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AT&T Inc's CNN topped cable networks with
roughly 2.8 million viewers per day from Jan. 4 through Sunday,
and 4.2 million in primetime, according to the ratings data.
For that same period, Comcast Corp's MSNBC attracted 2.3 million
per day and 3.8 million in primetime. Fox News, owned by Rupert
Murdoch's Fox Corp, drew about 1.7 million per day and 3.2
million in primetime.
Newsmax, a smaller rival that has been promoted by President
Trump, said it saw record ratings in primetime of 443,000 for
the week. Its total day ratings averaged 294,000. Newsmax does
not provide full-time news coverage on weekends.
During the week, the networks covered elections in Georgia that
gave Democrats control of the U.S. Senate and the storming of
the Capitol by the president's supporters.
Fox News finished 2020 with record ratings that made it the
most-watched network on basic cable for the fifth straight year
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After the Nov. 3 election, Trump ramped up his criticism of Fox
News and urged supporters to watch alternatives such as Newsmax
and One America News Network, which is not rated by Nielsen.
CNN has topped Fox in some metrics since the election, but Fox's
opinion hosts have continued to dominate primetime. "Tucker
Carlson Tonight" has drawn 4 million viewers on average while "Hannity"
has pulled in 3.7 million.
On Monday, Fox announced it would add another hour of opinion
programming at 7 p.m., among other changes.
CNN also announced shifts to its schedule, including expanding
Jake Tapper's daily show to two hours and adding a Sunday
program hosted by Abby Phillip.
(Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Additional reporting by Helen
Coster in New York; Editing by David Gregorio)
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