The 97th Academy Awards may have contributed to a decline in viewership numbers across all three cable networks. Fox News continued its run as the most-watched network, with MSNBC finishing in second place in total viewers and CNN—which ceded much of its primetime lineup to CNN to repeats of United States of Scandal—taking the No. 2 spot in the Adults 25-54 demo.
25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 182 | CNN: 64 | MSNBC: 40
Prime: FNC: 161 | CNN: 48 | MSNBC: 43
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Scott: 160 |
CNN Newsroom/Whitfield: 112 |
Wallace*: 76 |
| 5PM | Levin*: 150 |
CNN Newsroom/Dean: 106 |
Sharpton: 52 |
| 6PM | Big Weekend Show: 249 |
CNN Newsroom/Dean: 105 |
Capehart: 35 |
| 7PM | Big Weekend Show: 197 |
CNN Newsroom/Dean: 62 |
Ayman: 27 |
| 8PM | Levin: 177 |
Scandal*: 55 |
Ayman: 45 |
| 9PM | Gowdy: 144 |
Scandal*: 51 |
Maddow*: 37 |
| 10PM | Kilmeade: 161 |
Scandal*: 38 |
Psaki*: 47 |
| 11PM | Big Weekend Show*: 164 |
Scandal*: 29 |
Ayman*: 23 |
Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 1.434 | CNN: 380 | MSNBC: 423
Prime: FNC: 1.781 | CNN: 212 | MSNBC: 401
| FNC: | CNN: | MSNBC: | |
| 4PM | Scott: 1.393 |
CNN Newsroom/Whitfield: 540 |
Wallace*: 456 |
| 5PM | Levin*: 1.108 |
CNN Newsroom/Dean: 605 |
Sharpton: 506 |
| 6PM | Big Weekend Show: 1.731 |
CNN Newsroom/Dean: 514 |
Capehart: 481 |
| 7PM | Big Weekend Show: 1.791 |
CNN Newsroom/Dean: 312 |
Ayman: 338 |
| 8PM | Levin: 1.925 |
Scandal*: 208 |
Ayman 381 |
| 9PM | Gowdy: 1.825 |
Scandal*: 223 |
Maddow*: 427 |
| 10PM | Kilmeade*: 1.592 |
Scandal*: 204 |
Psaki*: 394 |
| 11PM | Big Weekend Show*: 1.123 |
Scandal*: 182 |
Ayman*: 298 |
