Fox News Keeps Weekly Ratings Streak Alive

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Fox News easily outdistanced its cable network competitors in winning its fifth-straight weekly summer primetime ratings race.

Fox News, averaged 2.4 million viewers during the week of July 4 to July 10, besting second place HGTV 1.6 million viewers for top honors, said network officials. USA Network was third with 1.3 million viewers, followed by a three-way tie for fourth place between History, Disney Channel and TBS, all averaging 1.2 million viewers, according to Nielsen.

Discovery Channel and TNT (tied with 1 million viewers), Food Network (995,000) and FX (960,000) rounded out the top 10 most watched networks for the week.

Fox News also triumphed on a 24-hour basis, holding off Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, Cartoon Network and Adult Swim.

Turner networks TBS and Adult Swim were the most watched networks among 18-49 year olds in primetime and on a total day basis respectively.

DateShowNetworkTotal Viewers

7/7     The O’Reilly Factor                                        Fox News                    4.1 million

7/10   European Championship Football                  ESPN                           4.1 million

7/6     The O’Reilly Factor                                        Fox News                    3.9 million

7/7     The Kelly File                                                 Fox News                    3.8 million

7/5     The O’Reilly Factor                                        Fox News                    3.8 million

7/7     Shepard Smith Reporting                              Fox News                    3.5 million

7/5     The Kelly File                                                 Fox News                    3.4 million

7/7     Shepard Smith Reporting                              Fox News                    3.2 million

7/9     NASCAR Sprint Cup Race                             NBCSN                        3.1 million

7/6     The Kelly File                                                 Fox News                    3.1 million

Source: Nielsen

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.