FNC Finishes 2019 as Most-Watched Basic Cable
Network for Fourth Consecutive Year
Hannity Reigns Cable News for Third Year in a
Row
FNC Ranks as a Top Five Network in Primetime in
All of Television
FOX News Channel (FNC) notched its highest-rated year in
primetime in its 23-year history with 2.5 million viewers and
finished the year as the most-watched network in basic cable for
the fourth consecutive year in both primetime and total day (1.4
million) among total viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research.
FNC also ranks as a top five network in primetime in all of
television for 2019. Additionally, Hannity was the number
one program in cable news for the third consecutive year with 3.3
million viewers.
In a joint statement on the network’s record ratings, FOX News
Media CEO Suzanne Scott and FOX News Media President &
Executive Editor Jay Wallace said, “Once again, FOX News Channel’s
team of leading journalists and opinion hosts have led the network
to a record-breaking ratings year as the number one network in all
of cable for the fourth consecutive year. FNC continues to exert
its dominance in cable television as the country experiences what
may be one of the most fervent news cycles in history and we are
proud to provide our audience with news and opinion they can trust
across a variety of programming.”
In cable news, FNC secured nine of the top 15 programs in total
viewers and the 25-54 demo. Additionally, FNC’s The Five,
Tucker Carlson Tonight, Hannity and The Ingraham Angle
claimed four of the top five programs in the younger 18-49 demo.
*Please see attached for the corresponding Nielsen program rankers
for total viewers, the 25-54 demo, the 18-49 demo and all
additional Nielsen ratings.
Kicking off FNC’s evening programming at 5PM/ET, The Five
averaged 2.5 million viewers and 392,000 in the 25-54 demo, ranking
fifth in both categories. At 6PM/ET, the network’s political news
program Special Report with Bret Baier averaged 2.2 million
viewers and 356,000 in the 25-54 demo and at 7PM/ET, The Story
with Martha MacCallum delivered 1.9 million viewers and 328,000
in the 25-54 demo. Tucker Carlson Tonight at 8PM/ET, was the
second most-watched program for the year in total viewers with 3
million and 509,000 in the 25-54 demo. In primetime, for the third
consecutive year, Hannity topped all of cable news with 3.3
million viewers and 528,000 in the 25-54 demo. At 10PM/ET, The
Ingraham Angle ranked fourth in viewers with 2.6 million
viewers and fourth in the 25-54 demo with 420,000. FOX News @
Night with Shannon Bream at 11PM/ET closed out the year with
1.4 million viewers and 277,000 in the 25-54 demo.
The FOX & Friends franchise which starts at 4AM/ET
with FOX & Friends First delivered 571,000 viewers and
131,000 in the 25-54 demo while FOX & Friends (6-9
AM/ET) continued to dominate all cable news morning shows,
averaging 1.5 million viewers and 281,000 in the 25-54 demo.
America’s Newsroom, FNC’s three hour news program at 9AM/ET,
secured 1,585,000 viewers and 249,000 in the 25-54 demo. At noon,
Outnumbered garnered 1,571,000 viewers and 252,000 in the
25-54 demo. Outnumbered Overtime with Harris Faulkner
delivered 1,416,000 viewers and 229,000 with the 25-54 demo.
Additionally, The Daily Briefing with Dana Perino secured
1,400,000 viewers and 219,000 in the 25-54 demo while Shepard
Smith Reporting/FOX News Reporting garnered 1,352,000 viewers
and 210,000 with A25-54. Your World with Neil Cavuto
garnered 1,460,000 viewers and 230,000 in the 25-54 demo.
On the weekends, FNC continued to dominate the competition,
beating them in every hour in total viewers on Saturdays and
Sundays from 6AM to 11PM/ET. FOX & Friends Weekend
(Saturdays and Sundays, 6-10AM/ET) topped CNN and MSNBC combined in
total viewers and A25-54 (1,345,000 P2+; 240,000 A25-54). On
Saturdays, FNC outperformed combined viewership of CNN and MSNBC
with several programs, including Watters World at 8PM/ET
(1,732,000 P2+; 212,000 A25-540) Justice with Judge Jeanine
at 9PM/ET (2,037,000 P2+; 226,000 A25-54) and The Greg Gutfeld
Show at 10PM/ET (1,780,000 P2+; 257,000 A25-54). Additionally,
Justice with Judge Jeanine and The Greg Gutfeld Show delivered
their highest-rated years in each program’s history. Cavuto
Live (Saturdays at 10AM/ET) also crushed the competition with
1,353,000 viewers and 223,000 in the 25-54 demo. Sunday Morning
Futures with Maria Bartiromo (Sundays at 10AM/ET) also led
cable news programming on Sundays with 1,459,000 viewers and
258,000 in the 25-54 demo. At 11AM/ET, Media Buzz with
Howie Kurtz came in at 1,330,000 viewers and 227,000 in the
25-54 demo and The Next Revolution with Steve Hilton ended
the year with 1,267,000 viewers and 166,000 in the 25-54 demo.
Finally, Sunday’s Life, Liberty and Levin with Mark Levin
secured 1,371,000 viewers and 186,000 in the 25-54 demo.
Top Five Networks in Primetime in All of
Television for 2019 NBC: 5.2 million total viewers CBS: 5.1
million total viewers ABC: 4.1 million total viewers FOX: 4.0
million total viewers FNC: 2.5 million total viewers
Nielsen Cable News Ratings for 2019
(12/31/18-12/09/19) vs. 2018 (01/01/18-12/31/18)
Primetime: FNC: 2,481,000 P2+ (up
2%); 390,000 A25-54 (down 16%) CNN: 972,000 P2+ (down 2%); 256,000
A25-54 (down 21%) MSNBC: 1,753,000 P2+ (down 3%); 281,000 A25-54
(down 20%)
Total Day: FNC: 1,394,000 P2+ (down
2%); 239,000 A25-54 (down 15%) CNN: 649,000 P2+ (down 8%); 164,000
A25-54 (down 23%) MSNBC: 990,000 P2+ (flat); 153,000 A25-54 (down
22%)
About FOX News
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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