

93,000) for its biggest advantage in seven years. They helped make CNN the biggest gainer of 2015 among the top 40 primetime cable networks in the adults 25-54 demo (up 30%) and gave the network its highest yearly averages in both total viewers and the demo in six years.īut the Turner network was healthier in dayparts beyond primetime in 2015, including its weekday morning show “New Day,” which finished ahead of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” for a second straight year in adults 25-54 (114,000 vs. last year.ĬNN benefited most from the primary debates, airing two Republican get-togethers (23.1 million in September and 18.2 million in December) and a Democratic event that drew surprisingly well itself (15.8 million in October). MSNBC fell to just 91,000 viewers in the demo, a decline of 17% vs. CNN grew by 19% to 151,000, and was followed by another riser, HLN (122,000, up 15%). On a total-day basis, Fox News Channel led with 209,000 viewers in the adults 25-54 demo, down 3% from last year. last year, finished second with 730,000 viewers - leapfrogging MSNBC, whose 596,000 viewers was down 1% year over year. last year) again outdrew its rivals combined. In total viewers for primetime, Fox News Channel (1.829 million, up 3% vs. Its average audience of 349,000 viewers in the demo was up 13% vs. 27, 2015 ratings year, Fox News Channel easily led among the cable news networks in the key adults 25-54 demo during primetime. Looking at Nielsen’s most current estimates for the Dec.
