With Nielsen live plus same day data for the week of Sept. 25, 2023 officially in, Fox News Channel remained in its usual position as the top-rated cable news network in total viewers and among Adults 25-54, reports TV Newser.
Benefiting from its primetime simulcast of the Fox Business-Univision Republican presidential primary debate on Wednesday, Sept. 27, Fox News averaged 2.18 million viewers and 274,000 Adults 25-54 in primetime this past week, +25% and +47% respectively, from what the network averaged the previous, debate-less week (the week of Sept. 18). Fox’s 2.18 million total primetime viewer average puts it at No. 1 on all of basic cable, and the 274,000 A25-54 primetime viewer average is No. 2 on all of basic cable, only behind ESPN.
CNN and MSNBC also saw ratings growth from the previous week (though not to the same degree as Fox News).
MSNBC averaged 1.52 million viewers and 138,000 Adults 25-54 in primetime, +22% and +23% respectively, from what the network averaged the previous week. The network’s Monday primetime ratings received a boost from Rachel Maddow’s sit-down with former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson.
CNN averaged 574,000 total viewers and 113,000 Adults 25-54 in primetime for the week of Sept. 25, +12% and +16% respectively, from what the network averaged the previous week (Sept. 18). The 574,000 total primetime viewer average is No. 8 on all of basic cable, and the 113,000 A25-54 primetime viewer average for the week is No. 16 on all of basic cable.
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The Five remained in first place, averaging a cable news-high 2.73 million total viewers and 283,000 A25-54 viewers for the week of Sept. 25, 2023.
Fox News had the three most-watched daily cable news offerings for the week. Jesse Watters Primetime secured second place among all daily cable news shows with a 2. million total viewer average at 8 p.m. Hannity remained in third place with a 2. million total viewer average at 9 p.m., with MSNBC’s The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell (1.94 million at 10 p.m.), and Fox News 10 p.m. competitor Gutfeld! rounding out the top five with a 1.92 million total viewer average in the hour.
.@ABC @GMA leads off the 2023-2024 season as America's No. 1 morning newscast in Total Viewers. For the 12th straight season, “Good Morning America” stands as the most-watched morning show of premiere week.
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“World News Tonight with David Muir” opened the 2023-2024 season as America’s No. 1 evening newscast in all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.441 million), Adults 25-54 (1.055 million) and Adults 18-49 (726,000) during the week of Sept. 25, 2023, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. In fact, “World News Tonight” led in all key demos during premiere week for the 4th year in a row and stood as the most-watched evening newscast during the opening week of the season for the 8th straight year — since premiere weeks of the 2020-2021 and the 2016-2017 seasons, respectively.
In addition, “World News Tonight” was the No. 1 program during premiere week in Total Viewers (7.441 million) on all of broadcast and cable television (excluding sports) for the 2nd year in a row.
“World News Tonight” led “NBC Nightly News” (6.213 million, 968,000 and 651,000, respectively) by 1.228 million Total Viewers, by 87,000 Adults 25-54 and by 75,000 Adults 18-49. “World News Tonight” increased its lead over the NBC program year-to-year in Total Viewers (+1% – 1.228 million vs. 1.220 million) and week-to-week in Adults 25-54 (+10% – 87,000 vs. 79,000) and Adults 18-49 (+14% – 75,000 vs. 66,000).
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