'Tucker Carlson Tonight,' 'Hannity' help Fox News Channel finish quarter with Record-Setting Viewership
Both shows averaged more than 4 million total viewers for the second-straight quarter -- something no other cable news program has ever accomplished prior to their historic first quarter.
Fox News Channel finished the second quarter of 2020 with its
largest audience in history as viewers flocked to FNC for information on everything from the ongoing
coronavirus pandemic to nationwide protests stemming from the death of George Floyd in police custody.
Fox News has its most-watched quarter ever in both total viewers and during the primetime hours of 8 and 11 p.m., finishing as the most-watched among all of basic cable in both respective measurables. It was the 16th straight quarter that Fox News finished atop the total day category.
Tucker Carlson Tonight finished as the highest-rated program over an entire quarter in cable news history.
“Tucker Carlson Tonight” and “Hannity” both topped the viewership record that was previously set by Sean Hannity last quarter, as both shows averaged more than 4 million total viewers for the second-straight quarter -- something no other cable news program has ever accomplished prior to their historic first quarter.
'Tucker Carlson Tonight,' 'Hannity' help Fox News Channel finish quarter with record-setting viewership