Cable news networks dominated the February primetime ratings race with Fox News finishing as the most watched network and CNN posting the largest year-to- year gains.
Fox News averaged 2.18 million viewers for the period of Feb. 1 to Feb. 28, up 21% from the same period last year, according to Nielsen. USA finished second with 1.8 million viewers, down 8% from February 2015, followed by HGTV (1.7 million viewers, up 13% from the year prior).
CNN drew 1.5 million viewers, up a whopping 207% from February 2015, tying AMC, which was down 16% from last year.
AMC was the top choice among adults 18-49 in primetime, while TBS was tops among adults 25-54 during the month.
Fox News was the most watched network among adults 25-54, besting Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, Adult Swim, and HGTV, according to Nielsen.
Most Watched Shows During The Month of February 2016
Date Show Network Total Viewers
2/25 Texas GOP Debate CNN 13.1 million
2/28 The Walking Dead AMC 12.7 million
2/25 Texas GOP Debate CNN 7.4 million
2/28 Talking Dead AMC 4.8 million
2/22 WWE Monday Night Raw USA 4.2 million
2/26 Gold Rush Discovery 4.1 million
2/22 WWE Monday Night Raw USA 4.0 million
2/25 Texas GOP Post-Debate CNN 3.8 million
2/23 The O’Reilly Factor Fox News 3.6 million
2/23 Fixer Upper HGTV 3.4 million
Source: Nielsen
