Struggling CNN dropped into fourth place behind Newsmax for prime time viewership ratings last Friday night, the slump following a rare climb to the top driven by Donald Trump’s town hall appearance.
CNN could only garner an average total audience of 335,000 viewers, trailing behind Newsmax’s 357,000 viewers during the evening.
Fox News finished first in prime with 1.44 million viewers, and MSNBC was second overall with 1.084 million viewers.Among viewers 25-54, the demographic group most valued by advertisers, CNN climbed to third place, with an average audience of 87,000 viewers. Fox News was first in the key demo with 109,000 viewers, followed by MSNBC . Newsmax was fourth with 45,000 viewers.delivering a total audience of 447,000 viewers at 8 p.m. ET, taking fourth place behind Fox News Channel’s. At 9 p.m.
Trump’s confident, combative display yielded ratings about five times higher than the network’s typical viewership in the 8 p.m. slot among the 25-54 age demographic, as Breitbart NewsFormer President Donald Trump steamrolled CNN’s Kaitlan Collins during Wednesday’s Townhall event in New Hampshire.
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