Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s Debut Boosts ‘Fox & Friends’ Ratings

Hasselbeck’s “Fox & Friends” yields marginal gain in total viewers, but bigger lift in key demo

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Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s debut on Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends” Monday boosted the morning show’s rating.

The first episode featuring former “The View” co-host Hasselbeck drew higher total viewers and the key 25-54 news demo. Total viewers rose 4 percent compared to the same day the previous week, but the demo jumped 19 percent over the previous Monday.

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Compared to third quarter 2013 averages, Hasselbeck’s premiere also performed favorably, growing 10 percent in total viewers and 21 percent in the demo.

Hasselbeck’s first installment of “Fox & Friends” took the top spot in its timeslot over its cable news competitors, though that is typically the case. On Monday, “Fox & Friends” drew 1.166 million total viewers, with 285,000 of them in the key news demo. In comparison, MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” snagged 432,000 total viewers with 147,000 of them in the demo; CNN’s “New Day” mustered 250,000 total viewers, with 89,000 in the demo.

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