It doesn’t matter which political party is holding a major event, Fox News appears to be the place Americans want to go these days for TV news coverage. FNC was the No. 1 cable news network both in total viewers and in adults 25-54 during Tuesday night’s special coverage of the 2020 New Hampshire Democratic primary from 6 p.m.-1 a.m. ET on Feb. 11/Feb. 12. (TVNewser)
FNC delivered an average total audience of 4.436 million viewers in prime time. Among viewers 25-54, Fox News led a much closer race, with 784,000 viewers, followed by CNN (596,000) and MSNBC (577,000). (Forbes)
CNN and MSNBC split second place, with the former finishing ahead in adults 25-54, and the latter in total viewers. (TVNewser)
ABC’s live episode of The Conners, in which the characters reacted to the New Hampshire primary as the results came in, boosted the comedy to its highest total viewership since the season 1 finale. (Variety)