TV Cable Ratings: Fox News Leads In Total Day Viewers

• FNC Leads Cable News Across the Board During Weekend Breaking News Coverage of Hamas Attacks in Israel
• “Gutfeld!” Tops All Late-Night Broadcast Shows with Viewers in First Week Back Following Writers Strike

Woke news broadcaster MSNBC lost 33 percent of its primetime viewers during its coverage of the Israel Hamas war.  The outlet's viewer figures were down 24 percent overall for the four days between October 7 and 10 which saw the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas terrorists.  By comparison the shocking events saw a leap in Fox News's audience, up 42 percent, and in CNN's coverage, which saw a 17 percent rise in viewers, reports The US Daily Mail.   

'These numbers tell you a lot about MSNBC, which excels at Trump-era liberal therapy but can’t match others during global historic events' Puck media reporter Dylan Byers wrote. 

During the week of October 2 - 8, FOX News Channel (FNC) led all of cable with total day viewers. Additionally, FNC swept the cable news competition with total day viewers for the 138th consecutive week. In primetime (8-11 PM/ET), FNC earned 2,046,000 viewers and 231,000 in the 25-54 demo commanding all of cable with viewers. In total day (6 AM-6 AM/ET), FNC dominated all of cable television, securing 1,297,000 viewers and 155,000 in the 25-54 demo with 67 of the top 100 cable news telecasts. FNC also led CNN and MSNBC across total day and primetime viewers and demo during breaking news coverage of Hamas attacks in Israel.

At 10 PM/ET, the king of late-night Greg Gutfeld notably delivered 2,062,000 viewers and 302,000 viewers in the 25-54 demo, leading cable news in the younger demo. Gutfeld! topped all late-night broadcast shows including CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (1,984,000 P2+), ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! (1,625,000 P2+) and NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon (1,329,000 P2+) with viewers in the show’s first week back after the writers’ strike. FNC’s news hour FOX News @ Night with Trace Gallagher at 11 PM/ET delivered 1,106,000 viewers and 164,000 with A25-54.

The Five was the most-watched program in cable news for the week, averaging 2,832,000 viewers and 280,000 in the 25-54 demo. At 6 PM/ET, Special Report with Bret Baier secured 2,021,000 viewers and 208,000 with A25-54. The Ingraham Angle won the 7 PM/ET hour with viewers and A25-54, averaging 2,138,000 viewers and 227,000 in the 25-54 demo. At 8 PM/ET, Jesse Watters Primetime was the most-watched program in primetime, delivering 2,597,000 viewers and 244,000 in the 25-54 demo. Cable news’ longest-running host Sean Hannity’s eponymous Hannity saw 2,366,000 viewers and 252,000 with A25-54.

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In terms of daily cable news programming, The Five remained No. 1 in total viewers, averaging 2.83 million total viewers at 5 p.m., while Gutfeld! ascended to No. 1 on cable news among Adults 25-54, averaging 302,000 viewers at 10 p.m.

TV Newser reports Fox News had the six most-watched daily cable news offerings for the week of Oct. 2. Jesse Watters Primetime secured second place among all daily cable news shows with a 2.6 million total viewer average at 8 p.m. Hannity remained in third place with a 2.37 million total viewer average at 9 p.m., with The Ingraham Angle (2.14 million at 7 p.m.) and Gutfeld! (2.06 million) rounding out the top five.

Six through 10 in total viewers: Fox News’ Special Report with Bret Baier (2.02 million at 6 p.m.), MSNBC’s Deadline: White House (1.945 million at 4-6 p.m.), The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell (1.94 million at 10 p.m.), All In With Chris Hayes (1.75 million at 8 p.m.) and Alex Wagner Tonight (1.72 million at 9 p.m.) rounding out the top 10 in total viewers.

FNC’s daytime lineup continued to surpass broadcast programs as Outnumbered (weekdays, 12 PM/ET; 1,551,000 P2+), The Faulkner Focus (weekdays, 11 AM/ET; 1,450,000 P2+), America’s Newsroom (weekdays, 9-11 AM/ET; 1,488,000 P2+) and The Story (weekdays, 3 PM/ET; 1,413,000 P2+) all outranked ABC’s GMA3 (1,396,000 P2+) and NBC’s Today with Hoda and Jenna (1,370,000 P2+). In the mornings, FOX & Friends secured 1,059,000 viewers and 122,000 with A25-54.

For the weekend, FNC was the highest-rated cable news channel on Saturday in total day (1,087,000 P2+; 138,000 A25-54) and primetime (1,440,000 P2+; 164,000 A25-54) across the board during breaking news coverage surrounding the Hamas attack on Israel. On Sunday, FNC also led the cable news competition in total day (1,071,000 P2+; 148,000 A25-54) and primetime (1,373,000 P2+; 155,000 A25-54). This marked the network’s highest-rated weekend with primetime viewers this year.

On Saturday, Cavuto Live (Saturday, 10 AM-12 PM/ET) was the top show of the day with 1,624,000 viewers and 230,000 with A25-54. In primetime, Life, Liberty & Levin was most-watched with 1,622,000 viewers. One Nation, which extended coverage from 9-11 PM/ET, secured 1,350,000 viewers. On Sunday, Maria Bartiromo’s Sunday Morning Futures (Sunday, 10 AM/ET) was the highest-rated program of the day with 1,790,000 viewers and 214,000 with A25-54. The Big Weekend Show (Sunday, 7-9 PM/ET) followed with 1,478,000 viewers.