Fox News’s Bret Baier Sweeps Broadcast Networks With Coverage of Kamala Harris’s Concession Speech
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Fox News dominated cable news ratings during Vice President Kamala Harris’s concession speech this week with anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum at the helm.
The network brought in 7.9 million viewers during the speech, according to Nielsen Media Research data, along with 1.4 million viewers in the coveted 25-54 age demographic. Moreover, Fox News coverage took in 64% of the cable news audience — a record for the network’s post-election coverage.
Meanwhile, CNN brought in 2.2 million viewers along with 555,000 in the 25-54 demographic during the vice president’s speech. Fox’s competitor MSNBC attracted 2.3 million viewers for the event with 353,000 in the 25-54 age range. CBS News brought in 1.5 million viewers to NBC’s 1.7 million and ABC’s 2.4 million during Harris’s speech.
Following the speech, Special Report with Bret Baier at 6 pm garnered 5.1 million viewers and 928,000 in the 25-54 demographic, beating CBS Evening News at 4.5 million viewers.
Overall, Fox News remained at the top of election coverage before and after the race was called for President-elect Donald Trump, besting CNN and MSNBC by large viewer margins across the board.
On Wednesday, Fox also scored a rare win over ABC’s daytime show The View as America Newsroom and The Faulkner Focus raked in 4.6 million and 4.5 million viewers, respectively. The View, which is regularly the top-rated daytime talk show, brought in 4.47 million viewers.
On election night, Fox News drew in 9.7 million viewers while MSNBC followed behind at 5.5 million primetime viewers from 8 to 11 p.m. ET. CNN lost more than half of its election night audience compared to 2020, drawing 4.7 million total viewers in the primetime hour.
Compared to 2020, Fox’s ratings have fallen as they brought in 14 million viewers during primetime coverage that year, making it the most-watched coverage in the history of cable news.
