Election Night time rankings are in and Fox Information was viewers’ community of selection on Tuesday. FNC attracted 10.3 million complete viewers and three.1 million viewers within the advertiser-rich Adults 25-54 demo through the 8-11 p.m. hours (All instances Jap).
However it’s value noting that the 2024 presidential election wasn’t a very huge rankings driver total. The foremost broadcast and cable networks all suffered viewership declines in comparison with the 2020 and 2016 elections.
In keeping with Nielsen Media Analysis, 42.3 million complete viewers tuned in between 7-11 p.m. on Tuesday. That’s a 25% decline from 2020’s 56.9 million complete viewers, and a steep -41% decline from 2016’s 71.43 million complete viewers.
The massive three cable networks additionally noticed viewership declines through the 6 p.m. to three a.m. window in comparison with earlier elections.
Calls from the battleground states that tilted the presidency in Donald Trump’s favor over Kamala Harris began coming in after 11 p.m., culminating with Fox Information calling the presidency for Trump through the 1 a.m. hour. FNC averaged 7.4 million complete viewers and a couple of.4 million demo viewers at the moment. Peak viewership for Fox Information got here through the 10 p.m. hour when it hit 10.8 million complete viewers and three.3 million A25-54 viewers.
In comparison with 2020, Fox Information was down -24% in complete viewers and -37% within the demo between 8-11 p.m. Between 6 p.m. to three a.m. interval, the community was down a respective -18% and -33% in these measured classes. Positioned alongside 2016, FNC noticed declines of -15% in complete viewers and -33% in A25-54 viewers from 8-11 p.m.
Election Night time’s largest loser was CNN, which attracted 5.1 million complete viewers and a couple of.2 million A25-54 viewers throughout that primetime interval. That’s a steep -44% decline in complete viewers and a -50% fall within the demo in comparison with 2020.
From 6 p.m. to three a.m., the community noticed 3.8 million complete viewers and 1.6 million demo viewers for respective drops of -44% and -52% in comparison with 2020. In comparison with 2016, CNN noticed respective drops of -62% and -67% in these measured classes between 8-11 p.m.
MSNBC additionally suffered a viewership drop on Election Night time, however made community historical past by bringing in additional viewers than CNN. It was additionally the second most-watched community through the primetime hours of 8-11 p.m., surpassing the printed nets. General, Election Night time was MSNBC’s most-watched night time of 2024 within the A25-54 demo, and second most-watched in complete viewers.
Between 8-11 p.m., MSNBC noticed 6 million complete viewers and 1.8 million demo viewers for respective declines of -18% and -24% versus 2020. Between the 6 p.m. to three a.m. window, the community averaged 4.3 million viewers and 1.2 million A25-54 viewers for respective declines of -20% and -31% in comparison with 2020. In comparison with 2016, the community was up +1% in complete viewers, however fell by -24% within the demo between 8-11 p.m.
