Fox News Leads US Viewership for 5 Consecutive Years... CNN Surpasses After Presidential Election

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jae-hee] Fox News in the United States has ranked number one in cable channel viewership for five consecutive years.

CNN briefly surpassed Fox News for the first time since 2001 following the U.S. presidential election.

On the 16th (local time), political media outlet The Hill reported, citing Nielsen Media Research, a ratings survey specialist, that Fox News had an average daily viewership of 1.89 million this year, with prime time viewership approaching 3.62 million.

MSNBC ranked second for the third consecutive year with 1.24 million viewers and 2.15 million during prime time. MSNBC stated that its viewership has increased for six consecutive years.

CNN set its own record with 1.13 million viewers and 1.79 million during prime time, ranking third.

By program, Fox News' "The Sean Hannity Show" was number one for the fourth consecutive year with 4.4 million viewers.

Fox News' flagship anchor Tucker Carlson's "Tucker Carlson Tonight" had the highest number of viewers aged 25?54, the preferred demographic for advertisers, with 798,000 viewers.

Looking only at the post-election period, CNN surpassed Fox News.

Post-election viewership was highest for CNN at 1.64 million, followed by Fox News (1.53 million) and MSNBC (1.49 million).

This is the first time since December 2001 that CNN has surpassed Fox News even for a month.

CNN has maintained the number one position for 41 consecutive days in the 25?54 age group since the election, marking the longest streak since September 2001.

In this age group, CNN had 477,000 viewers, Fox News 286,000, and MSNBC 263,000.

MSNBC stated that its weekday post-election viewership was 1.56 million, higher than Fox News (1.51 million) and CNN (1.41 million).

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