MSNBC:
MSNBC had a pretty strange week, but it was all in all a pretty positive one. The network regained first place in the primetime rankings after weeks in second. It also saw nice-sized gains for morning series Morning Joe, which rose nearly 10% while holding on to its 10th place ranking. Velshi & Ruhle also rose 2%, though it stayed in last. Deadline: White House fell a spot in the rankings, but gained about 7% in 18-19 ratings. The primetime lineup was more of a mixed bag. All In with Chris Hayes was the one MSNBC show in primetime to make gains, but it fell a spot and took last place in the 8 PM timeslot. The Rachel Maddow Show continued its domination, more or less holding steady in the ratings and easily holding first on the chart, with virtually no Fox News or CNN challenge this week. And at 10, The Last Word fell to sixth in the rankings, but otherwise had a good week. It became the #1 10 PM show again, and only fell about 1%. MSNBC isn't where they were when this year began, but things sure are looking good for them. Right now at least.
CNN:
They stayed in last place in primetime this week, but this really was a great week for CNN. Their primetime lineup excelled, with Anderson Cooper 360 soaring 20% and back into the Top 5. CNN Tonight showed smaller gains, but was still up 4%. It fell a position in the chart, however, but for the first time in a very long time, it was competitive with Fox News' The Ingraham Angle, and only narrowly lost out to it. Their other shows excelled even more. Erin Burnett OutFront soared to its second-highest rating in the history of Rebecca Takes on the News, and it claimed the #4 spot. The 27% growth it showed, however, doesn't come close to the staggering 39% growth for The Lead. The Lead was a silent winner this week, soaring to a 0.19 average. And even with all that growth, it still couldn't crack the Top 10. At This Hour stayed steady at fourteenth, with a 0.14 average, up about 11%. And in dead last for CNN, Wolf held at 16th with a 0.13 average and a nearly 10% ratings bump. This is still way below anything the show did during its December highs, but it's about on par with its late November performance.
Fox News:
And now it's time for Winners & Losers...
Winner of the Week: Shepard Smith Reporting
With all of the doom and gloom above in regards to Fox News, it's strange to give one of their shows the title of Winner of the Week. However, Shepard Smith Reporting had a great week with a huge ratings increase and its best-ever finish in these rankings. These numbers aren't likely to remain, but as of right now, they sure are impressive.
This show declined 16% and fell five spots in the rankings. Yikes. Enough said.
And now for more positive things, the official Rebecca Takes on the News chart for this week:
And, of course, the primetime network chart:
What did you think of this week's cable news developments? Who are your winners and losers this week? Let me know your thoughts in the comments!