Fox News Was ‘Most Watched’ Cable News Network For Fifth Consecutive Year

It comes as no surprise, the virus pandemic, lockdowns, recession, riots, and the presidential election gave Americans plenty of reason to tune into cable news networks for the latest developments. 

On Tuesday, Nielsen published rating data that showed Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News Channel remains the number one most-watched news network and tops all basic cable channels for the fifth consecutive year in 2020, according to Reuters. 

Fox News averaged 1.9 million viewers per day and 3.6 million during the evenings when primetime shows debut. A jump in viewership comes as a news-heavy year has transformed many Americans into news and political junkies. 

While viewership was high for the year, the last few months have seen a drop as President Trump has urged his followers to “try watching” Newsmax and One America News Network in a protest against Fox News. More than once, Trump has been angered by Fox News’ reporting. 

Newsmax’s audience was boosted during the election. In November, Newsmax primetime reached nearly 500,000 on average, though it fell to about 400,000 in early December.

The exponential jump in viewership, not just in Fox News’ viewership, but across all other major cable news networks, may not be sustainable and could slump in 2020. News flow in 2020 was utterly unprecedented. 

Maybe Trump has plans in launching his own network?

*Trump Allies Explored Buyout of Newsmax TV as Fox News Alternative, Sources Say

*Hicks Equity Partners Has Had Talks in Recent Months About Acquiring and Investing in Newsmax, Sources Say

*Hicks Also Explored Takeover of One America News Network, but Talks Cooled, Sources Say

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) November 15, 2020

Could a Trump News Network be a “Fox News Killer”?