Fox News Dominates Cable News Election Night Coverage

TV By The Numbers ^ | November 3, 2010 | By Robert Seidman

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Unsurprisingly FNC easily won in primetime as well as the 5p-7pm period.  CNN pulled ahead of MSNBC but not nearly by the margins separating FNC and CNN.

8-11p ET		MSNBC	CNN	FNC
P2+		1,945,000	2,423,000	6,957,000
25-54		669,000	1,030,000	2,431,000
5p-7p		MSNBC	CNN	FNC
P2+		869,000	945,000	3,092,000
25-54		256,000	283,000	750,000

 

Fox News average viewership (6.935 million) topped all the broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, NBC) coverage of the 2010 midterm elections head to head in the 10pm (Eastern) hour.

In the news advertiser target adults 25-54 demographic, NBC lead the 10pm hour, followed by Fox, ABC and CBS.

				P2+	P25-54
Net	Program	Start	End	AA(000)	AA(000)
FOXNC	AMERICAS ELECTION HQ	10:00 PM	11:00 PM	6,935	2,607
NBC	DECISION 10 PRIME	10:00 PM	10:54 PM	6,268	2,789
CBS	CAMPAIGN 2010: ELECTION	10:00 PM	11:00 PM	5,862	2,188
ABC	ABC NEWS:VOTE 2010	10:00 PM	10:55 PM	5,525	2,251

[Oldeconomybuyer]

[bert]

I watched the returns on Fox Business Channel. I love Neil Cavuto.

He is the best interviewer in the Fox stable. He also has the clout to bring a powerful array of high level executives and out of power personages to present several sides of issues. He is feared be cause many he asks don’t come. They know his questioning will expose weakness.

I would like to see his numbers vs MSNBC/CNN...... does your source have them?

[umgud]

Any channel surfers would have had a tough time switching away from Megyn Kelly.

[bert]

I watched the returns on Fox Business Channel. I love Neil Cavuto.

He is the best interviewer in the Fox stable. He also has the clout to bring a powerful array of high level executives and out of power personages to present several sides of issues. He is feared be cause many he asks don’t come. They know his questioning will expose weakness.

I would like to see his numbers vs MSNBC/CNN...... does your source have them?

He is by the way a 2012 Presidential candidate with a full blown agenda few can match :)

[Old Retired Army Guy]

I was glad to see CNN ahead of those loons over at MSNBC

[bray]

Lots of MSDNC viewers were just watching them cry. What a bunch of imbeciles.

Pray for America

[USS Alaska]

When I got home from poll watching, I tuned in to FOX to get the real news and then flipped over to pmsnbc {just for grins} and watched them for 5-6 minutes {couldn't take any more.

All of the talking heads were there chrissy, oberwoman, odonnell, that ugly guy that's on at 9:00 PM, madcowski {or something like that}.

What a hoot, tears and whining and calling us stupid bigots.

Watching msnbc is like eating real sweet chocolate, a little is OK but too much and it's sickening.

[bray]

Same same although I was at a couple of election parties for candidates.

Pray for America

[jersey117]

Me too. I loved his low key style and one on one interviews with some excellent guests.

[catfish1957]

Yep, Cavuto is the best. There is a reason he calls his show Common Sense.

[catfish1957]

Cavutos running for president? With his health issues?

[bigbob]

A nice job by Megyn Kelley who was rudely trashed by some FReepers on the live thread.

[katykelly]

I watched Cavuto , too .

[NRG1973]

Can anyone explain what the “P2+” and the “25-54” in this article mean? Thanks in advance...

[NRG1973]

Re: Neil Cavuto He is by the way a 2012 Presidential candidate with a full blown agenda few can match :)

And he's got a Vice Presidential runningmate (Elizabeth MacDonald) who is both smart and gorgeous.

[EDINVA]

The thought occurred to me to switch over to MSNBC for a few minutes just to see how they were taking it. Couldn’t do it. It was just such a great, exciting night, I decided not to mar it with the faces of Matthews, Maddow, etc., and especially Lunatic O’Donnell. So, we hung in with Fox till 5am. (still recovering)

[DrC]

“Any channel surfers would have had a tough time switching away from Megyn Kelly.”

Hard to match her combination of brains and beauty. She knows her stuff and isn’t just coasting on her looks.

[jazminerose]

I am a Cavuto fan as well. He’s one of the very few money guys I trust.

[umgud]

Ditto.

[norge]

“25-54” refers to that age group.

“P2+” is all viewers regardless of age...two and older.