The Fox News Channel ranks 8th on the 2006 primetime ratings list for cable networks, with 1.4 million average primetime viewers. It's the only news network in the top 20, says TVNewser. CNN lags at #26, MSNBC at #35. FNC primetime viewership is down 20% from last year, according to the Hollywood Reporter, and MSNBC is the only news network to gain both total-day and primetime viewership over last year.
FNC still has more viewers than CNN and MSNBC combined, but the other two are catching up. MSNBC's Keith Olbermann's popularity is pulling the network up, but he's implied that MSNBC needs him more than he needs them. Meanwhile, the Democratic Congress could give FNC more bad news to tell its viewers. This year could be anyone's game.
