FNC Dominates Competition for
208th Consecutive Month as Most-Watched Cable News
Network in Total Day and Primetime
“Hannity” Was Most-Watched Program in Cable
News in Total Viewers and Demo Followed by “Tucker Carlson Tonight”
Both Topping “The Rachel Maddow Show” In Key Categories
CNN Hits Lowest-Rated Month in Total Day
Viewers Since October 2015 and August 2015 with Demo
FOX News Channel (FNC) continued to crush all of basic cable
during the month of April as the most-watched network among total
viewers in both total day and primetime, according to Nielsen Media
Research. Marking 34 consecutive months as the leading basic cable
network in total day with 1.4 million viewers, FNC also garnered
2.4 million viewers in primetime, finishing first for the third
month in a row. For the 208th month in a row, FNC also beat
CNN and MSNBC across both categories, while CNN marked its
lowest-rated month in total day viewers since October 2015 and
August 2015 with Demo.
Hannity finished the month of April as the highest-rated
cable news program while Tucker Carlson Tonight ranked number
two, outpacing MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow at 9PM/ET in both
total viewers and the 25-54 demo. Both Tucker Carlson Tonight and
Hannity also beat NBA Playoffs airing on ESPN and TNT and Monday
Night Raw airing on USA Network in total viewers. Additionally,
FNC’s regular scheduled programming dominated CNN’s five hour town
hall event on April 22nd, securing 2.3 million viewers and 380,000
in the A25-54 demo while CNN came in last in total viewers with 1.2
million and 371,00 in the demo for the night.
In primetime, FNC averaged 2.4 million beating CNN’s 767,000 and
MSNBC’s 1,660,000 total viewers. With Adults 25-54, FNC garnered
389,000, topping CNN’s 198,000 and MSNBC’s 255,000. In total day,
FNC averaged 1.4 million viewers, trouncing CNN’s 545,000 and
MSNBC’s 919,000. In the 25-54 demo, FNC averaged 243,000 ranking
ahead of CNN with 141,000 and MSNBC also with 141,000 in total
day.
For the month of April, FNC programs accounted for nine of the
top 15 cable news programs in total viewers and claimed 10 of the
top 15 cable news programs in the 25-54
demo. Hannity, Tucker Carlson Tonight, The Ingraham
Angle and The Five were among the top five cable news
programs in both total viewers and in the 25-54 demographic.
Kicking off FNC’s daytime programming, the 4AM/ET hour
of FOX & Friends First garnered 487,000 viewers and
119,000 with A25-54. The 5AM/ET hour of FOX & Friends
First had a total of 653,000 viewers and 165,000 with A25-54.
Continuing to make cable news history, FNC’s signature morning
show FOX & Friends marked 210 months as the number
one cable news program in its timeslot, with an average of 1.5
million viewers and 289,000 with the 25-54 demo, beating CNN and
MSNBC in both categories. At 9AM/ET, America’s
Newsroom delivered 1.6 million viewers and 266,000 with
A25-54, also beating both CNN and MSNBC across both categories.
FNC’s afternoon ensemble program at 12PM/ET, Outnumbered,
garnered 1.5 million viewers and 253,000 in the 25-54 category
beating CNN and MSNBC combined in both categories. Outnumbered
Overtime anchored by Harris Faulkner delivered 1.3 million
viewers and 225,000 with A25-54 while The Daily Briefing with
Dana Perino averaged 1.3 million viewers and 213,000 in the
25-54 demo. During the 3PM/ET hour, FNC’s Shepard Smith
Reporting averaged 1.3 million viewers and 225,000 with
A25-54. Your World with Neil Cavuto at 4PM/ET delivered
1.4 million viewers and averaged 223,000 with A25-54.
During FNC’s early evening programming, The
Five garnered 2.4 million viewers and 380,000 in the demo.
Anchored by chief political anchor Bret Baier at
6PM/ET, Special Report averaged 2 million viewers and
353,000 in the 25-54 demo. The Story with Martha
MacCallum at 7PM/ET delivered 1.8 million viewers and 323,000
with A25-54.
In primetime, Tucker Carlson Tonight (8PM/ET) delivered 2.8
million viewers and 499,000 with A25-54. Hannity was the
top-rated program for the month with 3.1 million viewers and
514,000 in the 25-54 demo. Meanwhile, CNN’s Cuomo Primetime in the
same 9PM/ET timeslot had its lowest-rated delivery since launch in
total viewers and the demo with 917,000 and 235,000 respectively.
At 10PM/ET, The Ingraham Angle, hosted by Laura Ingraham, averaged
2.5 million viewers and 410,000 in the A25-54 demo. FOX News @
Night with Shannon Bream garnered 1.4 million viewers and
284,000 with A25-54.
During the weekends, Sunday Morning Futures with Maria
Bartiromo averaged 1.4 million viewers and 257,000 in the demo
on Sundays at 10AM/ET. MediaBuzz hosted by Howie Kurtz
delivered 1.3 million viewers and 235,000 in the 25-54 demo, easily
besting CNN’s Reliable Sources (668,000 P2+; 149,000
25-54 demo).
RATINGS FOR THE TOP FIVE PROGRAMS
IN CABLE NEWS FOR APRIL 2019:
Total Viewers: Hannity (3,086,000), Tucker
Carlson Tonight (2,834,000), Rachel Maddow
Show (2,630,00), The Ingraham Angle (2,455,000), The
Five (2,398,000)
Adults 25-54: Hannity (514,000), Tucker
Carlson Tonight (499,000), Rachel Maddow
Show (427,000), The Ingraham Angle (410,000), The
Five (380,000)
APRIL 2019 VS. APRIL 2018 NIELSEN NUMBERS (7-day
week, L+SD):
TOTAL DAY:FNC: 1,351,000 total viewers
– down 3% (243,000 in 25-54 – down
16%)CNN: 545,000 total viewers – down
25% (141,000 in 25-54 – down
37%)MSNBC: 919,000 total viewers – down 8%
(141,000 in 25-54 – down 34%)
PRIMETIME: 8-11PM/ETFNC: 2,395,000 total
viewers – flat (389,000 in 25-54 – down
19%)CNN: 767,000 total viewers – down
26% (198,000 in 25-54 – down
41%)MSNBC: 1,660,000 total viewers – down 14%
(255,000 in 25-54 – down 36%)
FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news
service delivering breaking news as well as political and business
news. The number one network in cable, FNC has been the most
watched television news channel for 17 consecutive years. According
to a 2019 Suffolk University poll, FOX News is the most trusted
source for television news or commentary in the country while a
2019 Brand Keys Emotion Engagement Brand Analysis survey found that
FOX News was the most trusted cable news brand. A 2017
Gallup/Knight Foundation survey also found that among Americans who
could name an objective news source, FOX News is the top-cited
outlet. Owned by FOX Corporation, FNC is available in nearly 90
million homes and dominates the cable news landscape, routinely
notching the top ten programs in the genre.
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