CNN was up double digits in January compared to the same month in 2016, beating MSNBC in both total day and primetime viewers. CNN’s primetime lineup averaged 1.16 million total viewers, up 38 percent from last year. The rating is good enough to make CNN the ninth most-watched network among all of cable, ahead of heavyweights including TNT, FX, AMC and Adult Swim.
CNN’s January year-over-year growth was even more significant among the key news demo of adults age 25-54, up 42 percent from 2016, with an average primetime demo viewership of 385,000