Rachel Maddow speaking at SWSX. Photo courtesy Wikimedia.
Rachel Maddow had the most-watched show in cable news for the month, with 2.783 million total viewers in August, according to data released by Nielsen Media Research. This marks the second consecutive month the MSNBC host landed at the top spot.
Closely behind was Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity, with 2.679 million total viewers. Rounding out the top five news shows were Fox News’ Tucker Carlson (2.483 million), MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell (2.352 million) and Fox News’ The Five (2.351 million).
Maddow also was first among adults 25-54, a critical demographic for advertisers.
Fox News Channel edged out competitors including MSNBC and CNN for top overall cable network for the month, averaging 2.2 million viewers in prime time. Fox has been the top-rated cable network based on total day ratings for 14 consecutive months and most watched cable news channel in both total day and prime viewers.
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