Rating Nielsen Cable News Ratings 2020 Chart

Cable news was led by fox news s tucker carlson.

Rating nielsen cable news ratings 2020 chart. Discover what americans are watching and playing. Fox news had the top five most watched cable news programs during the first quarter of 2020. With the coronavirus pandemic increasingly taking up much of the media s focus prime time hosts sean. In q1 2020 fox news msnbc and cnn were the top 3 cable networks in total day.

Below the 10 most watched basic cable networks for q1 2020 according to nielsen live plus same day data. Following the end of the business day and on non trading days cnbc carries financial and business themed talk shows. The america s got talent rerun and dateline each gained 0 1 in final numbers. These top 10 lists are compiled on a weekly basis.

Cnbc originally consumer news and business channel is a cable and satellite television news channel operated in the united states by nbcuniversal launched on april 17 1989 the network primarily carries business day coverage of u s. Tnt s nba playoffs game was firmly in charge of friday cable at 1 98. As of june 2020 fox news was the most watched network in the united states and continues to do well in terms of its prime time audience with around 3 97 million primetime viewers in that month. Compared with the program cnn tonight replaced don lemon s show has gained significant viewership since its introduction.

Homebound viewers handed all three major cable news networks big ratings rewards in the second quarter of 2020 though fox news pulled in the most viewers overall with a quarterly daily average of. Here are evening news ratings for 2019 2020 season and q3 of 2020 by a j. Broadcast official nationals program ratings chart cable highlights. 22 2020 12 00 pm comment world news tonight won all 52 weeks of the season a first since 1995.