MSNBC wins cable news weekly war for first time ever
By Joe Concha - 05/22/17 05:32 PM EDT
MSNBC finished first in the key 25-54 demographic and in total viewers against its cable news rivals last week for the first time in its 21-year existence, according to Nielsen Research.
Overall, MSNBC finished second in all of basic cable, only falling to TNT, which aired several NBA playoff games.
Fox News finished third in primetime for the first time in nearly 17 years.
For the week of May 15, MSNBC's weekday prime averaged 2.440 million total viewers, with Fox second with 2.405 million and CNN third with 1.649 million.
For adults aged 25-54, MSNBC averaged 611,000 viewers. CNN finished second with 589,000 and Fox third with 497,000.
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