For the Month of January, FNC Ranks Number
One in Total Day and Number Two in Primetime with Total Viewers in
All of Cable
FOX News Channel (FNC) continues to make history, marking 17
consecutive years as the number one cable news network, according
to Nielsen Media Research. FNC first became number one across
the board in primetime and 24-hr total viewers and in the 25-54
demo at the end of the Nielsen month in January 2002.
Kicking off 2019, FNC dominated all of basic cable once again,
marking 31 consecutive months as the most-watched basic cable
network in total day viewership with 1.3 million total viewers for
the month of January. In primetime, FNC was the second most-watched
network in all of basic cable, with 2.2 million total viewers, only
behind NFL playoff and college bowl centric ESPN.
Throughout total day and primetime, FNC continued crushing CNN
and MSNBC in total viewers and the 25-54 demographic. In primetime,
FNC averaged 2,205,000 beating MSNBC’s 1,977,000 and CNN’s
1,214,000 in total viewers. With Adults 25-54, FNC garnered
382,000, topping CNN’s 363,000 and MSNBC’s 349,000. In total day,
FNC averaged 1,329,000 total viewers, trouncing MSNBC’s 1,138,000
and CNN’s 821,000. In the 25-54 demo, FNC averaged 244,000 ranking
ahead of CNN with 234,000 and MSNBC with 198,000.
For the month of January, FNC accounted for six of the top 10
cable news programs in total
viewers. Additionally, Hannity was ranked the number one
non-college football programming cable telecast in total viewers
for the month of January, a traditionally heavy sports-focused
month. Hannity and Tucker Carlson Tonight were among the top
three-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 439,000 viewers and 103,000 with
A25-54. The 5AM/ET hour of FOX & Friends First had a total of
595,000 viewers and 142,000 with A25-54. Continuing to make cable
news history, FNC’s signature morning show FOX & Friends marked
207 months as the number one cable news program in its timeslot,
with an average of 1.4 million viewers and 279,000 with the 25-54
demo for the month of January. At 9AM/ET, America’s Newsroom
delivered 1.6 million viewers and 261,000 with A25-54. FNC’s
afternoon ensemble program at 12PM/ET, Outnumbered, garnered 1.6
million viewers and 266,000 in the 25-54 category. Outnumbered
Overtime anchored by Harris Faulkner delivered 1.4 million viewers
and 244,000 with A25-54 while The Daily Briefing with Dana Perino
averaged 1.5 million viewers and 245,000 in the 25-54 demo. During
the 3PM/ET hour, FNC’s Shepard Smith Reporting averaged 1.3 million
viewers and 211,000 with A25-54. Your World with Neil Cavuto at
4PM/ET delivered 1.5 million viewers and averaged 249,000 with
A25-54.
During FNC’s early evening and primetime programming, The Five
garnered 2.6 million viewers and 405,000 in the demo. Anchored by
chief political anchor Bret Baier at 6PM/ET, Special Report
averaged 2.3 million viewers and 377,000 in the 25-54 demo. The
Story with Martha MacCallum at 7PM/ET delivered 1.9 million total
and 341,000 with A25-54.
At 8PM/ET, Tucker Carlson Tonight delivered 2.8
million viewers and 509,000 with A25-54, beating it’s competition
in the timeslot. Hannity finished the month with over 3
million viewers and 538,000 in the 25-54 demo. The Ingraham Angle,
hosted by Laura Ingraham, averaged 2.3 million viewers and averaged
415,000 in the A25-54 demo. FOX News @ Night with Shannon
Bream garnered 1.3 million viewers and 281,000 with
A25-54.
During the weekends, Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo
averaged 1.4 million total viewers and 287,000 in the demo on
Sundays at 10AM/ET. MediaBuzz hosted by Howie Kurtz delivered 1.4
million total viewers and 270,000 in the 25-54 demo, easily besting
CNN’s Reliable Sources in both categories (967,000 P2+; 232,000
25-54 demo).
JANUARY 2019 VS. JANUARY 2018 NIELSEN NUMBERS (7-day
week, L+SD):
TOTAL DAY:FNC: 1,329,000 total viewers
– down 11% (244,000 in 25-54 – down
21%)CNN: 821,000 total viewers – up
15% (234,000 in 25-54 – down
1%)MSNBC: 1,138,000 total viewers – up 14%
(198,000 in 25-54 – down 12%)
PRIMETIME: 8-11PM/ETFNC: 2,205,000 total
viewers – down 10% (382,000 in 25-54 – down
20%)CNN: 1,214,000 total viewers – up
31% (363,000 in 25-54 – up
10%)MSNBC: 1,977,000 total viewers – up 6%
(349,000 in 25-54 – down 15%)
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 Suffolk University/USA Today survey, Fox News is the most
trusted source for television news or commentary in the country and
a 2017 Gallup/Knight Foundation survey found that among Americans
who could name an objective news source, Fox News is the top-cited
outlet. Owned by 21st Century Fox, 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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