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It would almost be old news that Fox News Channel has topped cable news for a 70th consecutive quarter and is again the most watched outlet on all of basic cable. However, with historic viewing highs for last week's two-night Democratic debate on MSNBC, the win for the Rupert Murdoch-owned outlet during the just-ended…

UPDATE, 12:01 PM: Looks like the viewership estimations for the second Democratic debate were as conservative as frontrunner Joe Biden. With 18.1 million tuning in to see Sen. Kamala Harris school the former VP, the simulcast across NBC, MSNBC and Telemundo is officially the most watched debate that the party of FDR…

Ronald Reagan used to quip that the 11th Commandment was "Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican." But Wednesday, the Democrats seeking the Great Communicator's old job generally appropriated the notion for themselves in a debate that was mainly characterized by its policy wonk approach and being the most…

NBC News announced the five moderators for the first Democratic presidential primary debate, set for a two-night run June 26-27: Savannah Guthrie, Lester Holt, Chuck Todd, Rachel Maddow and José Diaz-Balart. The two-night event, featuring 10 candidates each night, will take place at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the…

Donald Trump’s vanity knows no bounds. Nothing new there, but sometimes its raw display still shocks. On the same day world leaders came together to commemorate the 75th anniversary of one of the most significant and humbling events of the 20th Century, the day Allied forces landed in France to liberate Europe from…

May wraps with Fox News Channel celebrating its 35th month as basic cable's most watched network for total day, with 1.137 million viewers. MSNBC (829K) ranked No. 2, and CNN (495K)came in eighth. Basketball-laden TNT topped FNC's primetme opinionators in May. TNT clocked 2.506M primetime viewers to FNC's…

Fox News Channel finished April as the No. 1 basic cable network for a 34th consecutive month in total day. The month the DOJ finally released special counsel Robert Mueller’s nearly two-year probe into Russian election interference and any Trump administration role, FNC also celebrated its 208th consecutive month as…

Maybe it's all that "executive time" that Donald Trump spends watching, but Fox News Channel is once again having a victory march with its 69th consecutive quarter win in the cable newsers’ ratings battle. However, even though the Rupert Murdoch owned outlet was the clear winner in total day, primetime and overall for…

About 14 million people watched prison-bound Michael Cohen testify that his former boss President Donald Trump is racist, a conman and a cheat, and warn that if he loses in 2020 there will “never be a peaceful transition.” That’s how many people watched him testify before the House Oversight Committee Wednesday across…

Are you ready to “werk”? The 11th season of the Emmy award-winning RuPaul’s Drag Race is ready to drag and death drop you into a new season with a slay-worthy cast of 15 queens and a roster of fabulous guest judges including Miley Cyrus, Gina Rodriguez, Wanda Sykes, Adam Rippon, Lena Waithe, Troye Sivan and more. To…

Fox News Channel will notch its most watched primetime year in its 22-year history, with an average of 2.5 million viewers. Donald Trump's fave network marks its third consecutive year as basic cable's most watched network, both in primetime and in total day (1.4 million). MSNBC, meanwhile averaged 1.8 million…

Fox News Channel marked its 29th consecutive month as the most watched network on cable in total day, averaging 1.5 million viewers. In primetime, FNC averaged  2.44 million viewers, besting MSNBC's 1.84M and CNN's 1.12M. In the 25-54 news demo, FNC clocked 478K viewers. CNN, at 374K, bested MSNBC's 332K. In total…