Two shows had broken 3 million total viewers in one day, and Jesse Watters helmed both of them.

Fox anchor Jesse Watters is seen on “Jesse Watters Primetime” at Fox News Channel Studios on June 29, 2022 in New York City. Two shows had broken 3 million total viewers in one day, and Jesse Watters helmed both of them.

Watters regularly leads one of the top shows on cable news – if not the top show, as a co-host on ‘The Five.’ So this day was no different, as ‘The Five’ scored 3.75 million total viewers to be the most-watched show on cable news.

The other show that also cracked the 3 million mark was ‘Jesse Watters Prime Time’ at 7 p.m., with 3.2 million total viewers, landing third overall behind Tucker Carlson’s 3.4 million total viewers.

Here are the total day averages in total viewers and the 25-54 demo for the three cable news networks overall:

Total viewers:

CNN: 502,000

Fox News: 1.89 million

MSNBC: 961,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 100,000

Fox News: 245,000

MSNBC: 99,000

Here are the prime time averages – encompassing shows which air from 8-11 p.m. – in total viewers and the 25-54 demo, from Mediate:

Total viewers:

CNN: 581,000

Fox News: 2.72 million

MSNBC: 1.64 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 111,000

Fox News: 314,000

MSNBC: 156,000