Fox News Channel Continues To Lead CableTV

During the week of April 29 - May 5, FOX News Channel (FNC) continued to lead cable news across all categories, while seeing week-over-week increases across primetime and total day. 

Additionally, FNC led all of cable with total day viewers for the 17th consecutive week and surpassed ESPN with primetime viewers. 

In primetime (8-11 PM/ET), FNC earned 2 million viewers and 211,000 A25-54, commanding all of cable news in all categories. In total day (6 AM-6 AM/ET), FNC posted 1.3 million viewers and 154,000 in the 25-54 demo, outpacing all of cable with viewers. 

Notably, the network posted 80 of the top 100 cable news telecasts for the week. Compared to the prior week, FNC was up 4% with both total day viewers and primetime viewers, while CNN was down 14% in total day and 23% in primetime and MSNBC was down 13% in total day and 17% in primetime. 

Additionally, FNC led CNN and MSNBC combined with primetime viewership. The Five averaged 3 million viewers and 282,000 in the 25-54 demo, making it the most-watched show in cable news. At 6 PM/ET, Special Report with Bret Baier drew 2 million viewers and 199,000 in the 25-54 demo. The Ingraham Angle at 7 PM/ET scored 2.1 million viewers and 221,000 in the 25-54 demo. At 8 PM/ET, Jesse Watters Primetime was the most-watched primetime program in cable news, delivering 2.7 million viewers and 259,000 in the 25-54 demo. At 9 PM/ET, Hannity posted 2.5 million viewers and 286,000 with A25-54. At 11 PM/ET, FOX News @ Night secured 1.2 million viewers and 192,000 in the 25-54 demo.

At 10 PM/ET, FNC’s late-night offering Gutfeld! averaged 2,236,000 viewers and 308,000 in the 25-54 demo, making it the most-watched cable news program in the younger demo. Gutfeld! topped all of the broadcast competition with viewers outpacing CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (1,966,000 P2+), ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! (1,491,000 P2+) and NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon (1,302,000 P2+).

 
FNC’s daytime lineup continued to surpass broadcast programs during the week Outnumbered celebrated its 10th anniversary. Outnumbered (weekdays, 12 PM/ET; 1,671,000 P2+), America’s Newsroom (weekdays, 9-11 AM/ET; 1,636,000 P2+), The Story (weekdays, 3 PM/ET; 1,617,000 P2+), The Faulkner Focus (weekdays, 11 AM/ET; 1,602,000 P2+), America Reports (weekdays, 1-3 PM/ET; 1,573,000 P2+) all beat NBC’s Today with Hoda and Jenna (1,299,000 P2+), ABC’s GMA3 (1,247,000 P2+) and CBS’ The Talk (1,242,000 P2+).

On Saturday, Life, Liberty & Levin was the most-watched show with 1.3 million viewers at 8 PM/ET, while FOX & Friends Saturday (weekends, 6-10 AM/ET) was the top show in the 25-54 demo with 163,000 viewers. The Big Weekend Show (weekends, 7 PM/ET) secured 1.1 million viewers. Cavuto Live (Saturday, 10 AM - 12 PM/ET) saw 1.1 million viewers and 108,000 in the 25-54 demo.

On Sunday, Maria Bartiromo’s Sunday Morning Futures (Sunday, 10 AM/ET) was the top show of the weekend with 1,347,000 viewers and 119,000 in the 25-54 demo. In primetime, Life, Liberty & Levin (Sunday, 8 PM/ET) was most-watched with 1,250,000 viewers. Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy (Sunday, 9 PM/ET) secured 1.1 million viewers.

Source: Nielsen. Live+SD. Week of 4-29-24 ratings data. Average audience for cable news networks Monday-Sunday based on Total Day and Prime (6a-6a, 8P-11P), P2+, P25-54, P18-49. Cable News/Broadcast Program averages exclude repeats and include the corresponding program name.