Fox News Channel outdraws MSNBC, CNN during August to finish with cable’s largest audience

Fox News Channel finished August as the most-watched network in all of cable during another news-heavy month that featured the historic nomination of Kamala Harris at the Democratic National Convention.

Fox News averaged 1.4 million total day viewers, compared to just over one million for MSNBC and 615,000 for CNN. USA Network and ESPN rounded out the top five in the category. 

During the primetime hours of 8-11 p.m. ET, Fox News averaged 2.3 million viewers compared to 1.8 million for MSNBC...