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# Sean Hannity of Fox News Was 2017’s Most-Watched Cable News Program
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/sean-hannity-of-fox-news-was-2017s-most-watched-cable-news-program/
- Published: 2017-12-29T15:36:31.000Z
- Updated: 2017-12-29T20:17:28.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: Media, Insights, #Import 2026-10-08 18:48

“With **Bill O’Reilly** and **Megyn Kelly** out of the picture, the year-end cable news program rankings look a bit different this year, reports Ad Week, which added, when ranking cable news programming “by total viewers, and by adults 25-54, Fox News tops the year-end charts once again.

“MSNBC and CNN have more of a presence in the A18-49 category.

“As you may have guessed, Fox News is led by **Sean Hannity** this year. After 57 telecasts in the 9 p.m. hour this year, (the rest were at 10 p.m.), Hannity became 2017’s most-watched cable news program.”

The story also stated that “Fox News had 8 of the 10 most-watched cable news programs for 2017, with Hannity leading the way … But MSNBC’s year-over-year audience growth was a significant story this year. Rachel Maddow, whose program finished No. 12 in total viewers last night, moved up to No. 4 this year, and grew +77 percent. Lawrence O’Donnell was outside of the top 15 last year, but moved up to No. 8 this year, and saw his total audience grow +67 percent.”

Check out the full story [here](http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/the-top-cable-news-programs-of-2017/353441?ref=capitolcommunicator.com).