Fox News viewership within the 8 pm hour is so far down not less than 50% since Tucker Carlson’s ouster was introduced on Monday and his eponymous primetime hour was in flip changed with Fox News Tonight.
What turned out to be the sequence finale of Tucker Carlson Tonight final Friday drew 2.7 million viewers, whereas Fox News Tonight — which this week has been hosted by Brian Kilmeade — finally rely drew 1.33 million viewers.
The week-to-week comp is much more bleak, with Carlson’s ultimate Wednesday outing drawing 3 million, to Kilmeade’s 1.33 mil.
The story with the demo (cable information courts the 25-54 crowd) provides a equally stark distinction. Carlson’s ultimate Wednesday telecast delivered 357,000 viewers in that focus on demo, whereas Fox News Tonight this Wednesday drew 124K — or a decline of 65%.
Lead-outs Hannity and The Ingraham Angle, in flip, have additionally seen viewership declines for the reason that change-up.
Lawrence Jones (Fox News screenshot)
That stated, Fox News Tonight continues to be simply besting all rivals. Through Wednesday, it’s averaging 1.9 million whole viewers and 189,000 viewers within the demo, in comparison with MSNBC’s 1.45 million/169K and CNN’s 683K/155K within the 8 pm hour. (Former Reliable Sources host Brian Stelter is listening to that Lawrence Jones is on deck to host Fox News Tonight subsequent week.)
And total in primetime, FNC is averaging 1.87 million whole viewers and 183K within the demo, versus MSNBC’s 1.55 mil/1282K and CNN’s 599K/131K.
Lastly, it needs to be famous that Fox News has a well-chronicled historical past of bouncing again (after which some) from main exits/parting of how, finally rising because it changed the likes of Glenn Beck, Bill O’Reilly and Greta Van Susteren.
Who is seemingly gaining from Fox News’ losses? Comparing this Monday to the week prior, NewsMax’s Eric Bolling-anchored 8 pm hour almost tripled its (admittedly meager) viewers, rising from 146,000 to 531,000 viewers. And finally tally, Bolling on Wednesday performed to 562K.
Data factors above culled from the New York Times, Media Matters and different sources.
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