MEDIA WINNER: Fox & Friends Thanks to a notably friendly phone interview with President Donald Trump, Fox & Friends romped to a huge ratings win in the 8:00 hour on Friday morning, scoring more 2.47 million overall viewers and 414,000 in the coveted 25 – 54 age demographic, more than doubling MSNBC rival Morning Joe‘s 181,000 viewers in the demo. That morning victory helped Fox News surge to a strong victory in daytime ratings, with 2.21 million in total and 347,000 in the demo. This outpaced CNN, which has frequently traded the places with Fox News at the top of the daytime demo podium of late. CNN came in second in the demo with 311,000, while MSNBC trailed behind with 188,000. In overall daytime viewers, MSNBC squeaked out runner-up status with 1.36 million to CNN’s 1.31 million. Primetime was all Fox News, as it handily won total and A25 – 54 viewers. Its 3.83 million overall and 601,000 viewers in the demo surpassed CNN’s 1.55 million and 401,000, respectively. MSNBC slipped into second in total viewers with 1.96 million overall and 225,000 in the demo. Tucker Carlson, today's Media Loser, was back on top, with Sean Hannity and Neil Cavuto pulling wins as well. We have those numbers and more here, via Mediaite+.
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