CNN, MS NOW & Fox News Ratings: Top Shows on Cable News

The cable news ratings for the month of May are in, and Fox News continues to dominate the list of most-watched shows, with The Five standing above the rest.

According to AdWeek, citing Nielsen numbers, Fox News had 14 of the Top 15 most-watched shows among total viewers. The Five, hosted by Jesse Watters and regular panelists Greg Gutfeld and Jessica Tarlov, claimed the top spot with 3.56 million total viewers at 5 pm ET.

In fact, the Top 7 shows among total viewers belonged to Fox News, with Jesse Watters Primetime (3.135 million), Gutfeld! (2.854 million), Hannity (2.724 million), Special Report with Bret Baier (2.659 million), The Ingraham Angle (2.476 million), and The Will Cain Show (2.150 million).

The only non-Fox News show in the Top 15 among total viewers was MS NOW’s The Rachel Maddow Show, which averaged 2.039 million viewers for the month of May.

Fox News also dominated among the coveted 25-54 demographic, with The Five also holding the No. 1 spot with 317,000 viewers. Gutfeld! ranked second with 293,000 viewers, while Jesse Watters Primetime (261,000), Hannity (244,000), and Special Report with Bret Baier (230,000) made up the rest of the Top 5.

The Rachel Maddow Show took the No. 7 spot with 206,000 demo viewers, while CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip ranked at No 15 with 138,000 demo viewers.

CNN’s top performer for the month in total viewers was Erin Burnett Outfront, with 738,000 viewers, though this wasn’t enough to break into the Top 15.

Looking at how other news networks fared in May, NewsNation averaged 146,000 total viewers and 18,000 demo viewers, with Cuomo ranking as its top show with 235,000 total viewers and 31,000 demo viewers.

Fox Business’ Varney & Company was the network’s most-watched show in total viewers with 297,000, while Kudlow ranked first in the demo with 16,000 viewers.

Fast Money Halftime Report was CNBC’s most-watched program in both total viewers and the 25-54 demo, with 278,000 and 79,000 viewers, respectively.

Meanwhile, Newsmax’s top-rated show was Rob Schmitt Tonight, with 320,000 total viewers and 24,000 demo viewers.