Wednesday 21 September 2022 04:38 AM Fox News wins the US ratings battle for coverage of Queen's funeral with ... trends now
Fox News led the competition on Monday as coverage of Queen Elizabeth II's funeral in the UK took place largely during the first half of the day.
The network pulled in 1.74 million average viewers over the coveted 5am to 1pm hours as they covered the end of her reign and the dazzling funeral procession that followed.
CNN and MSNBC also received a boost from the monarch's death according to Nielsen Media Research as they raked in 1.32 million viewers and 890,000 viewers respectively.
Fox News boasted 1.74 million average viewers over the coveted 5am to 1pm hours that were dominated by the Queen's funeral
About a million people are thought to have packed into a one-mile squared area of Westminster on Monday to witness the spectacle
CNN did well in the 25 to 54 age demographic, in some places better than Fox News, but were beaten out overall as they averaged 232,000 viewers in that demographic to Fox News' 243,000.
MSNBC fell way short in this area, as they only averaged 85,000 viewers in that age demographic.
At the end of the day, Fox News grabbed the lion's share of viewers with 1.94 million total viewers, while MSNBC placed second with 1.44 million.
CNN landed in third for the day with 971,000 total average viewers.
The Queen's funeral cortege makes its way along The Mall from Buckingham Palace - she now lies under the royal vault under St George's Chapel
Fox News grabbed the lion's share of viewers with 1.94 million total viewers, and experts said 4.1 billion viewers were expected to tune to the broadcast
Billions of people across the world are anticipated to have tuned in to witness the historic state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, leaving television executives dealing with an 'abnormally high' volume of viewers.
Britain's stunning send-off to the nation's beloved monarch is expected to be the most-watched moment in TV history, with more than half of the world's population anticipated to have watched it.
The adored sovereign was given the biggest send-off in British history on Monday following her record 70 years as the Commonwealth's head of state.
And the mammoth numbers of viewers watching the spectacle from home, fields and cinemas, has left statisticians struggling to comprehend the total.
It had been hoped the numbers would be revealed by 9.30am on Tuesday, by the Broadcasters Audience Research Board (BARB).
But it's now believed it will take hours more to count up the enormous number of viewers.
In a statement, Overnights.TV - which pieces together television figures - told MailOnline: 'We have been informed by BARB that due to abnormally high levels of viewing for The State Funeral data will be delayed today.'
The Queen's historic state funeral on Monday attracted record-breaking numbers of viewers from across the globe, who watched as her coffin was pulled through the streets of London
The number is thought to have eclipsed those who tuned in to witness the marriage of Princess Diana to Prince Charles in 1981, which was viewed by about a billion people
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Millions of mourners packed into Westminster and Buckingham Palace to witness the Queen's funeral, with people flying from the far reaches of the globe to be a part of the commemorations.
And countless more lined the roads from London to Windsor, where Her Majesty was eventually laid to rest, with lines six or seven deep pictured during the Queen's final 22-mile journey from Wellington Arch to St George's Chapel, where she was laid to rest alongside her
