It happened again.
On Tuesday, Newsmax hosts Carl Higbie and Rob Schmitt outperformed CNN in key ratings.
"Carl Higbie FRONTLINE" drew nearly 810,000 total viewers on Tuesday — a number so large it outperformed all of CNN's programs that day. Higbie's show airs at 5 p.m. ET weeknights.
"Rob Schmitt Tonight" followed closely behind. His 7 p.m. ET show garnered nearly 700,000 viewers, beating CNN's "Erin Burnett Outfront" by 4%.
A rising tide seemed to lift all programming boats.
Tuesday also saw Newsmax's noon show, "Newsline," with Bianca de la Garza delivering one of its top five telecasts all time.
And the new prime-time show "Finnerty" delivered its No. 2 telecast all time with more than 530,000 viewers.
Hosted by Rob Finnerty weeknights at 8 p.m., "Finnerty" had its all-time top telecast on Monday.
Newsmax says the numbers are even more impressive — since CNN is carried in about 10 million more homes than Newsmax, often with a better position on the programming guide.
As CNN ratings have been in a free-fall, the network announced Thursday layoffs of more than 200 employees.
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