By David Bauder, Media Writer
NEW YORK (AP) --Two of Fox News Channel's three primetime opinion hosts — Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham — reached their biggest weekly audiences ever during the week leading up to Election Day.
The third host, Sean Hannity, had his second-best week, with only his coverage of the 2020 Republican national convention topping it, the Nielsen company said.
With news ratings up overall, President Donald Trump could take heart that Fox News, the network that most appeals to his fans, outdrew MSNBC and CNN combined in prime time as Election Day drew near.
The president did not seem particularly grateful. During an appearance on "Fox & Friends" Tuesday morning, he criticized the network. He suggested they showed his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, too much on the air; Fox's Brian Kilmeade said Fox was trying to show both sides.
"I'm not complaining," Trump said. "I'm just telling people. It's one of the biggest differences of this season compared to last."
Trump specifically exempted Carlson, Hannity, Ingraham and the "Fox & Friends" cast from his criticism, however.
With two football games and the conclusion of the World Series dominating its schedule, the Fox broadcasting network was the most-watched network in primetime, reaching an average of 7 million viewers. NBC had 5.6 million, ABC had 4.1 million, CBS had 3 million, Ion Television had 1.2 million, Univision had 1.1 million and Univision had 910,000.
Fox News averaged 5.03 million viewers for the week, easily topping the cable networks. MSNBC had 2.36 million, ESPN had 2.15 million, CNN had 1.95 million and Hallmark had 1.56 million.
ABC's "World News Tonight" led the evening newscasts, averaging 9.2 million viewers for the week. NBC's "Nightly News" had 7.7 million and the "CBS Evening News" had 5.6 million.
For the week of Oct. 26-Nov. 1, the 20 most-watched programs, their networks and viewership:
1. NFL Football: Dallas at Philadelphia, NBC, 16.93 million.
2. "NFL Post-Game," Fox, 13.6 million.
3. "NFL Pre-Game," NBC, 13.52 million.
4. World Series Game 6: Tampa Bay vs. L.A. Dodgers, Fox, 12.7 million.
5. NFL Football: Atlanta at Carolina, Fox, 12.05 million.
6. NFL Football: Chicago at L.A. Rams, ESPN, 10.91 million.
7. "60 Minutes," CBS, 8.79 million.
8. "The Voice" (Tuesday), NBC, 7.77 million.
9. "The Voice" (Monday), NBC, 7.61 million.
10. "Tucker Carlson Tonight" (Tuesday), Fox News, 7.59 million.
11. "Hannity" (Monday), Fox News, 7.32 million.
12. "This is Us," NBC, 7.31 million.
13. "Football Night in America," NBC, 7.22 million.
14. "NFL Pregame," Fox, 7.03 million.
15. "Tucker Carlson Tonight" (Monday), Fox News, 6.78 million.
16. College Football: Ohio St. at Penn St., ABC, 6.53 million.
17. "Hannity" (Tuesday), Fox News, 6.42 million.
18. "Tucker Carlson Tonight" (Wednesday), Fox News, 6.33 million.
19. "The Masked Singer," Fox, 6.2 million.
20. "Tucker Carlson Tonight" (Thursday), Fox News, 6.14 million.
Avid completes acquisition of Wolftech
Avid®, known for software solutions for professional media production, has completed the acquisition of Wolftech Broadcast Solutions, a leader in cloud-based multiplatform news planning, production and publishing solutions.
The acquisition enables Avid to combine its digital-first, end-to-end media solution with Wolftech’s expertise in story-centric workflow management. News organizations will be able to increase efficiency and accelerate story delivery through enhanced remote collaboration and multiplatform amplification.
Avid CEO Wellford Dillard stated, “Wolftech is unquestionably on the leading edge of where the industry is going, and this acquisition demonstrates Avid’s commitment to transform news, sports, and live production workflows. We are delighted to welcome Wolftech into the Avid family.”
Wolftech CEO Arne Berven added, “We were focused on finding a partner that could accelerate the adoption of our platform globally. We explored a number of possibilities, but when we talked to Avid, we knew it was the right match.”
The closing of the acquisition follows Avid’s announcement on October 7 that the company had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Wolftech.
With this acquisition, Avid deepens the integration between the two toolsets while continuing to embrace an open approach in partnering with a wide range of media production tools and newsroom systems. Existing Wolftech customers will benefit from Avid’s global scale for customer support and professional services.
Ian Axton, head of production operations for ITV News, said, “As a customer of both Avid and Wolftech we’re excited about the benefits this acquisition will bring to our users and our business. Wolftech has transformed... Read More