Fox News Slams Competition on Weekly Cable Ratings Charts

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Fox News continued its February ratings roll, keeping its streak of weekly primetime and total day wins during the month in tact this past week.

Fox News, led by its coverage of the New Hampshire Primary, averaged 3.2 million viewers in primetime to finish first among all cable networks for the week of Feb. 10 to Feb. 16, according to Nielsen. TNT’s coverage of the Feb. 14-16 NBA All-Star Weekend helped the network secure a second place finish with 2.1 million viewers.

MSNBC (1.6 million viewers), HGTV (1.2 million) and History (1.1 million) rounded out the top five most watched networks of the week.

In total day, Fox News drew 1.7 million viewers, easily topping TNT, MSNBC, HGTV and History, according to 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.