
MSNBC was the most-watched network in primetime for the first time this year as its coverage of the Democratic National Convention ended Fox News Channel’s 11-week winning streak.
MSNBC averaged 3.3 million viewers for the week of August 19-25, topping CNN, which averaged 2.2 million viewers and Fox News, which garnered 2.1 million viewers, according to Nielsen numbers supplied by Fox News.