Posted on 06/01/2016 3:06:24 PM PDT by Kaslin
Fox News blew away its competition for the third month this year, new Nielsen data shows.
For the 3rd month this year @FoxNews was the most-watched basic cable net. That hasn't happened since 2003. pic.twitter.com/r6oxJj3ieL— TVNewser (@tvnewser) June 1, 2016
Fox took full advantage of this entertaining election season, producing some fascinating interviews with the candidates – and the numbers speak for themselves.
MAY 2016 VS. MAY 2015 NIELSEN NUMBERS (7 day week, L+SD): TOTAL DAY FNC: 1,165,000 total viewers – up 19% (216,000 in 25-54 – up 11%) CNN: 584,000 total viewers – up 33%; (173,000 in 25-54 – up 20%) MSNBC: 481,000 total viewers – up 61%; (124,000 in 25-54 – up 49%)
Hannity ranked second in the demo in May, while Outnumbered -- a daytime news talk show that regularly features Townhall’s own Katie Pavlich and Guy Benson -- delivered the largest increases year-over-year in viewers, up 23 percent in total viewers (1,352,000) and up 3 percent in the 25-54 demo (214,000).
The Fox Business Network has earned its own bragging rights. Not only are FBN ratings up 100 percent, but the network recently added 1.5 million subscribers.
One show in particular underscores FBN’s overall success. Mornings with Maria, hosted by Maria Bartiromo, is only a year young and has been absolutely killing it at the 6 a.m. time slot.
“I just had a meeting with my boss last week. We’re up 120 percent and the demo is up 140 percent,” Bartiromo told TVNewser. “So the show has been gaining great traction.”
Much of the network’s success, the host explained, is thanks to their decision to focus on the 2016 race - not just the stock market.
What FBN is doing–a lot–is covering the 2016 campaign. Bartiromo believes politics fits right into the network’s sweet spot, mixing coverage of news and business. “I don’t see another channel that’s able to walk this balance with markets and politics,” she told TVNewser. “I feel Fox has great credibility not just on business, but the political story.”
Meanwhile, CNN and MSNBC are fighting for second place
I love Charles Payne.
Lou Dobbs...OUTSTANDING !
I think Maria Bartiromo is very pretty. My wife thinks I’m very blind.
My husband likes her too. She’s beautiful and intelligent.
Maria is aging very well.
Kudos to her and FBN.
Just tell your wife, “but you are twice as pretty” and everything should be ok.
I’ve been gravitating to FBN as of late.
Lou Dobbs, Charles Payne. Quality and way less breathless.
It would be interesting to see where Megan Kelly fits in.
I guess that’s why she’s known as the “ Money Honey “ .
Lou is the best and Varney is excellent. FBN kicks fox news’ butt in my opinion. Trish Regan smart, low key, frank, honest. Charles Payne outstanding. Cavuto would be up with them if he quit worshipping at the altar of Britain Hume and gang. He stopped being his own man.
Thank you Donald Trump
I concur.
Nice post, Kas.
I like Maria and Lou Dobbs, especially.
Dobbs has been outstanding on TRUMP and entertains really good TRUMP supporters.
Just read where Sunday coverage on morning news programming is all anti-TRUMP guests, ALL the time. The *obvious* FINALLY made a column, because it was so, well, *obvious*.
FOXMegyn Corp is still a pain to me. Total and dedicated betrayal is hard to forget.
I’ll take Morning Joe, any day of the week, over FOXMegyn.
I expect nothing and get some decent coverage of TRUMP, there, on a regular basis.
Mika really defended TRUMP this morning, against Joe and a table full of yuck up’s who though yesterday’s TRUMP press conference was a disaster. LOL! Mika “gets” TRUMP, I must say.
“Mornings with Marie” is a great show. I don’t know how that woman is able to work so many hours and so many days and be so good. The “Money Hunny” is a sweetheart. Charles Payne is awesome too, they’re all great.
He is number one with me. Nothing on Fox compares with him. Trump for President.
I usually watch the local news in the morning until it begins the recycling process and then switch over to Maria Bartiromo’s show. It’s informative without being stodgy.
Fox and Friends is not as interesting as it once was. They have some very uninteresting segments. And they seem to have completely dismissed foreign news leaving it all to CNN. Some of their contributors and guests are very much lesser lights. It is an easy fix. I believe it is producer problems, not hosts. They are OK.
FoxBiz is this best channel on television .
Britain Hume??? I hate auto - correct
Bartiromo is a good watch, too. Kennedy ‘ s too quirky for me.
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