Fox News Was The Most-Watched Cable Network Of 2021–Beating CNN And MSNBC
Fox News was the most-watched cable network of 2021-this was the sixth straight year they were the most-watched cable network.
Fox News averaged 1.3 million viewers from the start of 2021 through December 13th.
MSNBC finished in second place — averaging 915,000 viewers.
CNN averaged only 783,000 viewers.
Tucker Carlson Tonight was the most-watched show on cable news averaging 3.2 million viewers per night.
Fox News Channel finished off its 25th anniversary year as the most-watched network across all of basic cable for the sixth straight year.
Fox News, which launched on Oct. 7, 1996, dominated all of basic cable in total day and primetime viewership to close the anniversary year with plenty to celebrate a quarter-century after Rupert Murdoch launched the network.
