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Fox News had one of the ‘highest-rated’ quarters in history

Fox News had one of the ‘highest-rated’ quarters in history

Ratings figures are for the third quarter of 2024, and Fox News had the highest-rated second quarter in the channel’s history. It was also the 91st consecutive quarter that Fox News had the highest numbers. ratings for prime-time shows, among others cable news channels.

News during this period covered various historical events, including both political conventions, President Joe Biden the end of the presidential campaign and the first assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

“In the third quarter of 2024, ABC will outperform any other cable news network for historic political coverage, including simulcast of the presidential debate, the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, the decline of assassination attempts against former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden.” More viewers gravitated towards FNC. “From the 2024 presidential elections” Press release in question.

The handling of these moments resulted in several ratings milestones for the network. He said Fox News had “2.1 million viewers and 336,000 people ages 25-54 tuning in” on Biden’s decision and that Biden was featured prominently in “breaking news.” ABC News’ simulcast of the presidential debate between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris on Sept. 10 had higher ratings than cable news channels and the legacy networks NBC and CBS.

Fox News’ coverage of the Republican National Convention was “the highest-rated prime-time convention coverage of all time,” according to the press release. And the network’s coverage of the July 13 assassination attempt on Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, “was its highest-rated weekend ever, with 6.9 million viewers and 1.4 million in the 25-54 demo.”

Fox News’ prime-time lineup in the third quarter was particularly superior. Ingraham Angle It was watched by more viewers in its 7 p.m. timeslot than any other cable news network, according to the press release. Jesse Watters’ Primetime It was the highest rated program at 20.00 and Hannity It was the highest-rated program in the 9pm slot among the highly-rated demographic of viewers aged 25-54.

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Gutfeld!, The program, which airs daily at 10 p.m., “had the highest-rated quarter in the program’s history with 2.8 million viewers and 413,000 viewers in 25-54.” This included the September 18 episode, which featured Trump as one of the show’s panelists, drawing nearly 5 million viewers and becoming “the highest-rated telecast in the program’s history.”

Additionally, the network’s dominance in this quarter also extended to 24-hour programming starting in the morning hours. Fox and FriendsIt became “cable news’ most-watched morning show.” Fox News @ Night, The program, which was broadcast at 23:00, became “the most watched program in its time slot”.