The search for a submersible sent to tour the remains of the Titanic dominated coverage across cable news networks all week, along with the tragic news that the vessel most likely suffered a “catastrophic implosion,” killing all five on board.
According to the latest figures from Nielsen, all three cable news networks saw a viewership increase versus their averages from last month.
On Thursday, Fox News averaged 1.43 million viewers throughout the day, compared to 996,000 for MSNBC and 706,000 for CNN. In the 25-54 demo for total day viewers, Fox News averaged 184,000, compared to 179,000 for CNN and 124,000 for MSNBC.
The audiences were slightly higher than on Wednesday. In primetime, Fox News averaged 1.88 million, compared to 1.52 million for MSNBC and 859,000 for CNN.
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