‘The Five’ celebrates 10-year anniversary by outdrawing everything CNN, MSNBC has to offer
'While it’s always 5 o’clock somewhere, the best somewhere is here,' Greg Gutfeld said
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"The Five" celebrated its 10th anniversary last week by outdrawing anything CNN or MSNBC had to offer as Fox News finished as the most-watched network in all of basic cable.
When "The Five" premiered in July 2011, it was only supposed to have a five-week temporary run. Instead the show stuck around and has become one of the highest-rated shows in all of cable news, regularly outdrawing programs that air in more traditionally watched timeslots.
GREG GUTFELD, DANA PERINO CELEBRATE 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF ‘THE FIVE’
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"The Five" averaged 2.5 million viewers from July 5-11 to finish with a larger audience than the most-watched programs on the pair of liberal networks despite airing at 5 p.m. ET. "The Five" also outdrew all CNN and MSNBC offerings among the key demographic of adults age 25-54, averaging 352,000 viewers in the crucial category.
"The show succeeds for one reason that other networks can’t replicate: We are real and they aren’t," co-host Greg Gutfeld said last week. "The cameras are on, the cameras are off, we don’t change … while it’s always 5 o’clock somewhere, the best somewhere is here."
Fox News averaged 1.2 million total day viewers and two million during the primetime hours of 8-11 p.m. to finish atop basic cable in both categories for the week. "Tucker Carlson Tonight" was the most-watched show in cable news, averaging 3.2 million viewers and 526,000 among the demo coveted by advertisers.
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DANA PERINO: ‘THE FIVE’ TURNS TEN - WE MARK THIS MILESTONE WITH WONDER AND GRATITUDE
"Hannity" also crushed his competition, dominating the 9 p.m. ET timeslot with 2.7 million viewers and 384,000 among the demo. Gutfeld’s other program, "Gutfeld!," also had a big week, averaging 1.5 million viewers and 277,000 in the demo to beat timeslot competition on both CNN and MSNBC.
All data courtesy of Nielsen Media Research.
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Fox News’ Angelica Stabile contributed to this report.