Fox News Channel Beats CNN And MSNBC Combined In November Cable News Ratings.
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For a month featuring the hotly contested mid-term elections, Fox News sailed to victory in the key November ratings race, outperforming the combined ratings of CNN and MSNBC—for the fourth straight month. In prime time, Fox News Channel delivered a total audience of 1.6 million viewers, compared to MSNBC’s 752,000 viewers and CNN’s 560,000 viewers. All of the cable news networks were up from one year ago—driven in part by high viewership heading into the election—with MSNBC seeing the largest overall gain, up 13%.
[b]Among viewers 25-54—the key demographic most valued by advertisers—Fox News delivered an audience of 356,000 viewers in November, compared to CNN’s 190,000 viewers and MSNBC’s 148,000 viewers. In the key demo, CNN had the biggest year-over-year gain—up 26%—while Fox News saw a decline of 16%. MSNBC was up marginally at 4%.
Fox News Channel’s The Five was the most-watched show in cable news for the month, delivering an average audience of 3.7 million viewers, followed by Tucker Carlson Tonight (3.5 million viewers), Jesse Watters Primetime (3.171 million viewers), Hannity (3.075 million viewers) and Special Report with Bret Baier (2.799 million viewers)—all on Fox News.
FNC also swept the five most-watched shows in the key demo, with Tucker Carlson Tonight finishing November in first place with an average audience of 506,000 viewers, followed by The Five (466,000 viewers), Hannity (428,000 viewers), Jesse Watters Primetime (405,000 viewers) and Gutfeld! (397,000 viewers).
For a month featuring the hotly contested mid-term elections, Fox News sailed to victory in the key November ratings race, outperforming the combined ratings of CNN and MSNBC—for the fourth straight month. In prime time, Fox News Channel delivered a total audience of 1.6 million viewers, compared to MSNBC’s 752,000 viewers and CNN’s 560,000 viewers. All of the cable news networks were up from one year ago—driven in part by high viewership heading into the election—with MSNBC seeing the largest overall gain, up 13%.
[b]Among viewers 25-54—the key demographic most valued by advertisers—Fox News delivered an audience of 356,000 viewers in November, compared to CNN’s 190,000 viewers and MSNBC’s 148,000 viewers. In the key demo, CNN had the biggest year-over-year gain—up 26%—while Fox News saw a decline of 16%. MSNBC was up marginally at 4%.
Fox News Channel’s The Five was the most-watched show in cable news for the month, delivering an average audience of 3.7 million viewers, followed by Tucker Carlson Tonight (3.5 million viewers), Jesse Watters Primetime (3.171 million viewers), Hannity (3.075 million viewers) and Special Report with Bret Baier (2.799 million viewers)—all on Fox News.
FNC also swept the five most-watched shows in the key demo, with Tucker Carlson Tonight finishing November in first place with an average audience of 506,000 viewers, followed by The Five (466,000 viewers), Hannity (428,000 viewers), Jesse Watters Primetime (405,000 viewers) and Gutfeld! (397,000 viewers).
