Fox News Channel finished the first quarter of 2017 with the highest-rated quarter ever in cable news history in 24-hour viewership, proving that the Trump era is resulting in must-see TV. Fox News finished No. 1 among all of cable in both primetime and total day viewership. The win gives Rupert Murdoch’s network 61-straight quarters as the top news network in both categories. Fnc’s “The O’Reilly Factor” had its highest-rated quarter ever and broke all previous records in cable news history for the most-watched show ever in any quarter. Fox News averaged 1.7 million total day viewers, compared to 823,000 for CNN.
- 3/28/2017
- by Brian Flood
- The Wrap
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