FNC issued a release on the January 2007 ratings…

FOX NEWS CHANNEL MARKS FIVE YEARS AT NUMBER ONE
Network Kicks Off the Year Ranked Sixth In Primetime Basic Cable

FOX News Channel (FNC) marked five consecutive years as the number one cable news channel in January and ranked sixth overall in primetime basic cable, according to Nielsen Media Research. FNC has been the only cable network to take down a category leader in the modern television era.

During the month of January, FNC averaged 874,000 viewers (down 3%) in Total Day to CNN’s 521,000 (up 13%) and MSNBC’s 332,000 (up 39%). In Primetime, FNC beat the competition combined, garnering 1,605,000 viewers (up 8%), to CNN’s 809,000 viewers (up 12%) and MSNBC’s 530,000. (up 52%)*

In the 25-54 demo for the month of January, FNC again maintained its lead with a Primetime average of 389,000 (up 22% over January 2006), while CNN (260,000/up 29%) and MSNBC (217,000/up 45%) were locked in a heated battle for second place. In Total Day, FNC grew 11% in the key demo leading with an average of 262,000, while CNN garnered 186,000 (up 28%) and MSNBC attracted 138,000 (up 52%).*

FNC also captured ten of the top 12 shows in cable news during January. The O’Reilly Factor remained the most watched program in the genre with 2,424,000 viewers. Rounding out the top five were Hannity & Colmes with 1,706,000 viewers and The Fox Report with Shepard Smith at 1375,000. Special Report w/ Brit Hume and On the Record w/ Greta Van Susteren tied for fifth place with each program averaging 1,319,000 viewers. Larry King clocked in with 1,025,000 viewers and remained CNN’s only program in the top ten and the network’s only showing with more than one million viewers for the month.

January also marked a death struggle for second place between CNN and MSNBC. CNN’s advantage over MSNBC in primetime viewership dwindled to the lowest levels in the history of both networks.