Fox News Channel dominated cable-network ratings in primetime and on a total-day basis as it continued its early summer winning streak on both charts.
Fox News averaged 2.1 million viewers in primetime for the week of June 13-June 19 to top all cable networks for the third consecutive week, according to Nielsen. Cable news competitor MSNBC finished second with 1.4 million viewers, followed by HGTV with 921,000 watchers.
Hallmark Channel moved into fourth place with 792,000 viewers, while Discovery Channel finished in fifth place with 782,000 viewers. INSP was sixth with 775,000, followed by TLC (761,000 viewers), Food Network (665,000) and History and USA Network (tied with 645,000), Nielsen said.
On a 24-hour basis, Fox News averaged 1.3 million viewers to finish first for the 24th consecutive week, distancing itself from MSNBC (882,000 viewers), HGTV (478,000), Hallmark Channel (478,000) and CNN (432,000), Nielsen said. ▪️
