FNC Is Most-Watched on Cable; CNN Leads Cable News in Demo During Final 2016 Primary Week

By Chris Ariens 

Fox News Channel was the most-watched basic cable network last week, in both total day and prime time.

This was the first win for FNC since the week of March 14, which included Super Tuesday III which ended as the most-watched primary night ever on cable news.

CNN, meanwhile, was the most-watched cable news network in the A25-54 demo. It’s the first time CNN led both FNC and MSNBC in the total day demo since the week of March 7, and the first prime time demo lead since the week of April 25.

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Last week’s final big primaries helped all three news channels. Among total viewers, FNC was No. 1, MSNBC was No. 7 and CNN was No. 9 in prime time total viewers. In the prime time demo, CNN was No. 14, FNC was No. 15 and MSNBC was No. 27.

Here’s the total viewer cable ranker for the week of June 6, 2016:

Top Cable Networks: Week of June 6, 2016

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