TV Rating: Fox News Remains Tops In Cable TV

Nielsen live-plus-same-day data for the week of April 8 saw FNC average 2.094 million total viewers and 247,000 A25-54 viewers during primetime. TV Newser reports the network was up in total viewers by +10% and +12% in the A25-54 demo, relative to the week prior (week beginning April 1).

In total day viewing, Fox News averaged 1.317 million total viewers and 167,000 A25-54 viewers. That’s a gain of +5% in total viewers and +10% in A25-54 from what Fox News averaged in those measurements the week prior. Among all basic cable networks, Fox News took first place in total primetime viewers but remained in 5th place in the primetime demo. In total day, the network held its No. 1 position in total viewers and rose two spots to take second place in the total day demo.

MSNBC’s primetime lineup averaged 1.158 million total viewers and 103,000 viewers from the A25-54 demo for the week. It was up by +8% in total viewers and +17% in the A25-54 demo from what the network averaged the week prior.  CNN averaged 632,000 total primetime viewers and 127,000 A25-54 viewers in primetime for the week. The network saw massive gains from the previous week, up +28% in total viewers and +49% in the A25-54 demo. 

Fox once again had 12 out of the 15 most-watched cable news shows of the week, led by The Five (2.930 million viewers at 5 p.m. ET). The second hour of Deadline: White House with Nicole Wallace was MSNBC’s most-watched program, coming in at No. 8 (1.526 million viewers at 5 p.m. ET). MSNBC took the remaining two spots in the top 15, with the first hour of Deadline: White House at No. 11 (1.481 million viewers at 4 p.m. ET) and The Beat with Ari Melber at No. 13 (1.469 million viewers at 6 p.m. ET).

Gutfeld! Stayed at the top in the Adults 25-54 demo, averaging 304,000 A25-54 viewers at 10 p.m. ET. Fox News had 14 of the top 15 cable news shows in the demo overall, with MSNBC’s The Beat with Ari Melber taking the final spot with 147,000 viewers at 6 p.m. ET.

📺BROADCAST EVENING NEWS

“World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the No. 1 newscast on all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.433 million), Adults 25-54 (1.043 million) and Adults 18-49 (706,000) during the week of April 8, 2024, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” out-delivered “NBC Nightly News” (6.072 million, 831,000 and 553,000, respectively) by 1.361 million Total Viewers, by 212,000 Adults 25-54 and by 153,000 Adults 18-49, respectively.

“World News Tonight” widened its lead on the same week last year over the NBC program in Total Viewers (+11% – 1.361 million vs. 1.226 million) and Adults 25-54 (+33% – 212,000 vs. 160,000).

“World News Tonight” has won the last 280 of 281 weeks in Total Viewers and 207 of the last 211 in adults 25-54.

“World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 3 program of the week in Total Viewers (7.433 million) on all of broadcast and cable (excluding sports).

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Ranking is based on ratings data as of Friday, April 12, 2024. The audience figures are derived from the latest Nielsen daily, weekly, or monthly P2+ program audience averages, whichever is the most recently available within the past seven-day window.