PhotoDonald J. Trump propelled cable news to record ratings through a year-and-a-half campaign cycle, and now he is doing the same from the White House. Fox averaged 2.8 million viewers in prime time in January, up 17 percent compared with its audience in 2016. 1 show in total viewers for the month, averaging nearly 4 million viewers a night. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyMSNBC nearly tied CNN in total viewers in prime time, with an average of about 1.2 million viewers. CNN did outpace MSNBC among the coveted 25-to-54 demographic, and likewise had a strong lead throughout the day, averaging 794,000 viewers compared to MSNBC’s 647,000.

Source: New York Times January 31, 2017 21:55 UTC