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Fox News Channel leads CBS and NBC in weekday primetime, dominates cable viewership in second quarter ratings
Fox News Channel led CBS and NBC in weekday primetime and dominated cable viewership in the second quarter with an average of 1.6 million viewers, surpassing ESPN, MS NOW, and CNN. It maintained a 98-quarter streak as the top primetime cable news channel and outperformed competitors in the 25-54 demographic.
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