Hannity, Tucker Carlson Tonight, The
Ingraham Angle and The Five Finish July as the Top Four Cable News
Programs in Both Categories, Maddow Bumped to Fifth
FOX & Friends Beats CNN and MSNBC
Combined in Both Categories and Continues Reign as Number One
Morning Show in Cable News for 213 Months in a Row, While CNN's New
Day Suffers Lowest-Rated Demo in Five Years
FNC’s Outnumbered Overtime with Harris
Faulkner Hits Major Stride in Last Two Weeks of July, Outperforming
ABC’s Strahan and Sara in Total Viewers
MSNBC Has Lowest-Rated Month in the 25-54
Demo Since President Trump Took Office
FOX News Channel (FNC) continued to dominate all of basic cable
during the month of July as the most-watched network in total day
for 37 consecutive months among total viewers, according to Nielsen
Media Research. As the top cable news network for the 211th month
in a row, FNC garnered 1.4 million viewers in total day and 2.4
million viewers in primetime. Additionally, July marked MSNBC’s
lowest-rated month in the 25-54 demographic since President Trump
took office.
For the month of July, FNC programs accounted for 11 of the top
15 cable news programs in both total viewers and in the 25-54 demo.
Hannity, Tucker Carlson Tonight, The Ingraham Angle and The Five
made up four of the top five cable news programs across the board,
beating MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show, which plummeted to number
five in both categories.
Throughout total day and primetime, FNC continued to beat CNN
and MSNBC in total viewers and Adults 25-54. In primetime, FNC
secured 2,438,000 beating CNN’s 797,000 and MSNBC’s 1,503,000 total
viewers. With Adults 25-54, FNC garnered 378,000, topping CNN’s
201,000 and MSNBC’s 222,000. In total day, FNC averaged 1,378,000
viewers, trouncing CNN’s 557,000 and MSNBC’s 852,000. In total day
demo, FNC averaged 237,000 ranking ahead of CNN with 131,000 and
MSNBC with 125,000 viewers.
Kicking off FNC’s daytime programming, the 4AM/ET hour of FOX
& Friends First garnered 503,000 viewers and 118,000 with
A25-54. The 5AM/ET hour of FOX & Friends First had a total of
658,000 viewers and 156,000 in the demo. Continuing to make cable
news history, FNC’s signature morning show FOX & Friends marked
213 months as the number one cable news program in its timeslot,
with an average of 1.4 million viewers and 265,000 in the demo,
while CNN’s New Day only secured 427,000 viewers and experienced
its lowest-rated A25-54 demo in five years (97,000 A25-54). At
9AM/ET, America’s Newsroom delivered 1.4 million viewers and
219,000 with A25-54. FNC’s 12PM/ET afternoon ensemble program,
Outnumbered garnered 1.4 million viewers and 222,000 in the 25-54
category.
Most notably, Outnumbered Overtime anchored by Harris Faulkner
delivered 1.3 million viewers and 207,000 with A25-54, hitting a
major stride for the last two weeks of July and consistently
outperforming ABC News’s Strahan and Sara in total viewers. July
marked the first time that Faulkner topped the broadcast show for
nearly half the month, having beaten ABC News’s new offering
multiple times before in previous months since it launched.
In the 2PM/ET hour, The Daily Briefing with Dana Perino averaged
1.3 million viewers and 190,000 in the 25-54 demo, while the 3PM/ET
hour with Shepard Smith Reporting averaged 1.3 million viewers and
194,000 with A25-54. Your World with Neil Cavuto at 4PM/ET
delivered 1.4 million viewers/231,000 in the 25-54 demo, beating
Nicolle Wallace and Jake Tapper which marks a six month winning
streak over both CNN and MSNBC.
During FNC’s early evening and primetime programming, The Five
garnered 2.5 million viewers and 398,000 in the demo, beating CNN
and MSNBC combined in total viewers and with A25-54 while also
being up year over year. Anchored by chief political anchor Bret
Baier at 6PM/ET, Special Report averaged 2.1 million viewers and
345,000 in the 25-54 demo. Special Report also had the number one
non-sports telecast in total viewers for President Trump’s Salute
to America Speech on July 4th. The Story with Martha MacCallum at
7PM/ET delivered 1.9 million viewers and 324,000 with A25-54.
At 8PM/ET, Tucker Carlson Tonight delivered 3.1 million viewers
and 519,000 with A25-54, ranking the number two cable news programs
for the month and also topping CNN and MSNBC combined in both total
viewers and demo. Hannity at 9PM/ET continued as the most-watched
cable news program in both categories for the fourth month in a row
with 3.3 million viewers and 527,000 in the 25-54 demo. The
Ingraham Angle, hosted by Laura Ingraham, averaged 2.6 million
viewers and 418,000 in the 25-54 demo and ranked third in all of
cable news in both categories. FOX News @ Night with Shannon Bream
garnered 1.4 million viewers and 279,000 in the key 25-54 demo,
beating MSNBC’s The 11th Hour with Brian Williams for the fifth
month in a row in the demo. Additionally, MSNBC’s The 11th Hour
with Brian Williams hit its second lowest-rated demo since the
program launched and its lowest-rated month in total viewers since
January 2017.
During the weekends, FNC’s late-night comedy program The Greg
Gutfeld Show on Saturdays at 10PM/ET delivered its highest-rated
month in both categories of 2019 to-date, securing 1,868,000
million viewers and 299,000 in the demo. Additionally, Sunday
Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo garnered 1,324,000 viewers and
246,000 in the demo on Sundays at 10AM/ET. MediaBuzz hosted by
Howie Kurtz delivered 1,186,000 million viewers and 212,000 in the
25-54 demo, easily besting CNN’s Reliable Sources (P2+ 612,000;
A25-54 136,000). The Next Revolution with Steve Hilton, averaged
1,374,000 viewers and 189,000 in the demo, beating CNN and MSNBC in
the timeslot.
RATINGS FOR THE TOP FIVE PROGRAMS IN CABLE NEWS FOR JULY
2019:
Total Viewers: Hannity (3,332,000), Tucker Carlson
Tonight (3,145,000), The Ingraham Angle (2,591,000), The Five
(2,503,000), Rachel Maddow Show (2,487,000)
Adults 25-54: Hannity (527,000), Tucker Carlson Tonight
(519,000), The Ingraham Angle (418,000), The Five (398,000), Rachel
Maddow Show (384,000)
JULY 2019 VS. JULY 2018 NIELSEN NUMBERS
(7-day week, L+SD):
TOTAL DAY:
FNC: 1,378,000 total viewers – up 1% (237,000 in 25-54 – down
10%)
CNN: 557,000 total viewers – down 13% (131,000 in 25-54 – down
32%)
MSNBC: 852,000 total viewers – down 7% (125,000 in 25-54 – down
29%)
PRIMETIME: 8-11PM/ET
FNC: 2,438,0000 total viewers – up 1% (378,000 in 25-54 – down
15%)
CNN: 797,000 total viewers – down 11% (201,000 in 25-54 – down
32%)
MSNBC: 1,503,000 total viewers – down 10% (222,000 in 25-54 –
down 28%)
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 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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