Fox beat MSNBC with 1.57 million average prime time viewers to 1.37 million viewers. In the demo, Fox and MSNBC were neck and neck with Fox winning with 163,000 to 161,000 demo viewers — respectively. CNN and Newsmax were in close competition during prime time. CNN beat Newsmax in total viewers with 397,000 to 366,000. Newsmax scored two big wins over CNN as Rob Schmitt beat Erin Burnett at 7 p.m. and Eric Bolling beat Anderson Cooper at 8 p.m. — CNN won both hours in the demo.

Source: CNN May 17, 2023 21:44 UTC