Comey Chaos Pays Off: CNN’s Primetime Ratings Up 53 Percent Last Week
Fox News, MSNBC and CNN all finished among the most-watched networks among all of basic cable for the week of May 8-14 during a news cycle packed with drama, including the sudden firing of now-former FBI Director James Comey.
The week also featured President Trump threatening Comey on Twitter, Sean Spicer missing press briefings, Deputy White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders emerging as a household name and even a now-infamous eye roll by CNN’s Anderson Cooper.
The network could soon face another primetime shakeup, as “The Five” co-host Kimberly Guilfoyle told the Bay Area News Group that she is in conversations with the Trump administration about potentially joining the communications team.
MSNBC was the most-watched cable news network in weekday prime time among the key demo of adults age 25-54 for the first time since 2009, according to TVNewser.