- Fifth Episode of CBS’ ‘60 Minutes’ Down 14% in Total Viewers and 12% in the 25-54 Demo Year-over-Year
FOX News Channel (FNC) finished the week of October 12th with over 2 million weekday primetime viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research Big Data + Panel. In Monday – Sunday primetime, FNC nabbed over 1.7 million viewers, delivering an eight percent week-to-week growth in total viewers.
In Monday – Sunday total day, FNC notched 1.1 million viewers, posting a three percent week-to-week growth in total viewers. Markedly, the network also saw growth in the 25-54 demo in both Monday-Sunday primetime (eight percent) and total day (four percent). Notably, on October 18th, the fifth episode of CBS’ 60 Minutes continued to mark year-over-year declines, posting a 14 percent loss in total viewers and a 12 percent loss in the 25-54 demo.
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The Five dominated cable news with total viewers, securing nearly 2.8 million viewers. At 6 PM/ET, Special Report with Bret Baier garnered nearly 2.1 million viewers and at 7 PM/ET, The Ingraham Angle claimed almost 2 million viewers. During the 8 PM/ET hour, Jesse Watters Primetime drew nearly 2.4 million viewers while Hannity saw almost 1.9 million viewers in the 9 PM/ET hour.
FNC’s Gutfeld! (10-11 PM/ET) continued to notch wins against the late-night competition, averaging more than 1.9 million viewers and surpassing the airings of CBS’ Comics Unleashed (950,000 viewers) and Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live (248,000 viewers).
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FNC’s daytime programs maintained dominance with the broadcast competition. The Will Cain Show (4-5 PM/ET) posted nearly 1.7 million viewers, surpassing NBC’s NBC News Daily (1.6 million viewers), ABC’s GMA3 (1.5 million viewers) and NBC’s Today with Jenna & Sheinelle (1.4 million viewers). America’s Newsroom (9-11 AM/ET) notched nearly 1.5 million viewers while The Faulkner Focus (11AM - 12 PM/ET), Outnumbered (12-1 PM/ET) and The Story with Martha MacCallum (3-4 PM/ET) all averaged 1.4 million viewers. America Reports (1-3 PM/ET) claimed nearly 1.3 million viewers.
On Saturday: Saturday in America (10 AM-12 PM/ET) led the day with 1.1 million viewers. FOX & Friends Weekend (6-10 AM/ET) followed, nabbing 914,000 viewers. The Big Weekend Show (5-8 PM/ET), co-hosted by Tomi Lahren and Johnny Joey Jones, averaged 832,000 viewers. In primetime, Life, Liberty, & Levin (8-9 PM/ET) saw 881,000 viewers while My View with Lara Trump (9-10 PM/ET) notched 866,000 viewers.
On Sunday: Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy (9-10 PM/ET) claimed the top spot of the weekend with over 1.1 million viewers. FOX & Friends Weekend (6-10 AM/ET) averaged 856,000 viewers, Sunday Morning Futures (10-11 AM/ET) secured 1.1 million viewers and The Sunday Briefing (11AM – 12 PM/ET), anchored this week by Peter Doocy, delivered 1 million viewers. The Ruthless Podcast’s (12-1 PM/ET) Sunday FOX News election preview special averaged nearly 700,000 viewers. FOX News Live (1-2 PM/ET), hosted by correspondent Kevin Corke, claimed 595,000 viewers while The Big Weekend Show (5-8 PM/ET) drew 747,000 viewers. In primetime, Life, Liberty, & Levin (8-9 PM/ET) saw 929,000 viewers and One Nation with Brian Kilmeade (10-11 PM/ET) posted 837,000 viewers.
Source: Nielsen. Big Data + Panel. Week of 10-12-26 ratings data. Average audience for cable news networks Monday - Sunday programming and Monday-Sunday based on Total Day and Prime (6a-6a, 8P-11P), P2+, P25-54. Cable News/Broadcast Program averages excludes specials and repeats and weekend cable news programs includes specials.