Cable Information Networks See Slight Total Viewers Enhance In October As Midterms Close to, However Primetime Viewership Continues To Drop – Deadline

Whole day audiences rose throughout the most important information networks in October, as viewers began to focus extra on the midterms.

Viewership remains to be removed from the blockbuster numbers seen within the final election cycle, and primetime audiences truly had been down throughout the networks.

However there have been upticks in viewership throughout dayparts.

Fox Information averaged 1.48 million complete day viewers, up 5% from the identical month in 2021, whereas MSNBC averaged 751,000, up 10% and CNN posted 533,000, up 9%. Within the 25-54 demo, Fox Information averaged 206,000, down 10%, whereas CNN averaged 106,000, up 3% and MSNBC posted 80,000, up 1%. Along with the midterm protection, the month noticed what could have been the ultimate January sixth Committee listening to.

In primetime, Fox Information averaged 2.29 million viewers, down 1%, whereas MSNBC posted 1.18 million, off by 2% and CNN was at 624,000, down 6%. Within the 25-54 demo, Fox Information averaged 295,000, down 15%, in comparison with 134,000 for CNN, down 3% and 114,000 for MSNBC, down 20%. Earlier in October, CNN launched Jake Tapper as host of the 9 PM primetime present by way of the midterms, whereas MSNBC debuted Alex Wagner’s four-nights-a-week present in that slot in August.

Fox Information’ The 5 was the highest present in complete viewers, averaging 3.4 million, adopted by Tucker Carlson Tonight with 3.3 million, Jesse Watters Primetime with 2.01 million, Hannity at 2.74 million and Particular Report with Bret Baier at 2.5 million.

Within the adults 25-54 demo, Tucker Carlson Tonight topped with 470,000, adopted by The 5 at 419,000, Jesse Watters Primetime at 364,000, Hannity with 344,000 and Gutfleld! with 337,000.

The figures are from Nielsen through Fox Information.