Primetime Cable Ratings: November 8, 2016

It was all about the election coverage for the Tuesday night ratings, Not only were the three main cable news networks covering wall-to-wall action of the 2016 election, but FOX Business News and CNBC were getting in on the action.

CNN averaged 13.3 million viewers and a 5.2 rating in Adults 18-49.
FOX News averaged 12.1 million viewers and a 3.3 demo rating.
MSNBC averaged 5.9 million viewers and a 1.8 demo rating.
CNBC averaged 310,000 viewers and a 0.1 demo rating, from 7 PM to 1 AM.
FOX Business News averaged 1.1 million viewers and a 0.1 rating in the demo.

Rank	Show	Net	Time	P2*	A18-49
18	American Dad	ADSW	10:00 PM	1,130	0.5
21	Bob's Burgers	ADSW	10:30 PM	1,056	0.5
5	Election Night in America	CNN	8:00 PM	11,972	4.5
2	Election Night in America	CNN	9:00 PM	13,781	5.4
1	Election Night in America	CNN	10:00 PM	14,022	5.7
20	Walk The Prank	DSNY	8:00 PM	1,062	0.2
19	Cavuto Coast to Coast	FOXB	9:00 PM	1,106	0.1
17	Cavuto Coast to Coast	FOXB	10:00 PM	1,155	0.1
6	America's Election HQ	FOXN	8:00 PM	11,061	2.9
4	America's Election HQ	FOXN	9:00 PM	12,256	3.3
3	America's Election HQ	FOXN	10:00 PM	13,020	3.6
15	Fixer Upper	HGTV	8:00 PM	1,439	0.3
16	Fixer Upper	HGTV	9:00 PM	1,412	0.3
7	MSNBC Election Coverage	MSNBC	8:00 PM	5,945	1.8
14	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:00 PM	1,470	0.4
12	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	1,867	0.5
11	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	1,908	0.6
8	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	1,967	0.7
9	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	1,947	0.7
13	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	1,718	0.6
10	WWE Smackdown	USA	8:00 PM	1,921	0.6

* Viewership (,000)