Fox News Has Its Best January Ever, CNN Tops MSNBC In Weekday Prime Time For First Time In Six Months

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Fox News had its best January in the history of the network, and was the only cable news network to grow year-to-year.

FNC also had the top 13 programs on cable news in total viewers for the fifth month in a row, and the top 13 programs in the A25-54 demographic for the first time in more than five years.

• FNC grew in double digits in both total viewers and the A25-54 demographic from January 2009. In prime time, it was up 22% in total viewers and 51% in the demo. CNN was down 34% and 37% and MSNBC down 26% and 38%. In total day, FNC was up 16% and 28%. CNN was down 34% and 41% and MSNBC down 28% and 39%. Last January all networks performed while with the Inauguration coverage. This month, the big political event was Scott Brown’s victory in Massachusetts, which FNC dominated in the ratings.

• Special Report with Bret Baier/Brit Hume was #1 for the 100th consecutive month.

• Fox Report #1 for 100th consecutive month.

• Sean Hannity had his best month ever (since it launched as Hannity).

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CNN Tops MSNBC In Weekday Prime Time For First Time In Six Months

CNN topped MSNBC during the weekday prime time in both total viewers and the A25-54 demographic during January (both were far behind FNC). It was the first time CNN beat MSNBC in those categories in six months.

CNN was helped by their coverage of Haiti, which was both the most comprehensive of any cable network and boosted the ratings, especially in the first week after the earthquake.

Other notes about CNN ratings:

• MSNBC’s prime time line-up of Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow slipped to 3rd – Olbermann behind HLN’s Nancy Grace and Maddow behind Larry King.

• Anderson Cooper was #2 at 10pmET (behind FNC), well ahead of MSNBC and HLN.

• CNN’s American Morning was #2 in both total viewers and the demo, while MSNBC’s Morning Joe finished 4th in the demo.

• Despite CNN topping MSNBC, they both were down double digits from Jan. 2009.

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