CableTV News: FNC Tops In February 2015

Among all cable channels, FOX News Channel was number one in Primetime from 8-11PM/ET among total viewers for the first time since October 2012.

Meanwhile, neither MSNBC nor CNN were able to crack the top 25 in primetime. See below for more:

TOP 5 PROGRAMS IN CABLE NEWS FOR FEBRUARY '15

• Total Viewers:  The O'Reilly Factor (2,988,000); The Kelly File (2,302,000); The Five (2,252,000); Special Report w/ Bret Baier (2,184,000); On the Record with Greta Van Susteren (1,992,000).
• Adults 25-54:  The O'Reilly Factor (550,000); The Kelly File (433,000); The Five (369,000); Special Report w/ Bret Baier (365,000); On the Record with Greta Van Susteren (341,000).

FEBRUARY '15 VS.  FEBRUARY '14 NIELSEN NUMBERS

TOTAL DAY

• FNC: 1,124,000 total viewers - up 1%; (227,000 in 25-54 - up 3%)
• CNN: 468,000 total viewers - up 53%; (143,000 in 25-54 - up 49%)
• MSNBC: 311,000 total viewers - down 24%; (81,000 in 25-54 - down 43%)

PRIMETIME: 8-11PM/ET

• FNC 1,823,000 total viewers - down 4%; (345,000 in 25-54 - up 13%)
• CNN: 509,000 total viewers - up 28%; (170,000 in 25-54 - up 27%)
• MSNBC: 528,000 total viewers - down 27%; (120,000 in 25-54 - down 48%)

H/T: TvByTheNumbers