris Matthews" at 7pm, "All In with Chris Hayes" at 8pm, "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell" at 10pm (for the 2nd straight month) and the Saturday editions of "AM Joy" at 10am.
NOTE: November 2017 ratings are based on Nielsen Live+Same data day for 10/30/17-11/26/17. Individual show data represents regular programming only, excluding specials and breaking news.
