Fox News Dominates State of the Union Coverage

Fox News Channel was the dominant news network in cable last night during President Obama’s second State of the Union Address. 

FNC averaged 5 million viewers for the address, beating all cable news nets in every category.  All ratings are according to Nielsen Media Research.

2011 SOTU SPEECH RATINGS:

FNC: 4,960,000 in P2+ (1,634,000 in 25-54)

CNN: 2,984,000 in P2+ (1,200,000 in 25-54)

MSNBC: 2,504,000 in P2+ (836,000 in 25-54)

2011 POST-SPEECH ANALYSIS:

FNC: 5,444,000 in P2+ (1,756,000 in 25-54)

CNN: 3,010,000 in P2+ (1,230,000 in 25-54)

MSNBC: 2,357,000 in P2+ (739,000 in 25-54)