Fox News Channel's extensive coverage of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war helped the news network secure the top spot on the primetime and total day basic-cable ratings charts last week.
The news channel averaged 2.2 million viewers during the week of October 9-15, besting last week’s most-watched network, ESPN, which averaged 2.0 million viewers, according to Nielsen numbers supplied by Fox News.
TBS’s coverage of the MLB postseason helped the network slide into third place with 1.9 million viewers, followed by MSNBC’s 1.1 million viewers and Hallmark Channel’s 829,000 watchers.
CNN finished sixth with 810,000 viewers, followed by HGTV (797,000 viewers), FS1 (584,000), INSP (583,000) and TLC (562,000)
On a 24-hour basis, Fox News posted its highest viewership numbers of the year, averaging 1.5 million viewers, followed by ESPN (795,000), MSNBC (776,000), CNN (688,000) and TBS (627,000), reported Nielsen.
