CNN and MSNBC Both Beat Fox News in Total Viewers for First Time Since 2000

[Wicked Blue]

Daily Beast
Justin Baragona
Contributing Editor
Published Jan. 11, 2021 9:09PM ET

Fox News finished third to both CNN and MSNBC across the board in the ratings on Friday for the third straight day—the first time since September 2000.

In the wake of President Donald Trump inciting an insurrectionist mob to storm the Capitol to stop Congress from certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s election, cable news viewers flocked to CNN and MSNBC for live coverage of the riots and fallout.

On Wednesday, CNN averaged 5.941 million total viewers and 2.074 million in the key 25-54 demographic for the entire day, compared to MSNBC’s 4.543 million viewers overall and 1.106 million demo audience and Fox News’ total audience of 3.464 million and 852,000 in the demo.

The disparity increased on Thursday, with CNN drawing 3.854 million total viewers, MSNBC averaging 3.321 million, and Fox pulling in 1.935 million for the day. CNN also led in the demo, nabbing 1.193 million with MSNBC finishing second at 653,000 and Fox bringing in the rear at 384,000.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/cnn-and-msnbc-both-beat-fox-news-in-total-viewers-for-first-time-since-2000?ref=home

[muntrv]

1. Could it be Fixed Noise's viewers are dying off?

[marybourg]

4. Could it be that even their loyal viewers knew

that they would not give a truthful picture of this event?

[regnaD kciN]

7. More likely, fucked off to OANN or Newsmax...

...since Faux "betrayed" their hero by calling Arizona just before Dear Leader was able to declare victory and send troops in to stop further counting.

[Cha]

2. Kick

[texasfiddler]

3. What was newsmax numbers?

[Dawson Leery]

5. You can't expect people to tune into Terrorist TV for the truth on

this sedition.

[highplainsdem]

6. Trump's most rabid followers have switched to Newsmax and OAN. His less rabid followers probably

are watching as little news as possible so they won't be reminded of what a monster they voted for.