- Thanks to the first Republican presidential candidates' debate and the growth of The Kelly File, Fox News (FOX -0.5%, FOXA -0.6%) won August's basic cable ratings battle, its second monthly win this year, according to Nielsen.
- Total viewers were up 34% to average 2.4M, with 524,000 in the 25-54 demographic. Viewership for its prime-time shows On the Record with Greta Van Susteren, The O’Reilly Factor, The Kelly File and Hannity was up in double digits Y/Y.
- In a newsy month, the 10-candidate GOP debate on Aug. 6 drew 24M viewers, the channel's biggest audience ever.