Fox News Tops November Ratings, But Viewership Decline Continues Across All News Networks

Fox News Tops November Ratings, But Viewership Decline Continues Across All News Networks
Ted Johnson
Wed, December 1, 2021, 5:38 PM

Fox News topped viewership again in November, with Tucker Carlson Tonight returning to its perch as the cable news’ top show among total viewers.

Carlson’s show averaged 3.67 million viewers, followed by The Five with 3.51 million, Hannity with 3.23 million, Special Report with Bret Baier at 2.77 million and The Ingraham Angle with 2.66 million.

In the adults 25-54 demo, Tucker Carlson Tonight averaged 651,000, followed by The Five with 557,000, Hannity at 541,000, Special Report with Bret Baier at 475,000 and The Ingraham Angle with 469,000.

All of the cable networks, however, saw declines in viewership compared to last November, highlighted by the presidential election and its aftermath. The declines were significant and even steep in some categories.

In primetime, Fox News averaged 2.58 million total viewers, which was down 35% from the same period a year earlier. MSNBC averaged 1.09 million total viewers, down 59%, and CNN was at 654,000, off by 77%. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 420,000, down by 49%, followed by CNN with 148,000, off by 84%, and MSNBC with 140,000, down 74%.

In total day, Fox News averaged 1.54 million, down 20%, followed by MSNBC with 660,000, off by 58%, and CNN with 495,000, falling 72%. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 264,000, down 36%, CNN had 108,000, falling 81%, and MSNBC was at 78,000, down 74%.

The figures are from Nielsen and were released by Fox News.

‘NBC Nightly News’ Posts Ratings Win For Thanksgiving Week; ‘World News Tonight’ Tops November
Ted Johnson
Wed, December 1, 2021, 1:16 PM

NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt beat World News Tonight with David Muir in total viewers and a key demo during Thanksgiving week, an unusual ratings win for the Peacock.

The network said that it was its first ratings win in total viewers in three years.

World News Tonight still won the month of November in total viewers, adults 25-54 and adults 18-49.

For the week of Nov. 22, NBC Nightly News drew 8.58 million viewers, compared to 8.39 million for World News Tonight and 5.33 million for CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell. NBC News said it was the highest weekly Nightly News viewership in a year.

In the adults 18-49 demo, NBC Nightly News posted 1.09 million, compared to 1.05 million for World News Tonight and 678,000 for CBS Evening News. In the 25-54 demo, World News Tonight came out on top, with 1.48 million viewers, compared to 1.47 million for NBC Nightly News and 942,000 for CBS Evening News.

The figures are from Nielsen and were released by NBC News and ABC News.

ABC News pointed out that because of the Thanksgiving holiday, the averages for ABC and CBS were based on two days of the week, Monday and Tuesday, but NBC’s was based on three days, Monday, Tuesday and Friday. That’s because of preemptions and other factors during the week, with certain telecasts excluded from the measurement.

For the month of November, World News Tonight drew an average of 8.25 million viewers, compared to 7.14 million for NBC Nightly News and 5.2 million for CBS Evening News. In the adults 25-54 demo, World News Tonight topped with 1.47 million, compared to 1.27 million for NBC Nightly News and 893,000 for CBS Evening News. In the 18-49 demo, the numbers were 991,000 for World News Tonight, 886,000 for NBC Nightly News and 621,000 for CBS Evening News. World News Tonight has been leading in total viewers and key demos season to date.