FOX News Channel (FNC) finished the week of October 26th with 1.9 million weekday primetime viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research Big Data + Panel. In Monday – Sunday primetime, FNC nabbed over 1.6 million viewers and 154,000 viewers in the 25-54 demo, notably, posting a ten percent week-to-week growth in the demo. In Monday – Sunday total day, FNC delivered nearly 1.1 million viewers.
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The Five was the number one show in cable news with total viewers, notching over 2.7 million viewers. At 6 PM/ET, Special Report with Bret Baier garnered 2.1 million viewers and at 7 PM/ET, The Ingraham Angle landed 1.9 million viewers. In the 8 PM/ET hour, Jesse Watters Primetime claimed more than 2.1 million viewers and during the 9 PM/ET hour, Hannity saw nearly 1.8 million viewers.
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FNC’s Gutfeld! (10-11 PM/ET) continued to nab late-night wins, averaging 1.9 million viewers, and outperforming NBC’s The Tonight Show (1.2 million viewers), the airings of CBS’ Comics Unleashed (864,000 viewers), NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers (849,000 viewers), HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher (494,000 viewers), Comedy Central’s The Daily Show (488,000) and Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live (192,000).
FNC’s daytime programs continued to outpace the broadcast competition. The Will Cain Show (4-5 PM/ET) nabbed 1.6 million viewers, outranking NBC News Daily (1.5 million viewers), ABC’s GMA3 (1.4 million viewers) and NBC’s Today with Jenna & Sheinelle (1.4 million viewers). America’s Newsroom (9-11 AM/ET) and America Reports (1-3 PM/ET) both averaged 1.3 million viewers, while The Faulkner Focus (11 AM-12 PM/ET), Outnumbered (12-1 PM/ET) and The Story with Martha MacCallum (3-4 PM/ET) all notched nearly 1.4 million viewers.
On Saturday: Saturday in America with Kayleigh McEnany (10 AM-12 PM/ET) dominated the day with over 1.1 million viewers. FOX News Saturday Night with Jimmy Failla (10-11 PM/ET) followed, claiming nearly 1 million viewers. FOX & Friends Weekend (6-10 AM/ET) posted 884,000 viewers, FOX News Live with Aishah Hasnie nabbed 920,000 viewers and The Big Weekend Show (5-8 PM/ET), co-hosted by Tomi Lahren and Johnny Joey Jones, clinched 906,000 viewers. In primetime, Life, Liberty, & Levin (8-9 PM/ET) garnered 910,000 viewers and My View with Lara Trump (9-10 PM/ET) landed 907,000 viewers.
On Sunday: Sunday Morning Futures (10-11 AM/ET) was the top cable news program of the weekend with over 1.1 million viewers. FOX & Friends Weekend (6-10 AM/ET) secured nearly 1.1 million viewers and The Sunday Briefing (11 AM-12 PM/ET), anchored this week by Peter Doocy, notched nearly 1.1 million viewers. The Big Weekend Show claimed 930,000 viewers. In primetime, Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy (9-10 PM/ET) led the night, averaging over 1 million viewers and One Nation with Brian Kilmeade (10-11 PM/ET) drew 902,000 viewers.
Source: Nielsen. Big Data + Panel. Week of 10-26-26 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.