Fox News Has More Viewers Than MSNBC and CNN COMBINED in October
In the cable news ratings race for the month of October, Fox News topped MSNBC and CNN combined, as the most-watched network in cable news for the 202nd consecutive month, according to Nielsen Media Research.
Fox averaged 2.8 million total viewers in prime time, up 25% from October 2017. MSNBC came in second in the category, with 1.58 million viewers, while CNN finished third overall, with 931,000 viewers during the time period.
In the key 25- to 54-year old demographic that advertisers covet the most, CNN fared better than MSNBC, averaging 290,000 viewers to 281,000. Fox News won that category with 540,000 viewers.
Top programs in cable news for October were Fox New’s “Hannity,” with an average of 3.5 million viewers; “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” with 3.23 million; “The Ingraham Angle,” with 2.97 million; “The Five,” with 2.84 million; and “Special Report with Bret Baier,” with 2,668,000.
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Basic Cable Top 10: October 2018 (Prime Time)
- Fox News – 2,829,000
- ESPN – 2,698,000
- TBS – 2,487,000
- MSNBC – 1,575,000
- FS1 – 1,339,000
- USA – 1,168,000
- Hallmark Channel – 1,158,000
- HGTV – 1,120,000
- CNN – 931,000
- TNT – 911,000
Basic Cable Top 10: October 2018 (Total Day)
- Fox News – 1,685,000
- ESPN – 964,000
- MSNBC – 909,000
- Nickelodeon – 766,000
- TBS – 760,000
- Hallmark Channel – 690,000
- CNN – 689,000
- HGTV – 656,000
- Investigation Discovery – 639,000
- USA – 576,000
Coming in sixth place in cable news as the highest-rated program was MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show.” Overall, MSNBC finished fourth in basic cable, behind Fox News, TBS and ESPN.
CNN’s most-watched program was “Cuomo Prime Time,” anchored by Chris Cuomo, which averaged 957,000 total viewers and finishing at 23rd overall in cable news. The network finished 9th in basic cable overall, behind The Hallmark Channel and HGTV.
The latest ratings proving viewers would rather watch made-for TV drama, and how to fix their toilets before they tune in to CNN for the “news.”
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