Fox News finishes 2020 as most-watched cable news channel in history

Everyone knows Fox News is top on cable, but who hosts the most popular show? Carlson and Hannity practically tied.

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FNC averaged 3.6 million viewers between the hours of 8-11 p.m. ET, marking the first time in cable news history that a network has surpassed 3 million viewers in primetime for an entire year. MSNBC averaged 2.1 million viewers to finish second, followed by CNN, ESPN and HGTV.

Sean Hannity’s wildly popular 9 p.m. ET show averaged 4.4 million total viewers to finish No. 1 for the fourth consecutive year and with the highest-rated program average in cable news history.

"Tucker Carlson Tonight" finished a close second with an average of 4.37 million total viewers. "Tucker" and "Hannity" became the first programs in cable news history to finish a full year averaging more than four million viewers.

"The Five" finished third with an average of 3.6 million total viewers despite airing at 5 p.m. ET, while "The Ingraham Angle" finished fourth. Host Laura Ingraham finished the year as the most-watched female host in cable news ahead of MSNBC'S Rachel Maddow, whose eponymous show came in fifth to end the year as the most popular non-Fox News program.