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R. Thomas Umstead

Weekly Cable Ratings: Fox News Recaptures Top Spot in Primetime

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Fox News Channel reestablished itself as the most-watched cable network in prime time last week after a March Madness bump saw it tumble to second place a week prior, according to Nielsen.

The cable news network averaged 2.3 million primetime viewers during the week of March 27 to April 2 topping ESPN, which finished second with 1.6 million viewers on the strength of the network-record 9.9 million viewers that tuned into the April 2 LSU-Iowa women’s NCAA college basketball national championship game, the ratings firm reported. 

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