NEW YORK (NY) MARCH 13, 2019: Fox News celebrities, including Tucker Carlson, are featured in advertisements that adorn New York City's News Corporation Building, Wednesday, March 13, 2019. Advertisers are invited to promote Fox News at an event hosted by the network's sales representatives on Wednesday. In recent weeks, Fox News's Tucker Carlson and Jeanine Pirro were criticized for making controversial comments. Numerous advertisers have pulled out of their shows. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images). Getty ImagesFox News Channel won the second quarter 2020 cable news competition, winning in all metrics, including total viewers in primetime and daytime and viewers aged 25-54, which is the most valuable demographic for national advertisers.FNCs Tucker Carlson Tonight was ranked the most-watched cable news show for the quarter with a total audience 2.924million viewers. Tucker Carlson was also the first in key demo with 487,000 viewers on average.WASHINGTON DC - 29 March 2019: Tucker Carlson, Fox News host, discusses "Populism and the Right" during the... [+] the National Review Institute’s Ideas Summit at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, March 29, 2019, Washington, DC. Carlson spoke on a wide range of topics, including declining testosterone levels, rising rates of suicide, unemployment and drug addiction, as well as social hierarchy. The summit had the theme "The Case for the American Experiment." (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images). Getty ImagesFox News had four top-five most-watched cable news shows, with Tucker Carlson Tonight at the top of total viewers. Hannity (2.56 million viewers), The Five (2.632 million viewers), MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show (2.54 million viewers), MSNBC's The Five (2.632 million viewers), MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show (2.54 million viewers), MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show (3.554 million viewers), and FNCs The Ingraham Angle (1.71 million viewers) were overall).Tucker Carlson Tonight won the key demo. Hannity (420,000 viewers), Hannity (3855,000 viewers), The Five (3855,000 viewers), The Ingraham Angle (3361,000 viewers) & MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show (3499,000 viewers) were next.Fox News was the clear winner in prime-time, with a total audience reach of 2.176 million viewers. According to Nielsen ratings data, MSNBC was second with 1.56 million viewers and CNN third with 914,000 viewers. Fox was first in the key demo with 347,000 viewers. CNN had 224,000 viewers and MSNBC had 198,000 viewers.Fox News' quarterly ratings delivery was the second consecutive quarter as the top-rated cable news network, not only in cable news but also in all of basic cable. It posted its 78th consecutive quarterly win among cable news networks among total viewers and it sixth consecutive quarterly victory in the key demo.All cable news networks saw ratings drops compared to the second half of 2020. CNN had the largest year-over-year drop of prime time viewers, dropping 57%. Fox News saw a 42% decline, while MSNBC saw a 37% drop in total prime viewers.The year-over-year drops in prime time from key demo were more severe than expected. CNN lost 68% in the second quarter 2020, a shocking drop of 68%. Fox News suffered a 50% decline in traffic compared to a year ago. MSNBC's drop was slightly lower at 48%.The second quarter of MSNBC was the 47th consecutive quarter for the network, finishing ahead CNNamong total viewers and viewers 25-54.
