Jesse Watters Primetime drew 3.3 million viewers Monday and led all of television in primetime, beating ABC, NBC and CBS.
The Aug. 24 episode of Fox News Channel’s Jesse Watters Primetime, featuring Watters’ interview with Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, averaged 3.3 million total viewers at 8 p.m. ET.
In the key 25-54 demographic, the hour delivered 295,000 viewers.
The first half-hour, from 8 to 8:30 p.m., was stronger still: nearly 3.7 million total viewers and 332,000 in the 25-54 demo.
Compared with the program’s August average, Monday’s telecast was up 17% in total viewers and 18% among adults 25-54. Versus the third-quarter 2026 average, it was up 15% in total viewers and 14% in the demo.
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