FOX News Channel’s (FNC) special coverage of Vice President Kamala Harris’ concession speech was number one in television Wednesday, delivering 7.9 million viewers and 1.4 million in the 25-54 demo, according to Nielsen Media Research data.
Anchored by Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum, the FOX News Democracy 24 special coverage from 4:15-4:45 PM/ET set a record for post-election coverage and commanded 64% of the cable news audience. Comparatively CNN averaged 2.2 million viewers and 555,000 in the 25-54 demo and MSNBC saw 2.3 million viewers and 353,000 in the 25-54 demo. According to early Nielsen numbers, ABC nabbed 2.4 million viewers and 544,000 in the 25-54 demo and CBS took 1.8 million viewers and 362,000 in the 25-54 demo during the same timeframe.
FNC also reigned supreme in primetime nabbing 5.1 million viewers crushing CNN (749,000 P2+) and MSNBC (1 million P2+). During total day FNC nabbed 4 million viewers beating CNN (830,000 P2+) and MSNBC (1.1 million P2+) combined.
During the 2024 election cycle, FNC was the most watched cable news network in every swing state, including Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, according to Nielsen Media Research. Additionally, per Nielsen MRI Fusion, more Independents and Democrats continued to tune in to FNC over any other network and the network was also number one among Hispanic and Asian viewers. A recent YouGov study found more Independents get their news from FOX News than from any of the competition.
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