Fox Business Network Delivers Highest-Rated Year

Fox Business Network (FBN) ended 2020 by notching its highest-rated year in network history across total day and business day dayparts, while nine FBN programs delivered milestone viewership highs, according to Nielsen Media Research.

In commenting on the network’s year-end ratings, FBN President Lauren Petterson said: “We are incredibly proud of the entire Fox Business team and all of their hard work in what has been a critical economic year.”

Rounding out 2020, all key network dayparts saw double-digit audience growth across the board compared to 2019. Notably, FBN’s business day programming (9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. ET) delivered 236,000 total viewers, scoring the network’s most-watched business day year in total viewers.

The network also recorded a high among total day (6 a.m.-6 a.m. ET) total viewers (168,000) which was FBN’s most-watched total day in history, up 32% year-over-year. During market hours (9 a.m.-4 p.m. ET) FBN saw gains across both total viewers 242,000, up 35%) and the coveted A25-54 demo (25,000, up 47%) year-over-year.

While nearly all FBN programs posted double-digit audience growth year-over-year, nine signature network shows recorded historic viewership highs. They are:

• Mornings with Maria (weekdays 6-9 a.m. ET) anchored by Maria Bartiromo.
• Stuart Varney’s Varney & Co. (weekdays, 9 a.m.-noon ET).
• Lou Dobbs’ signature Lou Dobbs Tonight (weekdays 5-6 p.m. ET).
• The Evening Edit with Elizabeth MacDonald (6 p.m. ET).
• Kennedy(Monday-Thursday, 8 p.m. ET) hosted by Lisa “Kennedy” Montgomery.
• After the Bell, (weekdays 4-5 p.m. ET).
• Cavuto: Coast to Coast(weekdays noon-2 p.m. ET).
• The Claman Countdown(weekdays 3-4 p.m. ET).
• Making Money with Charles Payne(weekdays 2-3 p.m. ET).