Weekly Cable Ratings: Fox News Extends Primetime Ratings Win Streak to 30

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Tops total day chart for 33rd consecutive week

Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson

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Fox News topped the primetime ratings charts for the 30th consecutive week as it continues to dominate its cable network competitors.

The news network averaged 3.3 million viewers during the week of Aug. 10 to Aug. 16, topping MSNBC’s 2 million viewers, according to Nielsen.

HGTV and CNN tied for third with 1.3 million viewers, followed by TLC’s 1.2 million viewers. Discovery Channel (901,000 viewers), Hallmark Channel (871,000), TBS Network (866,000), TNT (845,000) and History (832,000) round out the top 10 most watched networks for the week.

Fox News drew 1.7 million viewers during the week for its 33rd consecutive win in the category, according to Nielsen. MSNBC, CNN, HGTV and Investigation Discovery all charted in the top five for the week, reported Nielsen. 

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.