FBN Scored #1 Telecast in All of Cable with Tuesday’s GOP Debate
FNC Ranked #1 in Basic Cable Total Day Fueled by Paris Coverage
According to Nielsen, during the week of 11/9-11/15, both FOX News Channel (FNC) and FOX Business Network (FBN) finished in the top 5 basic cable primetime in total viewers. Fueled by the Paris terrorist attack coverage, FNC delivered 2.3 million viewers in primetime (8-11PM/ET), ranking #2 in basic cable primetime and #1 in total day with 1,395,000 viewers. Over the weekend in the aftermath of the Paris attacks, FNC was the #1 cable news channel in total viewers. For Saturday and Sunday, FNC averaged 1,346,000 viewers and 280,000 in the key demo up 98% in viewers and 109% in the demo compared to the 2015 average.
FBN had the #1 rated program in all of cable last week with Tuesday night’s GOP debate, pulling in a network record breaking 13.5 million total viewers and 3.7 million viewers in the A25-54 demo. The debate helped place FBN at #4 in basic cable primetime.
Meanwhile, the competition was unable to crack the top 16 with MSNBC ranking 22nd and CNN ranking 16th in primetime total viewers.
Week 11/9-11/15
Top 5 – Primetime (P2+)
- ESPN (2,825,000)
- FNC (2,321,000)
- Hallmark (1,767,000)
- FBN (1,622,000)
- AMC (1,498,000)
Top 5 – Total Day (P2+)
- FNC (1,395,000)
- NICK (1,219,000)
- Adult Swim (1,060,000)
- ESPN (1,008,000)
- Hallmark (894,000)
Cable News Rankings (P2+)
- FNC ranked #2 in primetime (2,321,000 P2+) and #1 in total day (1,395,000 P2+)
- CNN ranked #16 in primetime (987,000 P2+) and #10 in total day (728,000 P2+)
- MSNBC ranked #22 in primetime (713,000 P2+) and #21 in total day (432,000 P2+)
- FBN ranked #4 in primetime (1,622,000 P2+) and #20 in total day (432,000 P2+)
| Saturday-Sunday | P 2+ | P 25-54 | ||||||
| Network | Period | Dates | Time | Days | (000s) | % diff | (000s) | % diff |
| FOXN | Paris attack | 11/14/15-11/15/15 | 06:00A -06:00A | _____SS | 1346 | – | 280 | – |
| FOXN | 2015 to date | 12/29/14-11/08/15 | 06:00A -06:00A | _____SS | 681 | 98% | 134 | 109% |
| CNN | Paris attack | 11/14/15-11/15/15 | 06:00A -06:00A | _____SS | 1048 | – | 346 | – |
| CNN | 2015 to date | 12/29/14-11/08/15 | 06:00A -06:00A | _____SS | 442 | 137% | 130 | 166% |
| MSNB | Paris attack | 11/14/15-11/15/15 | 06:00A -06:00A | _____SS | 329 | – | 85 | – |
| MSNB | 2015 to date | 12/29/14-11/08/15 | 06:00A -06:00A | _____SS | 277 | 19% | 107 | -21% |
