Popular TV host Jesse Watters of Fox News has set a new all-time record with his primetime show on the network.
“Jesse Watters Primetime” was the fastest-growing cable news program of 2022 and finished the year with the highest-rated 7 p.m. hour in cable news history.
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“For the first time in television history, a non-primetime cable program closed out the year as cable’s most-watched in total viewers,” the Fox News release said.
Watters managed to set the record at 7 p.m. ET despite the fact that many people are still at their 9-to-5 jobs on the West Coast.
Watters is also a regular co-host of “The Five” which airs at 5 p.m. ET.
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In 2022, Fox News had 13 of the top 15 cable news programs in total viewers.
“In terms of total day viewership, Fox News was the only one of the top three networks to grow year over year in both the key 25-54 age demographic and in terms of total viewers,” Mediaite reported.
“Fox scored a total day average of 1.49 million total viewers during 2022 – a 12% increase from the previous year. In the demo, Fox was up 3% with a total day average of 231,000 viewers.”
“Fox News 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,” the news release said.
“Fox News 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 ages 25 to 54 demo,” it said.
Fox News also attracted the most politically diverse audience in cable news with more Democrats, Independents and Republicans compared to any other network in total viewers.
Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott said, “From America’s choice on election night to the home of late night’s smash hit show, 2022 was a testament to our unmatched skill in delivering the most innovative news and opinion programming to our audience which continues to rank as the most politically diverse in cable news.”
“I am beyond proud of our entire team’s incredible achievements this year,” she said.
