Fox News ended the second quarter on a high note, setting network ratings records in prime time and total day, according to Nielsen.

The news network drew 3.5 million viewers in primetime during the period of March 30 to June 28, easily besting cable news network competitors MSNBC (1.9 million viewers) and CNN (1.8 million viewers), reported Nielsen.

HGTV was the most watched entertainment-based cable network during the quarter, averaging 1.2 million viewers, followed by TLC, which generated 1.1 million viewers.

Rounding out the top 10 most-watched cable networks during the quarter were TBS (984,000 viewers), History (954,000), Hallmark Channel (898,000), Food Network (843,000) and Discovery Channel (835,000).

Cable news networks also dominated the total day charts, led by Fox News’ 1.9 million viewers, MSNBC’s 1.2 million and CNN’s 1.1 million watchers. HGTV and Food Network led the entertainment-based networks on the total day charts, said Nielsen. 

Fox News was also the most watched cable network in June both in primetime and on a total day basis, said Nielsen. 

Fox News continues to dominate the weekly cable ratings charts as it blew away the competition during the week of March 16 to March 22, according to Nielsen.

Fox News averaged 2.4 million on a total day basis -- its best performance thus far in 2020 -- to top all cable networks for the week. The network was paced by Outnumbered Overtime, anchored by Harris Faulkner, which marked its highest-rated week in both total viewers and in the demo since the program's 2017 launch, according to Nielsen Research.

CNN finished second with 1.5 million viewers, followed by MSNBC at 1.4 million watchers.

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On the primetime front, Fox News finished first for the 9th consecutive week, averaging 4 million viewers and nearly doubling second place MSNBC, 2.4 million viewers. CNN is third with 2 million viewers, followed by HGTV and TLC, which finished tied for fourth with 1.1 million viewers.

History, Hallmark Channel, Discovery Channel each averaged 1 million viewers, while TBS (979,000 viewers) and A&E Network (965,000) rounded out the top 10 most watched shows for the week, according to Nielsen. .