Fox News Tops All Cable For 1st Time Since 2005 - Deadline.com

Fox News Tops All Cable For 1st Time Since 2005 - Deadline.com

Fox News Channel’s coverage of the bombing at the Boston Marathon last week propelled the network to the top of the cable rankings for the first time in nearly a decade. In both total day and primetime for the April 15 to April 21, the News Corp-owned news network pulled ahead of usually top ranked USA. Excluding election weeks, the last time FNC was in that position was back in August 2005 when Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. 

In primetime, FNC garnered 2.874 million viewers on average over the week compared to number two USA’s 2.621 million CNN also climbed up the cable ladder to hit the number three spot with 1.985 million viewers overall on average over the week. History Channel was in fourth place with 1.937 million viewers and A&E was fifth with 1.928 million. In total day, FNC brought in 1.772 million on average with its wall-to-wall reporting from and about Boston and the subsequent manhunt. That was ahead of second place Nickelodeon’s 1.644 million and CNN’s 1.329 million viewers over the frame.