Simulcast Also Tops CNN in 25-54 Demo with More Than 3 Million Younger Viewers Tuning In
NEW YORK – June 28, 2024 – FOX News Media and FOX Network’s simulcast of the CNN presidential debate drew the largest audience in linear television, digital and streaming last night, averaging 12,739,000 viewers and 3,080,000 in A25-54 on FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX Network, FOXNews.com and FOX Nation, according to early data from Nielsen Media Research.
From 9-10:39 PM/ET, FNC delivered 8,815,000 viewers and in 1,607,000 A25-54, outpacing every broadcast and cable channel’s simulcast of CNN’s debate in viewers, including CNN itself. FBN averaged 372,000 and 74,000 in A25-54 while FOX Network delivered 3,481,000 viewers and 1,399,000 in the 25-54 demo and FNM’s streaming platforms drew an audience of nearly 100,000.
For the duration of the network’s special coverage from 7PM-1 AM/ET, FNC drew the largest audience in cable news with 5,480,000 viewers and 957,000 in A25-54. Kicking off special debate coverage at 7PM/ET, an early edition of Jesse Watters Primetime swept the competition with 2,712,000 viewers and 297,000 in A25-54. At 8 PM/ET, FOX News Democracy 2024 delivered 4,382,000 viewers and 648,000 in A25-54, topping the competition across the board. Hannity’s post-debate coverage averaged 5,582,000 in viewers and 1,035,000 in A25-54, notching the number one-rated slot in cable news for the hour. From 12-1 AM/ET, FOX News @ Night anchored by Trace Gallagher drew 2,755,000 and 558,000 in A25-54, outpacing CNN and MSNBC. FNC finished marathon debate coverage as the highest-rated cable channel in primetime (7,278,000 P2+, 1,285,000 A25-54) and total day (2,391,000 P2+; 361,000 A25-54).
FOX News Media’s digital properties, according to Adobe Analytics, YouTube Analytics and Meta, experienced a strong day of engagement across key performance indicators. FOX News Digital had 2.2 million livestream views between 9-11 PM/ET. During the debate, the network’s digital platforms, which includes FOX Nation, saw an average minute audience of 71,000. Additionally, FOX News Go’s unique viewing devices were up 237% compared to the average weekday this year and its media initiates were up 207% vs. the average weekday in 2024.
On social media, FOX News Media properties remained number one in total social engagement among the news competitive set. The platforms garnered 669,000 social interactions across Facebook, X and Instagram, according to Emplifi.
EARLY DATA FROM NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH
9-10:39PM/ET
FNC: 8,815,000 P2+, 1,607,000 A25-54
FBN: 372,000 P2+, 74,000 A25-54
FOX: 3,481,000 P2+, 1,399,000 A25-54
CNN: 8,747,000 P2+, 3,013,000 A25-54
MSNBC: 3,935,000 P2+, 566,000 A25-54
ABC: 8,696,000 P2+, 2,238,000 A25-54
NBC: 5,170,000 P2+, 1,443,000 A25-54
CBS: 4,812,000 P2+, 1,301,000 A25-54
9-11 PM/ET
FNC: 8,725,679 P2+; 1,604,142 A25-54
FBN: 378,064 P2+; 72,283 A25-54
CNN: 8,492,210 P2+; 2,900,839 A25-54
MSNBC: 4,043,215 P2+; 583,009 A25-54
7-11PM/ET
FNC: 6,136,252 P2+; 1,038,180 A25-54
FBN: 232,732 P2+; 41,597 A25-54
CNN: 5,075,409 P2+; 1,661,288 A25-54
MSNBC: 2,985,780 P2+; 389,905 A25-54
8-11PM/ET
FNC: 7,277,684 P2+ and 1,285,314 A25-54
FBN: 286,704 P2+ and 52,261 A25-54
CNN: 6,439,118 P2+ and 2,142,098 A25-54
MSNBC: 3,455,329 P2+ and 473,617 A25-54
3-3AM/ET
FNC: 2,391,178 P2+ and 361,247 A25-54
FBN: 133,266 P2+ and 18,073 A25-54
CNN: 1,395,953 P2+ and 411,119 A25-54
MSNBC: 1,254,870 P2+ and 152,395 A25-54
FOX News Media operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Digital, FOX News Audio, FOX News Books, the direct-to-consumer streaming services FOX Nation and FOX News International and the free ad-supported television service FOX Weather. Currently the number one network in all of cable, FNC has also been the most watched television news channel for more than 22 consecutive years, while FBN is the top business channel on cable. Owned by Fox Corporation, FOX News Media reaches nearly 200 million people each month.###
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