Fox News finished July as the most-watched network on basic cable for the 37th consecutive month, according to Nielsen Media Research.

Overall, Fox News delivered 1.4 million total viewers this month in the category of total day, which runs from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. Eastern. MSNBC was second among news networks with 852,000 viewers and CNN third in the category with 557,000.

In primetime, Fox News averaged 2.44 million total viewers. MSNBC placed second with an average of 1.5 million, followed by CNN with 797,000.

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The top two programs in cable news for the month of July were Fox News’s "Hannity" with 3.33 million total viewers, followed by "Tucker Carlson Tucker CarlsonJudge tosses Karen McDougal's defamation suit against Tucker Carlson OVERNIGHT ENERGY: House passes sweeping clean energy bill | Pebble Mine CEO resigns over secretly recorded comments about government officials | Corporations roll out climate goals amid growing pressure to deliver Former Florida attorney general calls Kyle Rittenhouse 'a little boy out there trying to protect his community' MORE Tonight" with 3.145 million. “The Ingraham Angle," and "The Five" round out the third and fourth place spots overall, with MSNBC's "Rachel Maddow Rachel Anne MaddowGOP lawmakers distance themselves from Trump comments on transfer of power Schiff urges Trump administration members to resign: 'You cannot maintain your silence' Michael Cohen: Trump hates Obama because he's everything he 'wants to be' MORE Show" dropping from third in June to fifth overall in July in total viewer rankings.

Overall, Fox News made up 11 of the top 15 programs on cable news, with MSNBC filling out the other four spots. The two networks finished in the top spots of basic cable, with Home and Garden Television, TLC and USA Network rounding out the third, fourth and fifth spots.

CNN's highest rated program, "Cuomo Prime Time" finished 24th overall in total viewers in averaging 954,000. Overall, the network finished 13th in total viewers.

In the key 25-54 demographic that advertisers covet most, the order of finish was the same. Sean Hannity Sean Patrick HannityFormer Florida attorney general calls Kyle Rittenhouse 'a little boy out there trying to protect his community' Sunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election Cruz: Trump should nominate a Supreme Court justice next week MORE came in first with 527,000 viewers in the category, followed by Tucker Carlson with 519,000.

Laura Ingraham Laura Anne IngrahamEx-Pence aide: Trump spent 45 minutes of task force meeting 'going off on Tucker Carlson' instead of talking coronavirus Sean Hannity and Lou Dobbs to be deposed in Seth Rich lawsuit: report NYC living statue shows Trump desecrating graves of war dead, COVID-19 victims MORE was third with 418,000, with "The Five" taking in 398,000 to finish fourth and MSNBC's Rachel Maddow fifth with 384,000.