When Joe Biden gave a major primetime speech in March from the White House, coinciding with Carlson’s primetime hour, Fox News added a “live Tucker reaction” box to the lower right corner of the screen, as if the host was trolling the president.īut with Carlson’s ratings dominance has also come furor and fallout. Even straightforward, live news events got the Tucker Carlson treatment. Carlson was tops in the 25-54 demo last year, so the trend was there that he would take the top spot in total viewers.Īs the leading figure on the network, Carlson has been given an even higher profile, with a show on Fox Nation. Tucker Carlson Tonight was the top show on cable news, drawing an average of 3.2 million viewers, followed by The Five, Hannity, The Rachel Maddow Show and The Ingraham Angle. Both networks also ranked in the top five of cable networks overall among total viewers, including in total day and primetime. MSNBC said it was the top cable network among African American viewers for the third straight year. (ESPN took that title among viewers 25-54).ĬNN, meanwhile, said that even with the overall audience declines in 2021, the period still marked its second most-watched year ever, second only to last year. The network was also the top cable network overall among total viewers in total day and primetime. The move of Wallace from Fox News to the CNN subscription service may tell you a bit of where things are headed, even if it’s a bit of the wild west right now in the measurement business.įox News again was the top rated cable news network, overcoming an early-in-the-year wins by CNN and MSNBC in various viewership categories. And at last tally, Bolling on Wednesday played to 562K.ĭata points above culled from the New York Times, Media Matters and other sources.Showbiz & Media Figures We've Lost In 2021 - Photo Galleryīut will audiences return in 2022, with a midterm election on the calendar? Or in the next presidential election cycle?Īll of the networks are investing in their streaming options, as Fox News added a Carlson show to its Fox Nation subscription streaming service, NBC News is pumping more money into hiring for its channels, including The Choice from MSNBC, and CNN is prepping the launch of CNN+.
Who is seemingly gaining from Fox News’ losses? Comparing this Monday to the week prior, NewsMax’s Eric Bolling-anchored 8 pm hour nearly tripled its (admittedly meager) audience, growing from 146,000 to 531,000 viewers. Lastly, it has to be noted that Fox News has a well-chronicled history of bouncing back (and then some) from major exits/parting of ways, ultimately growing as it replaced the likes of Glenn Beck, Bill O’Reilly and Greta Van Susteren.
(Former Reliable Sources host Brian Stelter is hearing that Lawrence Jones is on deck to host Fox News Tonight next week.)Īnd overall in primetime, FNC is averaging 1.87 million total viewers and 183K in the demo, versus MSNBC’s 1.55 mil/1282K and CNN’s 599K/131K. Through Wednesday, it is averaging 1.9 million total viewers and 189,000 viewers in the demo, compared to MSNBC’s 1.45 million/169K and CNN’s 683K/155K in the 8 pm hour. That said, Fox News Tonight is still easily besting all rivals.
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