Fox News host Sean Hannity relinquished his crown as the most-watched cable news program in the month of April for the first time since moving to his current time slot.
Hannity averaged 4.4 million viewers and 809,000 in the key 25-54 age demographic, according to Nielsen Media Research. The reach was good for his second-highest-rated month in total viewers, even though he lost out to colleague Tucker Carlson, who averaged 4.6 million viewers and 885,000 in the 25-54 demographic. This was Carlson’s highest-rated month in both categories.
Despite the ratings for Hannity and Carlson, neither finished as the most-watched cable news program last month. Bret Baier, the host of Special Report, averaged 5.3 million viewers and 1.1 million in the key age demographic.
Baier received a significant ratings boost thanks to President Trump and his frequent White House coronavirus task force briefings, which often take place during his hourly time slot on the network. Additionally, Martha MacCallum and Carlson, the two anchors on after Baier, were also beneficiaries of the briefings.
Collectively, Fox News finished the month with the largest audience in network history during prime time. In addition to Fox News’s ratings bump, CNN and MSNBC also had significant jumps in their audiences.
