Fox News rules GOP primary roost

Since the primary season will get warmer, Fox News Funnel is constantly rule the ratings roost. On Tuesday, the net's special 8-10 p.m. coverage averaged 2.74 million audiences, according to Nielsen, greater than the combined shipping of CNN (1.21 million) and MSNBC (1.06 million). FNC also held a considerable lead inside the key news demo of grownups 25-54, drawing 684,000 to 443,000 for CNN and 266,000 for MSNBC. Possibly due to the uneven character in the Florida primary -- Mitt Romney won having a landslide -- viewership on Tuesday would be a little beneath the Sc primary of Jan. 21 (2.75 million), but it's apparent that audiences have grown to be more active in the race for your Republican presidential nominee. FNC wasn't any. 3 cable network round the evening in general audiences, close behind The very best spinner's and USA. Fox News Funnel may also be coming off an easy victory over CNN and MSNBC for that month of the month of january. In primetime lately, FNC averaged 1.94 million audiences, a 78% increase over it is the month of the month of january 2002 average of a single.09 million -- which was really greater than either CNN (841,000) or MSNBC (801,000) came lately. The The month of the month of january victory entails that Fox News remains the cable news ratings leader for 10 years (120 straight several days), getting first surpassed CNN noisy . 2002. "The O'Reilly Factor" remains flagship program for Fox News Funnel, since it has for your network's entire decade of ratings leadership. On Monday each week it accomplished another milestone if the outdrew NBC's 10 p.m. newsmag "Rock Center" (3.42 million versus. 3.29 million) being primetime's most-seen news program. Contact Ron Kissell at ron.kissell@variety.com