The cable news numbers are in for President Barack Obama’s statement to the nation on ISIS Wednesday evening.
According to Nielsen Media Research, FOX News Channel had 4,447,000 total viewers during the President’s address, more than CNN and MSNBC combined, with 1,827,000 and 1,890,000 total viewers respectively. In the A25-54 demo, FOX was also on top with 994,000 viewers, a combined total as seen by CNN with 633,000 and MSNBC with 361,000.
Rating from the address for FNC and MSNBC were taken from 9-9:15 PM ET and from 9:02-9:16 PM ET for CNN.
| Network | Anchor | Total Viewers | A25-54 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox | Megyn Kelly | 4,447,000 | 994,000 |
| MSNBC | Rachel Maddow | 1,890,000 | 361,000 |
| CNN | Blitzer/Cooper | 1,827,000 | 633,000 |
