Weekly Cable Ratings: ESPN Dethrones Fox News In Primetime, Total Day

Sep 13, 2023 | R. Thomas Umstead | Add comment

ESPN rode its college football coverage to a big ratings win last week in both primetime and total day. The sports network averaged 3.1 million viewers in primetime during the week of Sept. 4-10 to end Fox News’ win streak on the chart at 10 weeks, according to Nielsen figures supplied by Fox News. ESPN was led by its Sept. 9 Texas-Alabama college football telecast, which generated 7.9 million viewers.

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Weekly Cable Ratings: ESPN Dethrones Fox News In Primetime, Total Day

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