Tucker Carlson’s exclusive Rittenhouse interview draws nearly 5 million viewers to top CNN, MSNBC combine
Fox News Channel’s "Tucker Carlson Tonight" averaged nearly five million viewers on Monday during the news-making,
exclusive first interview with
Kyle Rittenhouse, dominating cable news and outdrawing CNN and MSNBC combined.
"Tucker Carlson Tonight" averaged 4.9 million viewers from 8-9 p.m. ET, compared to only 1.2 million for MSNBC and a dismal 762,000 for struggling CNN during the same time period. It was the second-highest rated episode of "Tucker" this year and outdrew CNN by 549%.
"Tucker" also crushed competitors among the advertiser-coveted demographic of adults age 25-54, averaging a staggering 891,000 demo viewers compared to 180,000 for CNN and only 150,000 for MSNBC.
Carlson’s news-making sit down with Rittenhouse also helped Fox News top cable news competition for the duration of primetime.
Fox News Channel averaged 3.5 million viewers from 8-11 p.m. ET, compared to 1.5 million for MSNBC and only 705,000 for CNN.