FOX News Channel Crushes CNN and MSNBC Combined in Total Day and Primetime Viewers for First Quarter of 2024 - Seite 2

FNC’s primetime lineup, which continued its dominance, sweeping cable news every hour. At 7 PM/ET, FNC’s The Ingraham Angle finished the quarter averaging 2.2 million viewers and 222,000 in the 25-54 demo. Following at 8 PM/ET, Jesse Watters Primetime delivered 2.8 million viewers and 284,000 in the 25-54 demo, crushing the timeslot and growing the hour 11 percent with total viewers quarter-over-quarter as the highest rated show in primetime cable news. FNC’s Hannity at 9 PM/ET remained dominant, nabbing 2.4 million viewers and 266,000 in the 25-54 demo, easily winning the timeslot and topping CNN and MSNBC in both categories. Closing the night at 11 PM/ET, FOX News @ Night surpassed the competition, delivering 1.2 million viewers and 187,000 in 25-54 demo.

From 5-6 AM/ET, FOX & Friends FIRST netted 546,000 viewers while FNC’s signature morning show FOX & Friends (weekdays, 6-9 AM/ET) finished the quarter with 1.1 million viewers and 149,000 in the demo, outpacing CNN This Morning and MSNBC’s Morning Joe across the board and has remained the number one cable news program in the mornings with both categories for three straight years.

FNC’s daytime lineup, led by two-hour morning news program America’s Newsroom with Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino (weekdays, 9-11 AM/ET), saw 1.6 million viewers and 192,000 in the 25-54 demo. The Faulkner Focus at 11 AM/ET, anchored by Harris Faulkner, notched 1.6 million viewers and 200,000 in the 25-54 demo and bested CNN and MSNBC across the board. At 12 PM/ET, Outnumbered earned 1.7 million viewers and 206,000 in the demo. Notably, FNC’s Outnumbered, continued to surpass NBC’s Today with Hoda and Jenna, NBC News Daily, GMA3, Kelly Clarkson Show and The Talk in total viewers. From 1-3 PM/ET, America Reports with John Roberts and Sandra Smith garnered 1.5 million viewers and 169,000 in the 25-54 demo. At 3 PM/ET, anchor Martha MacCallum’s The Story averaged 1.5 million viewers and 160,000 in the 25-54 demo, while Your World with Neil Cavuto at 4 PM/ET also nabbed 1.5 million viewers and 162,000 in the 25-54 category for the quarter, outpacing the competition on MSNBC and CNN in the timeslot across the board.