Pro-Trump FOX News Host Sean Hannity Leads September Cable News in Prized 25-54 Demo

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Pro-Trump FOX News journalist Sean Hannity led all cable news shows in September in the prized 25-54 Demo group.

Hannity is one of the few national reporters who give Donald Trump a fair shake on a daily basis.
Business Wire reported:

Continuing its record-breaking ratings year, FOX News Channel (FNC) topped basic cable in both primetime and total day as the most-watched network for the third quarter. This marks the second quarter in the 2016 calendar year that FNC has notched the number one spot in both day parts, a first for the network which turns 20 next month. Furthermore, the third quarter win marks 59 quarters as the top news network in primetime and total day, according to Nielsen Media Research.

Delivering its most-watched quarter ever in total day viewers, FNC averaged 1.4 million viewers and 276,000 in the key 25-54 demo over a 24 hour period. In primetime, FNC was up double-digits compared to the same quarter last year, which included the network’s record-breaking Republican presidential primary debate with 24 million viewers. FNC handily beat the cable news competition, averaging 2.4 million viewers in primetime (up 25% ) and 459,000 (up 16% ) in the demo. Meanwhile, MSNBC topped CNN in primetime total viewers for the first time in two years.

In Q3, FNC claimed the top 10 programs in total viewers and seven out of the top 10 in the 25-54 demo among cable news programs. Additionally, every FNC program is up double-digits in both viewers and demo compared to the same quarter last year. Multiple programs are delivering their highest-rated quarters ever in viewers including America’s Newsroom, Happening Now, Shepard Smith Reporting, The Five, The Kelly File, Hannity, MediaBuzz and Justice with Judge Jeanine.

Special Report with Bret Baier delivered its second highest-rated quarter ever in total viewers with 2.4 million (+19% ) and 392,000 in the demo (+31% ). In primetime, beginning at 7PM/ET, On the Record averaged 2.1 million viewers (+22% ) and 371,000 in the key demo (+26% ). The O’Reilly Factor (8PM/ET) continued its dominance as the #1 cable news program for 66 consecutive quarters with 3.2 million viewers (+13% ) and 550K in the A25-54 demo (+10% ). At 9PM/ET, The Kelly File was the #1 cable news program in the A25-54 demo for the quarter and delivered its highest-rated quarter ever in total viewers and the key demo with 2.9 million (+23% ) and 569,000 in A25-54 (+24% ). Rounding out primetime, Hannity also delivered a quarter high in viewers since the program launched in the 10PM/ET timeslot in 2013. The program averaged 2.5 million in total viewers (+43% ) and 564,000 (+39% ) in the key demo.

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