FOX News Channel averaged its highest-rated primetime ever with 11.5 million viewers, beating its previous primetime record of 9.2 million viewers in 2008 (the night of the VP debate) Find preliminary numbers for last night's primetime coverage below.
PRIMETIME COVERAGE 8:00-11:00PM (primetime coverage)
FNC: 11,453,464 in total viewers (4,451,387 in 25-54)
CNN: 9,251,678 in total viewers (4,572,022 in 25-54)
MSNBC: 4,666,307 in total viewers (1,996,555 in 25-54)
2008 Election 8-11PM/ET (Primetime Comparison)
FNC: 9,044,000 (P2+) +27%, 3,925,000 +13%
CNN: 12,304,000 (P2+) -25%, 5,820,000 (25-54) -21%
MSNBC: 5,889,000 (P2+) ---21%, 2,663,000 -25%
NBC Wins the night again:
NBC = 12.56 million
ABC = 11.15 million
CBS = 8.42 million
Dear Amanda,
Regarding the headline, news chanels are not the only cable channels (or “networks,” in your parlance).
I’m willing to bet that AMC is up over its 2008 primetime numbers, for example.
@Alan: fair enough!
@Mark2. NBC wins among BROADCAST networks. This thread is talking about CABLE.
@tvman
mark2 is not smart enough to know that.
Was Megan Kelly on the air back in 2008?
MSNBC got trounced almost 3 to 1, holy smoke..