President Donald Trump’s Rose Garden address announcing his administration’s latest tariffs contributed to a surge in viewership on Wednesday, with all networks recording over a million total viewers during the 4 p.m. ET hour. The Five fed off the late afternoon address, scoring 4.4 million total viewers and 466,000 Adults 25-54 viewers. The Lead with Jake Tapper achieved the most-watched status for CNN with 1.008 total viewers, while The Rachel Maddow Show led the way as usual for MSNBC.
25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 265 | CNN: 92 | MSNBC: 86
Prime: FNC: 430 | CNN: 177 | MSNBC: 160
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Cain: 424 |
Hunt: 160 |
Wallace: 166 |
| 5PM | Five: 466 |
Tapper: 191 |
Wallace: 146 |
| 6PM | Baier: 385 |
Tapper: 124 |
Melber: 131 |
| 7PM | Ingraham: 397 |
Burnett: 153 |
Prime: 109 |
| 8PM | Watters: 458 |
Cooper: 171 |
Hayes: 133 |
| 9PM | Hannity: 390 |
Collins: 181 |
Maddow: 195 |
| 10PM | Gutfeld: 442 |
Phillip: 180 |
O’Donnell: 153 |
| 11PM | Gallagher: 301 |
Coates: 140 |
Ruhle: 125 |
Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 2.056 | CNN: 504 | MSNBC: 839
Prime: FNC: 3.337 | CNN: 762 | MSNBC: 1.695
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Cain: 3.349 |
Hunt: 954 |
Wallace: 1.266 |
| 5PM | Five: 4.418 |
Tapper: 1.008 |
Wallace: 1.442 |
| 6PM | Baier: 3.430 |
Tapper: 667 |
Melber: 1.236 |
| 7PM | Ingraham: 3.227 |
Burnett: 710 |
Prime: 958 |
| 8PM | Watters: 3.768 |
Cooper: 808 |
Hayes: 1.208 |
| 9PM | Hannity: 2.987 |
Collins: 719 |
Maddow: 2.225 |
| 10PM | Gutfeld: 3.255 |
Phillip: 760 |
O’Donnell: 1.652 |
| 11PM | Gallagher: 1.801 |
Coates 440 |
Ruhle: 944 |
