It was another slow news day with key anchors missing from the evening lineups of all three cable news networks. Fox News led the way on Friday evening, even though its 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. ET shows featured fill-in anchors. For the second day in a row, the 4 p.m. ET edition of Deadline: White House with Nicolle Wallace was MSNBC’s top show, finishing above a million total viewers with Stephanie Ruhle filling in. As for CNN, its No. 1 program was the 5 p.m. ET edition of The Lead with Jake Tapper , which was anchored by Phil Mattingly .

25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000)

Total Day: FNC: 190 | CNN: 60 | MSNBC: 46

Prime: FNC: 223 | CNN: 64 | MSNBC: 59 FNC: CNN: MSNBC: 4PM Cain:

197 Hunt:

67 Deadline:WH:

86 5PM Five:

365 The Lead:

100 Deadline:WH:

79 6PM Special Report:

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