Fox on Top for 2022

FOX News Channel has finished the year as the number one cable network in primetime and total day in viewers in basic cable for the seventh consecutive year, and the highest-rated cable news network for the 21st straight year.

The network's programs continued to break new ratings records throughout the year, resulting in FNC delivering its third highest-rated year ever in cable news history for 2022 in total day viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research.

In primetime, FNC averaged 2.3 million total viewers, 346,000 in the 25-54 demo and 214,000 in the 18-49 demo. In total day, FNC was the only network to post increases versus 2021, delivering 1.5 million total viewers, 231,000 in the 25-54 demo and 141,000 in the 18-49 demo.

FNC trounced CNN and MSNBC combined in primetime and total day across both categories, finishing the year as the only cable news network to notch more than 2 million in primetime viewers and 1 million in total day viewers.

FNC programs made up 92 of the top 100 cable news shows during 2022. Notably, CNN and MSNBC each saw their lowest-rated years of all time in total day with the younger A25-54 demo.