Bret Baier‘s interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy lifted his Fox News to the top of the viewing charts on Friday. Special Report was first in total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo on the cable news outlets, and also topped the total viewer totals of the Friday editions of NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (5.76 million) and CBS Evening News (3.9 million). Meanwhile, MSNBC enjoyed its most-watched day since election week in total viewer and total day. Compared to the previous four Fridays, MSNBC was up +23% in total viewers and +20% in the demo.
25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 329 | CNN: 119 | MSNBC: 88
Prime: FNC: 492 | CNN: 183 | MSNBC: 161
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Cain: 452 |
The Lead: 176 |
Wallace: 192 |
| 5PM | Five: 600 |
The Lead: 195 |
Wallace: 215 |
| 6PM | Baier: 661 |
Blitzer: 211 |
The Beat: 127 |
| 7PM | Ingraham: 429 |
Burnett: 223 |
Prime: 108 |
| 8PM | Watters: 511 |
AC360: 211 |
Hayes: 131 |
| 9PM | Hannity: 480 |
Collins: 176 |
Maddow: 211 |
| 10PM | Gutfeld: 484 |
Phillip: 163 |
The Last Word: 141 |
| 11PM | Gallagher: 324 |
Coates: 117 |
Ruhle: 91 |
Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 2.459 | CNN: 618 | MSNBC: 866
Prime: FNC: 3.646 | CNN: 883 | MSNBC: 1.591
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Cain: 3.244 |
The Lead: 1.071 |
Wallace: 1.539 |
| 5PM | Five: 4.980 |
The Lead: 1.081 |
Wallace: 1.621 |
| 6PM | Baier: 5.703 |
Blitzer: 883 |
The Beat: 1.239 |
| 7PM | Ingraham: 3.839 |
Burnett: 928 |
Prime: 1.089 |
| 8PM | Watters: 4.319 |
AC360: 956 |
Hayes: 1.317 |
| 9PM | Hannity: 3.328 |
Collins: 841 |
Maddow: 2.300 |
| 10PM | Gutfeld: 3.292 |
Phillip: 853 |
The Last Word: 1.156 |
| 11PM | Gallagher: 1.765 |
Coates 525 |
Ruhle: 827 |
