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Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Fox News beats ABC, NBC, CBS during weekday primetime while CNN has lowest-rated week of year
Fox News Channel beat all broadcast networks in a key metric last week as CNN had its lowest-rated week of the year. Fox News averaged 2.7 million viewers during primetime on weekdays from May 26-30, compared to 2.4 million for NBC, 2.4 million for CBS and 2.3 million for ABC. While Fox News prevailed against the trio of broadcast networks, it also obliterated CNN. Credibility Crisis: Press Dismissed Hur Report On Biden's Memory Issues Long Before Concerns Became Undeniable Fox News averaged 1.5 million total day viewers from May 26 through June 1, compared to a dismal 308,000 for CNN. During primetime, Fox News averaged 2.3 million viewers while CNN settled for only 374,000. It was much of the same among the advertiser-coveted demographic of adults aged 25-54, as Fox News delivered 175,000 total day demo viewers and 240,000 during primetime, compared to 49,000 total day and 61,000 primetime demo viewers for CNN. Read On The Fox News App CNN finished with its worst week of the year across both primetime and total day as Fox News had its highest cable news share since inauguration week. Along the way, the top 100 cable news telecasts for the week all aired on Fox News. Msnbc's Revamped Lineup Flounders, Jen Psaki Sheds 47% Of Predecessors' Viewership "The Five" averaged 3.7 million total viewers and 409,000 in the critical demo to lead cable news in both categories. "Special Report with Bret Baier," "The Ingraham Angle," "Jesse Watters Primetime," "Hannity," "FOX News @ Night," "Gutfeld!," "Outnumbered," "The Will Cain Show," "America's Newsroom," "America Reports" and Harris Faulkner's "The Faulkner Focus" all had strong weeks, too, to help Fox News crush CNN. Ratings data courtesy of Nielsen Media article source: Fox News beats ABC, NBC, CBS during weekday primetime while CNN has lowest-rated week of year
Fox News
a day ago
- Business
- Fox News
Fox News beats ABC, NBC, CBS during weekday primetime while CNN has lowest-rated week of year
Fox News Channel beat all broadcast networks in a key metric last week as CNN had its lowest-rated week of the year. Fox News averaged 2.7 million viewers during primetime on weekdays from May 26-30, compared to 2.4 million for NBC, 2.4 million for CBS and 2.3 million for ABC. While Fox News prevailed against the trio of broadcast networks, it also obliterated CNN. Fox News averaged 1.5 million total day viewers from May 26 through June 1, compared to a dismal 308,000 for CNN. During primetime, Fox News averaged 2.3 million viewers while CNN settled for only 374,000. It was much of the same among the advertiser-coveted demographic of adults aged 25-54, as Fox News delivered 175,000 total day demo viewers and 240,000 during primetime, compared to 49,000 total day and 61,000 primetime demo viewers for CNN. CNN finished with its worst week of the year across both primetime and total day as Fox News had its highest cable news share since inauguration week. Along the way, the top 100 cable news telecasts for the week all aired on Fox News. "The Five" averaged 3.7 million total viewers and 409,000 in the critical demo to lead cable news in both categories. "Special Report with Bret Baier," "The Ingraham Angle," "Jesse Watters Primetime," "Hannity," "FOX News @ Night," "Gutfeld!," "Outnumbered," "The Will Cain Show," "America's Newsroom," "America Reports" and Harris Faulkner's "The Faulkner Focus" all had strong weeks, too, to help Fox News crush CNN. Ratings data courtesy of Nielsen Media Research.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Sean Hannity Shocks Himself in Stephen A. Smith Interview: ‘I Hate to Do This, I've Got to Compliment You'
Sean Hannity's Thursday night interview with sports commentator Stephen A. Smith got off to an unusual start — at least, by the Fox News host's standards. 'I hate to do this, I've got to compliment you,' Hannity told Smith at the top of their conversation. The Fox News host went on to praise Smith for his interview with CNN anchor Jake Tapper about the latter's new book, 'Original Sin,' which explores the Biden administration's efforts to cover up the former president's cognitive health decline while he was still in office. 'I hate to start an interview in a nice way,' Hannity said with a smirk. 'But you did a great job and you're honest and you were asking the right questions.' 'I'm not here to defend Jake Tapper. I don't know him. I've met him a couple of times, I've been interviewed by him a couple of times. I interviewed him yesterday on my show, and that's as far as our relationship goes,' Smith said when asked his opinion about Tapper's coverage of Biden prior to the 2024 election. 'I don't cover politics. I was covering sports, [but] almost two years before the election, I was pointing the finger at Joe Biden and what I saw. To me, if you had two eyes and you could see, you saw what the hell was going on.' In response, Hannity said, 'You can say it. You can say, 'Sean Hannity was right and they were wrong.'' 'What exactly is it that you were right about?' Smith asked. 'I was right about Joe Biden's cognitive decline,' Hannity replied, to which Smith immediately responded, 'Absolutely!' Rather than directly criticize Tapper, Smith told Hannity whom he believes to be the most responsible for helping to hide President Biden's health struggles. 'I think the biggest thing to peel from [Tapper's book] are the culprits within the Democratic Party who knew about the cognitive decline,' the sports commentator stated. 'They were not only complicit but were willing to circumvent the Constitution of the United States. [They] were willing to shove aside the wishes of the American voters.' 'To me, when you walked around as a party labeling Donald Trump an existential threat for years — for years! — and then a book comes out detailing how several people within the administration and within the Democratic Party may have been guilty of this instead of Donald Trump … I find that to be incredibly alarming,' Smith continued. 'Usually, I'm getting on you for how dogged you are and relentless and persistent you are with your takes on the Democratic Party, Sean, but you will not get a dissenting word from me.' You can watch the full 'Hannity' interview yourself in the video above. The post Sean Hannity Shocks Himself in Stephen A. Smith Interview: 'I Hate to Do This, I've Got to Compliment You' | Video appeared first on TheWrap.
