FNC Crushes Cable News in Primetime and
Total Day for 215 Straight Months
Hannity Posts Most-Watched Month in Program
History, Remains Cable News Leader in Total Viewers and Key
Demo
Tucker Carlson Tonight Notches Highest-Rated
Month Since Launch at 8PM/ET, Ranks Number Two Across the Board
FOX News Channel (FNC) continued to dominate all of basic cable
during the month of November in total day viewership for 41
consecutive months, according to Nielsen Media Research. The
network also marked 215 months as the most-watched cable news
network in total day and primetime viewers, garnering 1.6 million
viewers in total day and 2.8 million viewers in primetime.
During the month of November, Sean Hannity’s program Hannity
(9PM/ET) crushed all of cable news in total viewers and in the
25-54 demo. Hannity, Tucker Carlson Tonight, The Five and The
Ingraham Angle made up four of the top five programs in cable news
with Hannity and Tucker notching all-time program highs.
Throughout total day and primetime, FNC continued to beat CNN
and MSNBC in total viewers and A25-54. FNC averaged 1,592,000
viewers in total day, outpacing CNN’s 760,000 and MSNBC’s
1,208,000. In total day demo, FNC averaged 260,000 ranking ahead of
CNN with 180,000 and MSNBC with 190,000 viewers. In primetime, FNC
garnered 2,799,000 viewers, beating CNN’s 999,000 and MSNBC’s
2,060,000 viewers. With Adults 25-54, FNC secured 420,000 viewers,
topping MSNBC’s 352,000 and beating CNN’s 239,000.
Kicking off FNC’s daytime programming, the 4AM/ET hour of FOX
& Friends First averaged 521,000 viewers and 116,000 with
A25-54. The 5AM/ET hour of FOX & Friends First had a total of
723,000 viewers and 166,000 in the demo. FNC’s signature morning
show FOX & Friends marked 217 months as the number one cable
news program from 6-9AM/ET with an average of 1.7 million viewers
and 299,000 in the demo. At 9AM/ET, America’s Newsroom pulled 1.9
million viewers and 276,000 with A25-54 while FNC’s 12PM/ET
afternoon ensemble program Outnumbered, garnered 1.9 million
viewers and 302,000 in the 25-54 category. Outnumbered Overtime
with Harris Faulkner averaged 1.8 million viewers and 287,000 in
the key demo, even dominating ABC’s GMA3 11 times this month.
In the 2PM/ET hour, The Daily Briefing with Dana Perino averaged
1.8 million viewers and 271,000 in the 25-54 demo, while FNC’s
3PM/ET hour, FOX News Reporting, averaged 1.8 million viewers and
274,000 with A25-54. Your World with Neil Cavuto at 4PM/ET
delivered 1.8 million viewers and 273,000 in the 25-54 demo.
During FNC’s early evening and primetime programming, all
programs notched yearly highs for the month of November. The Five
(5PM/ET) continued to sweep the competition in its timeslot,
delivering 3 million viewers and 454,000 in the demo, topping CNN
and MSNBC in both categories. Anchored by chief political anchor
Bret Baier at 6PM/ET, Special Report averaged 2.6 million viewers
and 418,000 in the 25-54 demo. The Story with Martha MacCallum at
7PM/ET delivered 2.3 million viewers and 376,000 with A25-54.
At 8PM/ET, Tucker Carlson Tonight delivered its highest-rated
month in program history with 3.4 million viewers and 551,000 in
the 25-54 category, ranking as the number two program in all of
cable news, topping CNN and MSNBC combined in total viewers.
Hannity at 9PM/ET continued as the most-watched cable news program
in both categories for the eighth month in a row with 3.6 million
viewers and 552,000 in the 25-54 demo. The Ingraham Angle (9PM/ET),
hosted by Laura Ingraham, averaged 2.8 million viewers and 437,000
in the 25-54 demo. FOX News @ Night with Shannon Bream drew 1.5
million viewers and 275,000 in the key 25-54 demo for the 11PM/ET
program.
During the weekends, Watters World (Saturdays, 8PM/ET) garnered
2,040,000 viewers and 248,000 in the demo while Justice with Judge
Jeanine (Saturdays, 9PM/ET) secured 2,268,000 viewers and 258,000
in A25-54. Both programs crushed the competition, doubling the
viewership of CNN and MSNBC in both categories, respectively. FNC’s
late-night comedy program The Greg Gutfeld Show (Saturdays,
10PM/ET) delivered 2,026,000 viewers and 305,000 in the demo,
doubling the viewership of its competition on CNN and MSNBC in both
categories. Dominating late night programming, Gutfeld beat Jimmy
Fallon’s Tonight Show in viewers and topped Comedy Central’s The
Daily Show, TBS’ Full Frontal with Samantha Bee and Conan combined
in total viewers.
Additionally, Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo
(Sundays, 10AM/ET) garnered 1,708,000 viewers and 270,000 in the
demo and MediaBuzz (Sundays, 11AM/ET), hosted by Howie Kurtz, saw
1,490,000 total viewers and 236,000 in the demo, beating the cable
news competition in both categories. The Next Revolution with Steve
Hilton averaged 1,367,000 viewers and 150,000 in the demo,
dominating CNN and MSNBC in the 9PM/ET timeslot.
NOVEMBER 2019 RATINGS FOR THE TOP FIVE
PROGRAMS IN CABLE NEWS:
Total Viewers: Hannity (3,585,000), Tucker Carlson Tonight
(3,413,000), The Rachel Maddow Show (3,175,000), The Five
(3,011,000), The Ingraham Angle (2,827,000)
Adults 25-54: Hannity (552,000), Tucker Carlson Tonight
(551,000), The Rachel Maddow Show (540,000), The Five (454,000),
The Ingraham Angle (437,000)
NOVEMBER 2019 VS. NOVEMBER 2018 NIELSEN
NUMBERS (7-day week, L+SD):
TOTAL DAY: FNC: 1,592,000 total viewers – up 8% (260,000 in
25-54 – down 11%) CNN: 760,000 total viewers – flat (180,000 in
25-54 – down 22%) MSNBC: 1,208,000 total viewers – up 18% (190,000
in 25-54 – up 5%)
PRIMETIME: 8-11PM/ET FNC: 2,779,000 total viewers – up 15%
(420,000 in 25-54 – down 12%) CNN: 999,000 total viewers – down 11%
(239,000 in 25-54 – down 36%) MSNBC: 2,060,000 total viewers – up
12% (352,000 in 25-54 – up 6%)
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 is a unit of FOX News
Media and has been the most watched television news channel for
more than 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. 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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