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Fox News Channel's total viewers rose 34 percent to average
roughly 2.4 million from a year earlier, the data showed. Of the
total, 524,000 were ages 25 to 54, the key group for advertisers
on cable news.
Sean Hannity's show "Hannity" delivered its highest-rated month
ever, both among 25-to-54-year-olds and in total viewers. It
drew 1.8 million viewers overall.
The Republican debate on Aug. 6 pulled in 24 million viewers,
the biggest audience in the history of the Fox News Channel.
Other major news events during the month included the stock
market plunge and a shooting in Virginia.
Total viewership for prime-time programs "On the Record with
Greta Van Susteren," "The O’Reilly Factor," "The Kelly File" and
"Hannity" rose in double-digits from a year earlier.
It was the second time that Fox News Channel held the top spot
in basic cable monthly ratings this year.
(Reporting by Lehar Maan in Bengaluru and Lisa Richwine in Los
Angeles; Editing by Leslie Adler)
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