Fox News Beats CNN And MSNBC Combined In Prime Time Ratings

Fox News Channel dominated the prime time ratings race last week, delivering an average total audience of 2.121 million viewers, beating the prime time ratings of MSNBC and CNN combined. Fox News had 89 of the 100 highest-rated telecasts for the week, as Fox News took the title of most-watched network in all of cable television. MSNBC finished in second place, with an average prime time audience of 1.079 million viewers. FNC and MSNBC also finished in first and second place overall among viewers 25-54, the demographic group most valued by advertisers. CNN was the 12th highest-rated cable network for the week among total viewers, and jumped to 5th place overall in the key demo, according to ratings data compiled by Nielsen.

Fox News Channel’s The Five was again the highest-rated show in cable news, with an average total audience of 3.362 million viewers. Tucker Carlson Tonight was the top cable news show in the key demo, with an average audience of 473,000 viewers.

In late night, Gutfeld! again beat out programs on ABC and NBC, delivering an average total audience of 1.82 million viewers, second only to CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live followed Gutfeld! with 1.506 million viewers and NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon trailed with 1.323 million viewers.

In the competition between cable news morning shows, FNC’s Fox & Friends again easily outdistanced its counterparts on MSNBC and CNN, delivering an average total audience of 1.286 million viewers, well ahead of MSNBC’s Morning Joe (815,000 viewers) and CNN This Morning (358,000 viewers). In the key demo, Fox & Friends was first with 177,000 viewers, followed by Morning Joe (86,000 viewers) and CNN This Morning (65,000 viewers).