Fox News’ upper hand next year: The country’s eyeballs, down to districts

Key details for news viewership according to Morning Consult:
1) The study included 1.1M+ responses and is broken down by congressional district
2) Fox News led all cable news networks with a 33% share of viewers
3) According to Nielsen, Fox News has been the most-watched cable news network for 40 straight months.

Share of cable news viewership:
1) Fox News – 33%
2) CNN – 28%
3) MSNBC – 20%

Top cable news viewership by district (% of total):
1) Fox News – 299 (69%)
2) CNN – 63 (15%)
3) Fox News – 1 (1%)

Cable news networks by 2018 prime-time audience (YoY growth):
1) Fox News – 2.5M (↑ 3%)
2) MSNBC – 1.8M (↑ 12%)
3) CNN – 990K (↓ 6%)

Top 5 districts for Fox News:
1) FL-21 – 47%
2) FL-11 – 44%
3) NJ-07 – 44%
4) NY-17 – 44%
5) GA-13 – 44%

Top 5 districts for CNN:
1) NY-12 – 56%
2) FL-27 – 49%
3) CA-30 – 46%
4) CA-28 – 46%
5) NY-10 – 46%

Top 5 districts for MSNBC:
1) CA-02 – 36%
2) NY-12 – 36%
3) FL-23 – 32%
4) NY-13 – 32%
5) VA-08 – 32%

Flashback #1: Fox News wins 2018 ratings race; MSNBC has its best year ever

Flashback #2: Social media outpaces print newspapers in the U.S. as a news source

Flashback #3: Cable News Wars: Inside the Unprecedented Battle for Viewers in Trump Era

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