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FOX News Channel Hits 90 Consecutive Quarters at Number One and Posts Double-Digit Growth Among Every Category Year-Over-Year
“The Five” Makes History as Top Non-Prime Program in Cable News for Eleven Consecutive Quarters “Gutfeld!” is Crowned Number One in Primetime Younger Demo,
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n“The Five” Makes History as Top Non-Prime Program in Cable News for Eleven Consecutive Quarters\n\n\n“Gutfeld!” is Crowned Number One in Primetime Younger Demo, Beats All of Late Night and More Than Quadruples Jon Stewart’s “The Daily Show” with Viewers During its Most-Watched Quarter in Program History\n\n\n“Jesse Watters Primetime” Grows the 8 PM/ET Timeslot by 69% with Viewers and 65% in 25-54 Demo, Solidifying its Place as Fastest Growing Program in Cable News\n\n\nFOX News Media Occupied Higher Audience Share than CNN During Their Own Presidential Debate; Simulcast was Highest Rated with Over 13.4 Million Viewers\n\n\nFNC is the Only Network to Deliver Increases Across the Board Versus 2023 While CNN and MSNBC Shed Double-Digits Among Demo Viewers; CNN Hit 33 Year Low in Total Day Younger 18-49 an 25-54 Demos Despite Hosting First Debate\n\n\n NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nFOX News Channel (FNC) finished the second quarter of 2024 as cable’s most-watched network in total day and primetime for 90 consecutive quarters according to Nielsen Media Research. FNC is the only network to show growth across the board versus 2023 while CNN and MSNBC both shed double-digits in the key 25-54 demo. For the second quarter in a row, CNN hit a 33-year low in total day, 18-49 and 25-54 demos, delivering its smallest younger audience since 1991. As FNC posted double-digit growth in total day and primetime, the network continued to topple CNN and MSNBC combined during both dayparts and was number one in all of cable total day viewers for 13 consecutive quarters. Through the second quarter of 2024, FNC delivered 89 of the top 100 telecasts in cable news, while CNN netted just three and MSNBC only had eight. In total day, FNC delivered 1,304,000 viewers, 154,000 with 25-54 demo and 96,000 with 18-49 demo, securing a 176% advantage over CNN viewers and 61% over MSNBC. In primetime from 7-11 PM, FNC saw 2,037,000 viewers, 214,000 in the 25-54 demo, and 135,000 with 18-49 demo, a whopping 230% lead over CNN and 77% over MSNBC. FNC continued to dominate the share of the cable news audience, capturing 50% of viewers across total day and 54% of prime viewers, the highest level of share for the network since 1Q’2023. Notably, more Independents continued to tune in to FNC over any other network, according to data from Nielsen MRI Fusion and the network...