Fox News Tops All of Basic Cable for 31st Consecutive Week

Fox News averaged 1.3 million total viewers last week to finished as the most-watched cable network for the 31st consecutive week from July 31 through Aug. 6.

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Nickelodeon averaged 1.2 million viewers to finish second, while MSNBC averaged 969,000 to finish third. HGTV and The Cartoon Network round out the top five among total viewers.

Fox News also won the primetime hours of 8-11 p.m. for the 11th week in a row, averaging 2.2 million primetime viewers for the week. MSNBC averaged 1.8 million to finish second, while USA averaged 1.5 million to come in third. HGTV and TBS join FNC, MSNBC and USA among the top five most-watched primetime networks.

Episodes of FNC’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight” made up four of the top 12 cable telecasts and the network’s programs made up 11 of the top 25 shows on cable for the week, including various editions of “The Five,” “Hannity” and “Special Report with Bret Baier.”

FNC’s cable news rival CNN finished No. 7 in both categories, averaging 1.3 million total day viewers and 2.2 million during primetime.

Basic Cable Ranker: Week of July 31 (Total Viewers) by TVNewser on Scribd

Basic Cable Network Ranker: Week of July 31 (Adults 25-54) by TVNewser on Scribd