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Fox News' 'The Five' topples 'Tucker Carlson Tonight' to become new cable news ratings leader

There is a new cable news ratings champion. Nielsen data for 2022 rank the Fox News round table program "The Five" as the most watched show in cable news with an average of 3.5 million viewers. The figure tops "Tucker Carlson Tonight," which averaged 3.3 million viewers for the year. The figure for the Fox News prime-time show is up 3% over 2021 when it was the most watched program for the ...
From left, Jeanine Pirro, Jessica Tarlov, Jesse Watters, Dana Perino and Greg Gutfeld and his dog Gus take part in the Fox News Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Nov. 21, 2022, in New York City.

There is a new cable news ratings champion.

Nielsen data for 2022 rank the Fox News round table program "The Five" as the most watched show in cable news with an average of 3.5 million viewers.

The figure tops "Tucker Carlson Tonight," which averaged 3.3 million viewers for the year. The figure for the Fox News prime-time show is up 3% over 2021 when it was the most watched program for the year.

But "The Five" grew more, up

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