The first day of comprehensive coverage of the trial of Derek Chauvin led to a ratings boost for CNN, which was first in the valuable demographic of viewers age 25-54 on Monday. Fox News, meanwhile, dominated in every other ratings category, including scoring big wins in prime time.

In total day, CNN averaged the most viewers in the key demo, 257,000, but had the fewest total viewers overall, with 913,000. Fox was first in total viewers, with 1.49 million, and second in the demo, with 246,000. MSNBC was second in total viewers, with 1.22 million, and third in the demo, with 164,000.

Fox topped the competition in prime time, averaging 2.69 million total viewers, and 472,000 in the demo. MSNBC was second in total viewers, with 1.88 million, and third in the demo, with 247,000. CNN was third in total viewers, with 1.13 million, and second in the demo, with 337,000.

Monday marked a five-day winning streak for Fox and Friends in both total viewers, with 1.19 million, and in the demo, with 217,000. MSNBC’s Morning Joe was second, with 973,000 total viewers, and 141,000 in the demo. CNN’s New Day was third, with 499,000 total viewers, and 125,000 in the demo.

Four of the five most-watched shows, in both total viewers and in the demo, were on Fox. Tucker Carlson Tonight topped both categories, with 3 million total viewers and 501,000 in the demo. Hannity was second, with 2.81 million total viewers, and 486,000 in the demo. The Five was third in total viewers, with 2.77 million, and fourth in the demo, with 414,000. The Rachel Maddow Show was fourth in total viewers, with 2.64 million, but didn’t make the top five in the demo, with 348,000. The Ingraham Angle was fifth in total viewers, with 2.24 million, and third in the demo, with 429,000. The 1 p.m. hour of CNN Newsroom was fifth in the demo, with 380,000, and had 1.18 million viewers total.

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