Fox News has record ratings in ‘09

Posted Dec 17, 2009 by Walt Belcher

Updated Dec 17, 2009 at 05:23 PM

Fox News Channel will finish 2009 as the top-rated cable news network, a ranking it has celebrated for several years.

Fox News beat rivals in all dayparts: morning (1 million total viewers, 340,000 viewers in news’ target demographic of 25- to 54-year-olds), total day (1.2 million viewers, 323,000 in the demo) and primetime (2.2 million viewers, 551,000 in the demo). Those numbers mark year-to-year demo gains of 14 percent in the morning, 16 percent in total day and 10 percent in primetime (Monday through Sunday), according to Nielsen.

Fox News saw double-digit gains for all of its programs.