Homebound viewers handed all three major cable news networks big ratings rewards in the second quarter of 2020, though Fox News pulled in the most viewers overall with a quarterly daily average of 1.96 million.
In total, according to Nielsen Media Research, Fox News secured 1,958,000 total average viewers per day in Q2. MSNBC was in second place with 1.21 million while CNN brought in 1.19,000. All three channels had their highest-rated quarters in history.
In the advertiser-coveted news demographic of 25 to 54, Fox News brought in an average of 366,000 viewers. CNN was in second place with 335,000 average total-day demo viewers, which was an increase of 150% over Q2 2019.