NEW YORK — Fox News Channel’s Tucker Carlson recorded the most-watched month ever for a cable news program. October has also represented the most-watched month in prime time for both CNN and MSNBC.
Behind the World Series, Fox was the most popular broadcast network in prime time, averaging 8.2 million viewers. NBC had 5.8 million viewers, ABC had 4.6 million, CBS had 4.4 million, Ion Television had 1.2 million, Univision had 1.1 million, Telemundo had 1 million and the CW had 620,000.
Fox News Channel led the cable networks, averaging 5.16 million viewers in prime time. MSNBC had 2.65 million, CNN had 2.4 million, ESPN had 2.14 million and Hallmark had 1.19 million.
ABC’s “World News Tonight” led the evening news ratings race with an average of 8.6 million viewers. NBC’s “Nightly News” had 7.2 million viewers and the “CBS Evening News” had 5.3 million.
For the week of Oct. 19-25, the 20 most popular programs, their networks and viewerships:
1. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 17.4 million.
2. “Presidential Debate,” Fox News, 15.47 million.
3. NFL Football: Seattle at Arizona, NBC, 14.31 million.
4. “Debate Analysis,” Fox News, 12.19 million.
5. NFL Football: Arizona at Dallas, ESPN, 11.83 million.
6. “Debate Preview,” Fox News, 11.33 million.
7. “Presidential Debate,” ABC, 11.25 million
8. “NFL Post-Game” (Sunday), Fox, 10.91 million.
9. “Presidential Debate,” NBC, 10.64 million.
10. NFL Football: N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, Fox, 10.47 million.
11. World Series, Game 5: L.A. Dodgers vs. Tampa Bay, 10.06 million.
12. World Series, Game 4: L.A. Dodgers vs. Tampa Bay, 9.33 million.
13. World Series, Game 1: Tampa Bay vs. L.A. Dodgers, 9.27 million.
14. World Series, Game 2: Tampa Bay vs. L.A. Dodgers, 9.11 million.
15. “NFL Pre-Game,” NBC, 8.88 million.
16. “The Voice” (Monday), NBC, 8.21 million.
17. “Tucker Carlson Tonight” (Thursday), Fox News, 8.17 million.
18. World Series, Game 3: L.A. Dodgers vs. Tampa Bay, Fox, 8.16 million.
19. “NFL Pre-Game,” Fox, 8.13 million.
20. “NFL Post-Game” (Monday), Fox, 8.09 million.
The Associated Press
