Fox News Channel crushes CNN, MSNBC viewership for 88th consecutive week

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Fox News Channel finished as the most-watched cable news network for the 88th straight week as Americans gear up for critical midterm elections.

Fox News averaged 1.5 million viewers from Oct. 17-23, finishing as the only basic cable network to surpass the one-million mark as runner-up TBS averaged 892,000 viewers. MSNBC averaged 719,000 to finish fourth and CNN settled for an average audience of only 458,000.

FNC averaged 2.3 million primetime viewers during the hours of 8-11 p.m. ET, trailing only MLB-heavy TBS and “Monday Night Football” home ESPN in the process. MSNBC averaged 1.1 million primetime viewers while CNN managed only 512,000.

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