Somehow, mercifully, 2018 is almost over. Before we bid it goodbye and dive into a (hopefully) much better 2019, let’s look back at how the year treated our favorite cable channels.
For the third year in a row, Fox News Channel was the most-watched network on cable, according to Nielsen ratings. That claim holds true for both primetime (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.) and total day (6 a.m. to 6 a.m.). ESPN was again runner-up.
Thanks to midterm elections, Fox News rose about 2.5 percent year over year. ESPN declined.
MSNBC, HGTV and USA Network rounded out the Top 5 primetime cable channels, according to Nielsen’s Live + Same Day data through Dec.