Fox News Dominates Cable News Ratings In 2010, Beating CNN And MSNBC Combined

by Mark Joyella | 1:04 pm, December 28th, 2010

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Fox News will mark 2010 as one of the best years since the network’s launch in 1996. The network posted powerful ratings, beating the combined ratings of CNN and MSNBC and marking the ninth straight year as cable’s top news network.

According to Nielsen, the top five cable news programs in terms of total viewers and viewers 25-54 (the metric used by advertisers and considered the most important by networks) were all on Fox: The O’Reilly Factor (781,000 viewers 25-54); Hannity (585,000); Glenn Beck (572,000); On the Record (481,000); and The O’Reilly Factor repeat (447,000).

In terms of total viewers, Special Report joins the top five cable news shows, as host Bret Baier has taken the show to its highest ratings ever.

Fox’s dominance is demonstrated by its ranking across all of cable–coming in as the fourth highest-rated network in primetime (total viewers), right behind USA, ESPN, and TNT. MSNBC is ranked #28 in primetime, CNN came in at #32 and HLN was #37.

As Fox remains the power player in cable news, CNN’s year has been one of notable declines–Nielsen marking this CNN’s lowest-rated year in primetime (for both total viewers and viewers 25-54) in 14 years. For the full day, 2010 marks a tie for CNN’s worst year ever (viewers 25-54).

The weakness at CNN, with key shows like AC360 and Parker Spitzer marking significant declines, allowed MSNBC to move past CNN into second place for the full year. It’s the first time CNN has fallen into third place behind MSNBC in terms of total primetime viewers.

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skyfet

That explains the dumb down of American news consumers.
Seeing 2012 From My Window

Congrats FOX on your continued utter domination of the NON-competition!!!
TangledThorns

Nobody likes the mean spirited MSNBC or boring CNN so they watch FOX News, why is that so hard to comprehend?!?
Just4thefax

Fact: Can’t argue with the facts! That’s the fact! The fact remains the same! Facts are facts!
Fox is the network of champions! Fair and balenced! Top knotch news! Failure is not an option at Fox news!
Station of the Gods!
Just4thefax

skyfet said:
That explains the dumb down of American news consumers.

Fact: Shit skyfet even losers like you could gain some brains by watching Fox! Really try some! Food for the Gods! 24/7
notsofast

skyfet said:
That explains the dumb down of American news consumers.

But it doesn’t explain your stupidity.

Congrats FOX- You are the best.
Seeing 2012 From My Window

Since we most likely will not see an updated piece on Mediaite to this story, allow me:

Blogger Dismantles Fox-Viewers-Are-Misinformed Study

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/blogger-dismantles-fox-viewers-are-misinformed-study/
Mr.Papshmer

TangledThorns said:
Nobody likes the mean spirited MSNBC

That’s exactly right. Same reason Air America couldn’t pay people to listen, it’s all leftist hate, all the time. The reason people watch Fox is that, even during the commentary shows like O’Reilly and Hannity, they _always_ have liberals on. The same can’t be said for MSNBC, which tells me that their left wing hosts are more interested in spewing propaganda than engaging in meaningful debate.
http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
Since we most likely will not see an updated piece on Mediaite to this story, allow me: Blogger Dismantles Fox-Viewers-Are-Misinformed Study http://www.theblaze.com/stories/blogger-dismantles-fox-viewers-are-misinformed-study/

Anyone with a brain knew that study was a joke.
Seeing 2012 From My Window

Well Gordo, I think you’ve eliminated Royal Pain in the Butt, Iris, Spiderlady, Ted (or whoever he’s pretending to be now), BFD, John T, Donna K, James. I apologize if I missed any of you libs. No offense intended. Consider yourself included.
SmartAlec

skyfet said:
That explains the dumb down of American news consumers.

Are you saying that MSNBC and CNN watchers are “smarting up”??

btw- it’s “dumbing down”. If you going to insult people by calling them dumb, you should at least get the spelling and/or grammar correct. If you don’t, well then….
Probably NOT wrong

This constant Ratings Ass Whuppin’ by FOX makes MSNBC
crazy!! LMAO
SmartAlec

Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
Well Gordo, I think you’ve eliminated Royal Pain in the Butt, Iris, Spiderlady, Ted (or whoever he’s pretending to be now), BFD, John T, Donna K, James. I apologize if I missed any of you libs. No offense intended. Consider yourself included.

Most of those are still around, they’re over on the Palin thread…they can’t get enough. Some names have changed, but the lunacy remains.
Yoda002

notsofast said:
But it doesn’t explain your stupidity.

Congrats FOX- You are the best.

There is a lot of sheep out that will watch FOX and think they report real news. At least we have the Daily Show to show the people all the fake news that Fox puts out there.
Mr.Papshmer

Yoda002 said:
There is a lot of sheep out that will watch FOX and think they report real news. At least we have the Daily Show to show the people all the fake news that Fox puts out there.

It’s cool when lefties admit that they’re morons.
Georgia999

Of course ! Nothing new here. Oh, the jealousy (see above). As always, the Lefties have nothing intelligent to say. Just the same old Left insults and rude comments, it gets tiring and boring. That’s why we all watch FOX. hahahahahahaha
TrollJuice

Ha! Only a Fox viewer would wear this as a trophy!
Nacho

So Fox News came in first in the loser bracket?

Way to go old white people, your last hurrah.
Nachi

But of course. Fox lowers the standards & adds to the diminution of social civility. Like a leaf, blown by the wind from one gutter to another. Another step down the path of intellectual & cultural destruction. A comprehensive, orchestrated conspiracy to detroy the presidency, no matter the effect upon the rest of the Nation. The more one sees of FOX, the more it reveals layer after layer of human weakness & indecency.
The malicious have a dark happiness.
Nachi

Georgia999 said:
Of course ! Nothing new here. Oh, the jealousy (see above). As always, the Lefties have nothing intelligent to say. Just the same old Left insults and rude comments, it gets tiring and boring. That’s why we all watch FOX. hahahahahahaha

Cracker: your intellectual constipation shines brightly.
Nahu Tuk

Probably NOT wrong said:
This constant Ratings Ass Whuppin’ by FOX makes MSNBCcrazy!! LMAO

Nah, MSNBC was crazy a long time before they realized they’d never be able to compete with Fox.
Nahu Tuk

Nacho said:
So Fox News came in first in the loser bracket? Way to go old white people, your last hurrah.

And CNN and MSNBC came in below the home shopping network and liquidation channel. Heck, they even came in below that channel that shows paint drying.