Fox News Channel finished as the No. 1 primetime network in all of cable for the week of March 2. This is the first time since the week of March 10, 2014 that Fox news finished No. 1 in primetime, with the last time coming during coverage of the missing Malaysian Plane. FNC averaged 1.93 million viewers between 8-11pm.
FNC finished No. 3 in total day viewers with its highest-rated week of the year, averaging 1.17 million total viewers. “The O’Reilly Factor” had four telecasts in the Top 20 last week, based on total viewers in all of cable.
CNN ranked No. 32 in primetime and in a tie with FX for No. 20 in total day, while MSNBC finished No. 28 in primetime and No. 33 in total day. HLN ranks No. 43 in primetime and No. 32 in total day.
TBS, AMC, USA and Discovery join Fox News in the Top 5 for primetime, with Nickelodeon, Adult Swim , Cartoon, USA joining Fox News in the total day Top 5.