FOX NEWS CHANNEL’S TOWN HALL WITH DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MAYOR PETE BUTTIGIEG TROUNCES CNN’S SUNDAY NIGHT PRIMETIME TOWN HALL WITH THE SAME CANDIDATE
FNC’s Crushes Cable News Competition Combined in Total Viewers
FOX News Channel’s (FNC) town hall with Democratic Presidential Mayor Pete Buttigieg (Sunday at 7PM/ET) swept the cable news competition in total viewers and the 25-54 demo last night, according to early Nielsen Media Research. Anchored by FOX News Sunday’s Chris Wallace, the event averaged 1.1 million viewers and 172,000 in the 25-54 demographic, outpacing CNN and MSNBC combined in total viewers. The presentation was up 22% in both viewers and the 25-54 demo versus the 2019 average for the Sunday 7PM timeslot where FOX News Sunday is regularly aired.
FNC’s Town Hall with Mayor Pete Buttigieg also defeated CNN’s Sunday night March 10th primetime town hall with Mayor Buttigieg which delivered 545,000 in total viewers and 169,000 in the demo. In total viewers, the event also beat CNN’s town hall with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) on 3/18, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) on 3/27, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) on 4/22.
Additionally, FNC’s town hall delivered a triple-digit percent advantage (148%) over CNN in total viewers and a double-digit percent advantage over MSNBC (79%) in the Sunday night timeslot.
**All must be attributed to: Early Nielsen Media Research
FNC Town Hall on 5/19 Beats Competition in the Timeslot from 7-8PM/ET
Sunday 7PM/ET (FNC Town Hall with Mayor Pete Buttigieg anchored by Chris Wallace)
FNC’s Town Hall delivered 1,110,000 P2+ and 172,000 A25-54
CNN Newsroom delivered 447,000 P2+ and 96,000 A25-54
MSNBC’s Kasie DC delivered 621,000 P2+ and 77,000 A25-54