What percentage of the News Viewers watch Fox News?

Answer 1

Although Fox News is generally the most-watched cable news network, it is difficult to answer this question, since TV ratings focus on "dayparts"-- hours in the day when people view their favorite programs, as well as the total number of viewers; the measurements also look at "Demographics"-- the age groups that watch a certain program. Fox News is the clear leader for cable news viewing in total audience, often getting double the number of viewers of its nearest competitors, CNN and MSNBC. It should also be noted that the Fox audience skews older than the other networks-- the average viewer is over 65 years old. A typical Fox News hour can draw as many as 3 million viewers.

But if there is a major breaking story like an earthquake or a plane crash, the ratings show that large numbers turn to CNN, which takes the number one position during such times. It should also be noted that compared to the broadcast network newscasts (NBC Nightly News, for example), both Fox and CNN have much smaller audiences-- the average audience for the NBC Nightly News is 7.5 million viewers, for example. I enclose a link to a site that carries both broadcast news and cable TV ratings.