Fox News Channel
keeps climbing to unprecedented levels during President Donald Trump’s historical second term, now outpacing the three main television networks in prime time.
In the week starting March 3, Fox News attracted an impressive average audience of 4.8 million viewers during prime time, surpassing CBS with 4.2 million, NBC with 3.4 million, and ABC with 2.6 million, as reported by Nielsen Media Research.
The Jesse Watters Primetime” emerged as the top-rated program in primetime, attracting an average audience of 4.4 million people overall and securing 554,000 viewers within the age range of 25-54 years old who are particularly valued by advertisers, during the 8 PM Eastern Time slot. Meanwhile, “Hannity” continued to lead at 9 PM Eastern Time, drawing a viewer base of around 3.7 million individuals in total, including 503,000 from the crucial demographics.
FOX NEWS SEEKS TO MAINTAIN ITS EXPANSION UNDER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, STATES FOX CORPORATION CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
“Gutfeld!” keeps dominating its liberal late-night rivals by attracting an average of 3.7 million total viewers, including 488,000 within the target demographic at 10 p.m. ET. In comparison, CBS’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” garnered only 1.8 million viewers overall and 272,000 from the key demographic group, trailing after it comes ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” which drew 1.5 million viewers and had 246,000 individuals in the desired age bracket. Rounding out the list is NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” reaching 1.04 million people in general but securing merely 235,000 viewers among those crucial demographics.
“The Five”
maintains its position as the top-rated program across all cable news networks, drawing an average of 4.7 million total viewers and 523,000 within the key demographic group. It consistently attracts more viewers during the 5 p.m. ET broadcast slot compared to the latest episode of “Saturday Night Live” hosted by Lady Gaga.
REVIEW ON THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION
OVER 10 MILLION VIEWERS WATCHED FOX NEWS’ INAUGURATION COVERAGE, CRUSHING ALL OTHER NETWORKS
Bret Baier’s ‘Special Report’ topped the ratings at 6 p.m. ET, drawing 3.6 million total viewers along with 413,000 within the target demographic. Similarly, ‘The Ingraham Angle’ dominated the 7 p.m. ET slot, attracting 3.4 million total viewers including 423,000 from the desired audience segment. Furthermore, ‘FOX News @ Night,’ hosted by Trace Gallagher, garnered 2 million total viewers and 321,000 viewers in the targeted age group after primetime at 11 p.m. ET.
FOX NEWS CHANNEL HAD ITS MOST SUCCESSFUL FEBRUARY EVER, OUTPERforming CNN AND MSNBC
Last week, Fox News dominated as the most-viewed network.
Trump’s joint address to Congress
, leading all broadcast and cable news rivals.
An impressive 10.7 million viewers overall, with 1.9 million within the key adult demographic aged 25-54, watched Fox News’ broadcast of President Trump’s much-awaited joint speech to Congress from 9:15-11 p.m. ET. This event marked the longest such address delivered by any U.S. president.
When compared to the three main broadcast networks, ABC secured the second spot with 6.3 million total viewers, followed by CBS with four million and NBC trailing slightly behind at 3.9 million. Neither CNN nor MSNBC managed to surpass two million total viewers; instead, both platforms drew nearly identical audiences—CNN had 1.9 million viewers versus MSNBC’s 1.9 million as well—with CNN leading narrowly in the crucial demographic category: 585,000 for CNN against 237,000 for MSNBC. In terms of market dominance within cable news, Fox News claimed an impressive 74% share of all cable news watchers, including a commanding 70% hold over those in the critical age group.
Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum jointly anchored Fox News’ special report on President Trump’s speech, alongside “The Five” panelists Dana Perino and Harold Ford Jr., prominent Fox News commentator Brit Hume, and FOX Business presenter Larry Kudlow.
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In early March, Fox News outperformed networks ABC, CBS, and NBC in prime time viewership for the first week of the month.
