Cable Ratings: Fox News Wins Week, MSNBC Beats CNN
Fox News Channel finished No. 1 in all of basic cable in both primetime and total day viewers for the week of Aug. 1, while MSNBC beat CNN for the 11th time in 2016.
Fox News has been the highest-rated network during primetime in eight of the past nine weeks and has won the total-day crown for six straight weeks. The network averaged 2.3 million viewers in primetime and 1.3 million viewers in total day last week.
MSNBC finished No. 6 in primetime and No. 8 in total day, while CNN finished No. 9 in primetime and No. 10 in total day. MSNBC’s second-place finish is notable, as CNN won the primetime demo for the entire month of July. Last week, MSNBC averaged 1.22 million primetime viewers compared to 986,000 for CNN.
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USA, HGTV, TBS and The History Channel round out the top five networks in primetime. Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim and Nick At Nite join Fox News in the total day top five.
The season finale of “Legends & Lies: The Patriots,” which examined the famous duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, aired on Sunday night. The show averaged 1.7 million viewers, up 35 percent from Season 1, throughout it’s nine-week run.
Fox News is on track to have its highest-rated year ever and July was the network’s fifth-highest-rated month ever. Among all cable news networks, Fox News had the top 11 programs in total viewers and seven out of the top 10 in the demo last month.
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Fox NewsThe Top 13 most-watched programs on cable news during the first quarter of 2016 are all on Fox News Channel. So which Fox News show is the most popular?
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Bill O'Reilly Fox News13. The 11 p.m. ET repeat of "The O'Reilly Factor" is watched by more people than any show on CNN or MSNBC.
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Gretchen Carlson Fox News12. "The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson" averages 1.34 million viewers.
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Happening Now Fox News11. "Happening Now" with Jon Scott and Jenna Lee almost cracks the Top 10 programs on cable news.
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Shepard Smith Fox News10. "Shepard Smith Reporting" averages 1.43 million total viewers.
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Outnumbered Fox News9. "Outnumbered" is an extremely popular show, especially considering the 12 noon ET start time.
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Neil Cavuto Fox News8. "Your World" with Neil Cavuto draws 1.58 million viewers despite Donald Trump's refusal to appear.
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America's Newsroom Fox News7. "America's Newsroom" with Martha MacCallum and Bill Hemmer averages 1.62 million viewers.
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Sean Hannity responds to Stephen Colbert over comparison to 5-year-old Fox News6. "Hannity" has hosted numerous interviews with presidential candidates this election cycle.
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Fox News5. "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren" cracks the Top 5 most-watched cable news programs.
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The Five Fox News4. "The Five" is regularly among the most popular shows in all of cable.
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Bret Baier Fox News Channel Fox News3. "Special Report with Bret Baier" is seen by more people than all but two cable news programs.
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The Kelly File Megyn Kelly Fox News2. "The Kelly File" is the second-most watched show on Fox News as Megyn Kelly gears up for a broadcast special on FOX.
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Bill O'Reilly Fox News1. "The O'Reilly Factor" continues to dominate cable news, averaging 3.41 million total viewers compared to 2.51 for "The Kelly File."
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What is the most popular show on Fox News?
The Top 13 most-watched programs on cable news during the first quarter of 2016 are all on Fox News Channel. So which Fox News show is the most popular?
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