The big ratings marked the 44th consecutive month Fox News has been the most-watched channel in all of basic cable. 
 
Overall, among the three major cable news networks, Fox averaged 3.53 million viewers, followed by MSNBC's 1.78 million and CNN's 1.05 million. 
 
In the 25- to 54-year-old demographic sought by advertisers, Fox News was first in the category with 587,000 viewers in prime time, followed by MSNBC's 317,000 and CNN's 296,000. 
 
Sean Hannity's, Tucker Carlson's and Laura Ingraham's programs were the top shows in cable news. Each of these hosts' shows hit all-time highs for a month. 
 
Hannity finished with 4.3 million total viewers, while Carlson was second with 4.115 million and Ingraham third with 3.6 million. Ingraham's average audience marked a record for a female cable news host.