FOX News Channel Finishes 2017 as the Most-Watched Basic Cable Network in Primetime and Total Day for Second Consecutive Year - Seite 2

Kicking off FNC’s evening programming at 5PM/ET, FNC’s The Five averaged 2.7 million total viewers and 475,000 in A25-54. At 6PM/ET, the network’s political news program Special Report with Bret Baier averaged 2.4 million total viewers and 444,000 in the A25-54 and at 7PM/ET, The Story with Martha MacCallum delivered 2.1 million total viewers and 413,000 in A25-54. In primetime, for the first time in network history, Hannity topped all of cable news with 3.2 million viewers (+17%) and 661,000 in A25-54 (+28%). Tucker Carlson Tonight at 8PM/ET, was the second-most watched program for the year in total viewers with 2.7 million viewers and averaged 540,000 with A25-54. At 10PM/ET, The Ingraham Angle ranked fifth in total viewers with 2.5 million and fourth with A25-54 averaging 491,000.

Top Five Networks in Primetime in All of Television for 2017

CBS: 6.3 million viewers
NBC: 6 million viewers
ABC: 4.6 million viewers
FOX: 3.5 million viewers
FNC: 2.4 million viewers

Nielsen Cable News Ratings for 2017 (12/26/16-12/10/17) vs. 2016 (12/28/15-12/25/16)

Primetime:

FNC: 2,422,000 P2+ (flat); 488,000 A25-54 (up 1%)
CNN: 1,060,000 P2+ (down 15%); 370,000 A25-54 (down 13%)
MSNBC: 1,624,000 P2+ (up 50%); 370,000 A25-54 (up 37%)

Total Day:

FNC: 1,501,000 P2+ (up 8%); 321,000 A25-54 (up 15%)
CNN: 783,000 P2+ (up 4%); 257,000 A25-54 (up 11%)
MSNBC: 885,000 P2+ (up 47%); 203,000 A25-54 (up 33%)

In addition to its record breaking ratings year, FNC also dominated social media, ranking as the top news brand in total social engagement in the world for 2017, according to Sharablee. FNC was also the top-tweeted news outlet for the year according to Twitter and Socialbakers found that the network was the most engaging media brand on that platform. During November 2017, the network was also the most engaging brand on Facebook, according to NewsWhip.

FOX News Digital, according to comScore, had its most successful year ever across major metrics. From January 2017 to November of 2017, FOX News Digital saw a 29% increase in average monthly unique visitors, a 54% increase in video views, and a 17% increase in page views year-over-year. October 2017 was a record month for FOX News Digital, with over 96 million unique visitors per comScore.

About FOX News Channel

FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political and business news. The number one network in cable, FNC has been the most watched television news channel for more than 15 years and according to a Suffolk University/USA Today poll, is the most trusted television news source in the country. Owned by 21st Century Fox, FNC is available in more than 90 million homes and dominates the cable news landscape, routinely notching the top ten programs in the genre.

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