More people are watching Fox News than anything else on cable television this summer.
Pulling an average prime-time audience of more than 3.4 million viewers since June 1, Fox News beat out CBS, NBC, and ABC during the same time frame.
The numbers include network coverage of major sporting events, such as Major League Baseball’s opening night and the NBA restart, both of which came late last month.
On the night of baseball’s return, the game between the Washington Nationals and the New York Yankees garnered a total audience of 4.005 million viewers. On the same night, more than 4.3 million people watched Sean Hannity’s program, followed by Young Sheldon at 4.1 million viewers, and Tucker Carlson Tonight, which pulled 4 million.
Fox News in July notched its 49th straight month as the top-watched cable news network in the country, dwarfing the audiences of MSNBC and CNN. Prime-time host Laura Ingraham last month passed Rachel Maddow as the highest-rated female cable news host in the country.
After opening day, ratings for MLB dropped during games.
President Trump, responding to kneeling demonstrations by players protesting systemic racism and police brutality, has warned he will not watch games if players continue the gestures.
“Looking forward to live sports, but any time I witness a player kneeling during the National Anthem, a sign of great disrespect for our Country and our Flag, the game is over for me!” Trump tweeted in July.
Trump has been critical of Fox News in recent months, saying he disagrees with the polls the network has broadcast, which show him trailing Joe Biden ahead of the general election.
“Whoever does your Fox polls, they’re among the worst,” Trump told Fox News’s Chris Wallace. “They got it all wrong in 2016. They’ve been wrong on every poll I’ve ever seen.”