New York Post
6 days ago
- Politics
- New York Post
Comer ‘open' to calling Biden for hearing on cognitive state
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer said Wednesday he was 'open' to dragging former President Joe Biden before the panel as part of his probe into the 82-year-old's cognitive state and use of an autopen. Despite not ruling the possibility out, Comer (R-Ky.) wondered during an appearance on Fox News' 'Hannity' whether it would 'even be worthwhile' to bring the 46th president before the powerful investigative committees. 'We're going to see who was giving the directive to sign these,' Comer said. 'If everyone says it was Joe Biden, then I'm certainly open to bring him in.' Advertisement Last week, Comer's team blasted out letters to five confidants of the former president — including ex-White House doctor Kevin O'Connor — demanding interviews for an investigation into Biden's mental and physical decline. All five have since made initial contact with the panel. 3 House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer was noncommittal about bringing the former president before the committee. CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images 3 Former President Joe Biden dealt with tough investigations from James Comer during the latter half of his presidency. Getty Images Advertisement No former president has given sworn testimony before Congress since Gerald Ford in 1983. The since-defunct House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot subpoenaed President Trump for testimony in 2022, but he declined to appear. 'Look, I would love to ask Joe Biden a lot of questions, but right now, we're starting with the staffers who were operating the autopen,' Comer went on. 'We're going to bring the physician, Dr. O'Connor, in because he definitely was not telling the truth about Joe Biden's health.' The chairman added that Republicans will be assisted by Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas), a former White House doctor who held the role during the Obama and first Trump administrations. 3 The former president has largely laid low in public since his White House departure. Getty Images Advertisement Comer also hinted that Republicans could pursue ex-first son Hunter Biden, former first lady Jill Biden and former White House chief of staff Ron Klain. The probe comes amid rekindled uproar over Biden's mental acuity and fitness for office following the release of the book 'Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again' and the 46th president's May 18 announcement that he had prostate cancer that spread to his bones.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- General
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Comer ‘open' to bringing Biden in for hearing
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) said Wednesday that he is 'open' to bringing in former President Biden for questions after GOP lawmakers launched a probe earlier this month into Biden's cognitive abilities and use of the autopen while in office. In an interview on Fox News's 'Hannity,' host Sean Hannity questioned whether it would 'even be worthwhile to bring' the former president in, noting 'what a cognitive mess Joe was' during his October 2023 interview with special counsel Robert Hur. 'I mean, I would have to argue, probably not,' Hannity said. 'Well, I mean, again, we're going to see who was giving the directive to sign these,' Comer said, referring to use of the autopen. 'If everyone says it was Joe Biden, then I'm certainly open to bring him in,' he added. Audio from the conversation between the former president and Hur regarding the retention of classified documents was recently released by the Trump administration following a leak to media outlet Axios. The discussion appears to show Biden struggling to remember key details or stay on track. Comer noted Wednesday how difficult it can be to bring in former presidents for testimony, pointing to Democrats' efforts to compel Trump, after his first term, to appear before Congress. 'But at any rate, wherever the trail leads is where we're going to [go],' the lawmaker said. 'Look, I would love to ask Joe Biden a lot of questions, but right now, we're starting with the staffers who were operating the autopen,' he continued. 'We're going to bring the physician, Dr. [Kevin] O'Connor, in because he definitely was not telling the truth about Joe Biden's health.' Comer added that Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas), a former White House physician, will counsel the Oversight panel on questions on the matter. 'We're very fortunate to have a member of Congress that was the previous White House physician, so I think we're going to be ready to go,' he said. The Kentucky Republican has called for interviews and requested transcribed statements from five former aides to Biden amid the probe into what Comer describes as an effort to 'cover up' the former president's reported cognitive decline. In additional to O'Connor, Comer has asked for testimony from Neera Tanden, former director of the Domestic Policy Council, and former assistants Anthony Bernal, Annie Tomasini and Ashley Williams. Biden and the former first lady Jill Biden have denied reports alleging he experienced a sharp cognitive decline while in office. Comer told Hannity that he is also open to bringing in other members of the former president's inner circle, including Jill Biden, his son Hunter Biden and former White House chief of staff Ron Klain. 'I would say Ron Klain's a very good bet,' the lawmaker said. 'But again, we're going to see where that — where the trail leads.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
