FOX News Channel Tops All of Television for the Second Consecutive Year as the Most-Watched Network for the State of the Union Address
This marks the second consecutive year that FNC has defeated coverage of both broadcast and cable news competition.
FOX News Channel (FNC) was the highest-rated network in all of
television in both total viewers and the key 25-54 demographic for
coverage of the 2019 State of the Union address, according to early
Nielsen Media Research. Co-anchored by Special Report’s Bret
Baier and The Story’s Martha MacCallum, FNC averaged 11.1
million total viewers and 2.8 million in the 25-54 demographic for the
duration of the address (9PM-10:30PM/ET). This marks the second
consecutive year that FNC has defeated coverage of both broadcast and
cable news competition. Among cable news competition, FNC beat CNN and
MSNBC combined in both total viewers and the demo for the second
consecutive year. Additionally, FNC was the most-watched network in all
of television for the Democratic response among total viewers. *See
corresponding numbers below.
FOX News digital delivered the highest-ever State of the Union in key
metrics including total page views and uniques. According to Adobe
Analytics, FOX News digital page views were up 20 percent in comparison
to the 2018 State of the Union address and up 22 percent in uniques and
up 40 percent in media initiates. Additionally, FOX News was the number
one most engaged news brand on social media with 1.8 million total
social interactions, according to Socialbakers.
**All must be attributed to early Nielsen Media Research
Tuesday, February 5th
State of the Union address 9PM-10:30PM/ET
FNC
delivered 11.1 million P2+ and 2.8 million A25-54
NBC delivered 7.1
million P2+ and 2.6 million A25-54
CBS delivered 6.7 million P2+
and 1.9 million A25-54
ABC delivered 5.9 million P2+ and 1.8
million A25-54
FOX delivered 4.2 million P2+ and 1.7 million A25-54
MSNBC
delivered 3.8 million P2+ and 798K A25-54
CNN delivered 3.4 million
P2+ and 1.2 million A25-54
Democratic Response 10:45-11PM/ET:
FNC:
6.4 million P2+ and 1.6 million A25-54
CNN: 3.3 million P2+ and 1.2
million A25-54
MSNBC: 4.7 million P2+ and 1.1 million A25-54
ABC:
4.6 million P2+ and 1.4 million A25-54
NBC: 5.4 million P2+ and 2.1
million A25-54
CBS: 4.7 million P2+ and 1.4 million A25-54
Primetime coverage 8-11PM/ET
FNC
delivered 8,515,000 P2+ and 2,017,000 A25-54
CNN delivered
2,843,000 P2+ and 984,000 A25-54
MSNBC delivered 3,528,000 P2+ and
724,000 A25-54
FBN delivered 361,000 P2+ and 62,000 A25-54
FOX News operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network
(FBN), FOX News Radio, FOX News Headlines 24/7, FOXNews.com and the OTT
platform, Fox Nation. FOX News also produces FOX News Sunday on
FOX Broadcasting Company and FOX News Edge. A top five-cable network,
FNC has been the most watched news channel in the country for 17
consecutive years. According to a 2018 Research Intelligencer study by
Brand Keys, FOX News ranks as the second most trusted television brand
in the country. Additionally, a Suffolk University/USA Today survey
states Fox News is the most trusted source for television news or
commentary in the country, while a 2017 Gallup/Knight Foundation survey
found that among Americans who could name an objective news source, Fox
News is the top-cited outlet. FNC is available in nearly 90 million
homes and dominates the cable news landscape while routinely notching
the top ten programs in the genre.
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