FOX News Channel Sweeps Total Day and Primetime Across Both Viewers and 25-54 Demo for Second Consecutive Month

FOX News Channel (FNC) completed the most recent month of April as the most-watched cable network, sweeping the cable news competition in total day and primetime total viewers and in the key 25-54 demographic for the second consecutive month in 2021, according to Nielsen Media Research. In total day, FNC garnered 1.2 million viewers, 214,000 with A25-54 and 124,000 with A18-49 in April. In primetime, FNC delivered 2.2 million viewers, 368,000 in the 25-54 demographic, and 232,000 with A18-49 for the month. The network remains the top-rated cable news channel year to date in both total day and primetime total viewers. During April, FNC claimed five of the top six cable news programs in overall viewers, four of the top five in the key 25-54 demo and comprised 59 of the top 100 cable telecasts.

Host Greg Gutfeld’s new weekday program Gutfeld!, moved to a new timeslot at 11PM/ET at the beginning of April and finished its inaugural month as the number one-rated program in all of cable in total viewers. The strong debut surpassed various broadcast and cable late night comedy programs as well as every CNN program in total viewers. In Nielsen’s Live+3 measurement, Gutfeld! tops Jimmy Kimmel Live! and NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon in total viewers, averaging 1.8 million viewers and 351,000 in A25-54. The program also crushed Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, TBS’ Conan and Full Frontal with Samantha Bee across the board in total viewers and the younger A25-54 demo in both Live+SD and Live+3.

At 8PM/ET, Tucker Carlson Tonight completed the month as the top-rated program in its timeslot in all categories, averaging 3 million viewers and 523,000 in the demo, as well as 332,000 in the 18-49 category. Additionally, the show dominated several entertainment and news programs on broadcast in total viewers, including ABC’s This Week and NBC’s Meet The Press. At 9PM/ET, Hannity took the second highest-rated spot in the demo, averaging 449,000 viewers as well as 2.7 million total viewers and 282,000 among adults 18-49, and surpassing MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Show and CNN’s Cuomo Prime Time across the board. The Ingraham Angle at 10PM/ET garnered 2.1 million viewers, 379,000 in the 25-54 demo and 239,000 in 18-49 and rounded out the top five programs in total viewers and in the demo for the month.