Fox News crushed all competition in ratings on election night, snagging nearly 14 million viewers and becoming the most-watched election night coverage in cable news history.
Fox News’s Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum co-hosted the prime-time coverage from 8-11 p.m., which averaged 13.7 million in total viewers, according to Nielsen ratings.
The network also snagged nearly six million viewers in the coveted 25-54 age demographic, toppling other networks.
ABC, CBS, NBC, CBS, and all other networks came behind Fox.
CNN came in second place, averaging nine million viewers, and MSNBC in third place, with 7.3 million viewers.
Fox News increased its election night total viewership by 16% compared to 2016, while CNN’s total viewership dropped 24% compared to 2016.
“Fox News Digital had a record-setting day across all key performance indicators, with a more than 100 percent increase in unique devices, video starts, page views and time spent compared to 2016, according to Adobe Analytics and Apple News,” Fox News also reported.
