The network averaged a paltry 1,000 total viewers across both primetime and the full day, performing even worse than such little-watched networks as Newsy, MTV Classic, beIN Sports and beIN Sports Español.Looking ahead, Fox News, MSNBC and CNN should all have a pretty excellent 2020 with the presidential election set for next November.The below Nielsen rankers are in thousands, which means Fox News averaged 2.481 million primetime viewers, just 1,000 fewer total viewers than in 2018. The traditional networks that are heavily invested in live sports and news, two types of programming not easily replicated on a streaming platform, are holding steady. Among adults 25-54 across 6 a.m. – 6 a.m., Fox News was No. It’s tough out there for a linear network. Fox News, meanwhile, weathered controversy to end the year as TV’s No.
And MTV, despite a bit of a rebound, is still down, from 807,000 to 607,000. )The critics didn’t love that “Game of Thrones” finale, but audiences sure did watch.
Rupert Murdoch slimmed down his company this year, and the remaining portions of his stand-alone Fox Corp. are doing just fine without the heft. 5 network and most-watched cable outlet, with a slight 1% growth. 10. The network has now more narrowly focused mostly on westerns (including “Gunsmoke” and “Bonanza”), which has put it in the competition with other classic TV networks like Me TV. 8 and MSNBC No. By A.J.
Among major drops in primetime this year among total viewers, AMC was down 22%; FX, down 21%; USA, down 18%; OWN, down 17%; TBS, down 17%; and TNT, down 14%. (It dipped 3% in adults 18-49 — the smallest decline of the Big Four). In the 2010s, it pulled back on evangelical/ministry programming to focus on more family-friendly, conservative fare (think “Dr.
But nonetheless, it’s a reminder that linear ratings are on the way out.The Byron Allen-owned network has the dubious distinction of once again being the least-watched rated network in all of Nielsen, averaging just 1,000 viewers in primetime (and that’s down from its 2,000 average in 2014). Fox News Channel was easily No. But the five-year collapse of these networks in primetime is nonetheless stunning. Among adults 18-49, the viewership is too small for Nielsen to even measure. That claim holds true for both primetime (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.) and total day (6 a.m. to 6 a.m.). It depends on the daypart you’re analyzing. 1 scripted series of the year among adults 18-49, landing the top six spots for all six of its episodes in that category. (Not all was completely rosy for the company: Fox Sports 1 was down 9%, while Fox Sports 2 slipped a whopping 50%.
That, again, explains the shift under way as teams at many of these channels’ studio arms have pivoted to spending more time focused on developing and launching shows for streamers.It shouldn’t be a surprise that networks targeting young viewers have seen the sharpest decline in linear viewing. Even inside the major media conglomerates, the buzz is all about a company’s new digital platform, not its legacy channels. The show’s farewell season was easily the No.
Fox and Fox News. As 2019 draws to a close, most of the linear networks devoted to younger audiences continue to face double-digit year-over-year declines. As a matter of fact, Fox News is currently enjoying its most-watched year ever in primetime.ESPN was again runner-up in primetime, but MSNBC bumped the world’s most expensive cable channel to third in total day rankings.MSNBC, HGTV and Hallmark Channel complete the Top 5 primetime cable networks, according to Nielsen’s Live + Same Day data through Dec. 9. [For historical record, here are previous year-end network rankers: Yes, most of those disappearing viewers aren’t necessarily gone; they’re now watching shows online. Winners.
3 across basic cable, CNN was No. It wasn’t the only bright spot: Even as “Thrones,” “Veep” and “Silicon Valley” ended their runs in 2019, the pay cable leader replenished its pipeline with shows like “Succession” (a phenom in its second season), “Euphoria” and “Watchmen.” That was good enough to bump HBO’s primetime viewership by 13% this year — and that was just in linear.INSP began life as the PTL Network — yes, of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker fame.
Here are some of the notable highs and lows of 2019.
TBS, TNT, USA Network, CNN and History round out the Top 10.Once again, Comedy.TV ranked dead last in the study, which encompassed 115 networks. Yet broadcast and cable networks are struggling to maintain relevance in the digital age, to the point where they’re suffering their own existential crises: But the streaming world is where viewers — particularly the younger ones — are flocking, and this year’s ranker of most-watched TV networks demonstrates that.
The programming mix has paid off: INSP is up 13% this year, and its five-year climb (from 280,000 in 2014 to 619,000 in 2019) is notable in this era of cable declines.Much has been written about the decline of the broadcast networks — but the erosion of basic cable channels has accelerated.
Katz on Aug. 2, 2019 - 10:01 AM Comment Which was the most-watched basic cable network for July? See how Fox News, ESPN, HGTV, USA and more fared this year2019 is finally coming to an end, taking with it a decade that saw major changes in the way people watched television. Which is a shame, as millions of Americans still watch TV the old-fashioned way: on TV.The streaming services, of course, rely greatly on current and library programs that first aired on linear TV.
That would be Fox News Channel. FNC finished No. Led by sports and “The Masked Singer,” Fox ended 2019 as the only major broadcast network experiencing growth: up 4% from last year in total viewers.