FOX News Channel Earns Highest-Rated Primetime Monthly Average in the History of Cable Led by Tucker Carlson Tonight - Seite 2

FNC’s primetime powerhouse lineup swept the top spots in cable news across the board and the weekday lineup surpassed broadcast in primetime summer to date. At 9PM/ET, Hannity followed as the second most-watched program across the board with 5.1 million viewers, nearly 1 million in the 25-54 demo (982,000), and 657,000 in the 18-49 demo. Hannity also recorded the program’s highest-rated month across both categories since the program launched. Both Hannity and Tucker Carlson Tonight made cable news history as the two highest-rated primetime cable news programs ever for an entire month. Additionally, both programs marked nine straight months of averaging over 4 million viewers overall and delivered over 5 million viewers for the first time ever in October, the first time a cable news network has ever averaged nearly 5 million viewers in primetime. Tucker Carlson Tonight also edged out CBS Evening News in both categories, while Hannity surpassed the broadcast news program in the younger 25-54 demo.

The Ingraham Angle also made cable news history, earning the highest-rated primetime program for a female host. The program crushed the 10PM/ET timeslot with over 4 million viewers and 760,000 in the 25-54 demo, outpacing the competition in both categories and hitting a new milestone earning over 4 million viewers for the first time ever, making The Ingraham Angle the most-watched 10PM/ET program in cable news ever. The Ingraham Angle also secured its highest-rated month in both total viewers and in the key demo this month, handedly surpassing MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow as the most-watched woman in cable news. Additionally, FNC’s entire primetime lineup remains up double-digits year over year, with Tucker Carlson Tonight seeing increases of 66 percent with total viewers and a whopping 93 percent with A25-54, Hannity up 37 percent in total viewers and 50 percent with A25-54, and The Ingraham Angle experiencing a 42 percent increase with total viewers and 60 percent with A25-54.

Chief political anchor Bret Baier’s Special Report (weekdays, 6PM/ET) continued to deliver another strong month with 3.5 million viewers and 604,000 in the demo. At 5PM/ET, The Five remained the dominant program for the hour, earning primetime-like numbers with 4.1 million viewers and 673,000 in the 25-54 demographic, beating out every program on the CNN and MSNBC across the board. At 7PM/ET, The Story with Martha MacCallum won its timeslot in all categories over the cable news competition, notching 3.2 million viewers and 625,000 in the key demo. The program also surpassed CNN’s Cuomo Prime Time and MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show with both younger demos. In comparison, The Story beat MSNBC’s heavily-promoted show The ReidOut by 71 percent with the younger A18-49 demographic.