Fox News Channel has the highest ratings of total viewers on weekdays Cable News History In the first quarter of 2025, the broadcast competition also surpassed the broadcast competition in the process with critical measurable items.
During the historic quarter, Fox News’ average total audience on weekdays was 2.2 million, as Americans rely on the network for information and analysis during major news cycles.
The average average audience for Fox News is 2.9 million, twice as many viewers as ESPN No. 2, with an average daily average of 869,000. Despite the news quarter, MSNBC’s average audience was 593,000, while CNN’s average audience was 428,000.
Fox News also ranked No. 1 in prime time between 8-11 pm, with an average of more than 3 million viewers beating all other networks. ESPN ranked second with 2.3 million prime time viewers, while MSNBC ranked third with more than 1 million batting. Fox News has now been the most viewed cable news network in prime time for 93 consecutive quarters.
“Special Report with Bret Baier” gave a coveted interview with Elon Musk and his team of governors.
As the network’s prime time lineup continued to work, CNN averaged only 558,000 and lost to HGTV and Hallmark.
This is Fox News’ highest quarterly news share ever, accounting for 65% of the total number of days and 66% in prime time. Fox News grew double digits year-on-year in all categories, while CNN and MSNBC fell across the board during total day and prime time.
Fox News’ prime time lineup also outperformed NBC and ABC’s broadcast games throughout the quarter.
Fox News completely dominates cable news among the key population of adults aged 25-54, with an average daily viewership of 247,000 among advertisers addressing groups, compared to 79,000 in CNN. CNN’s fourth CNN is the lowest-level quarter for CNN since the beginning of 2024.
During prime time, Fox News There are an average of 380,000 demo audiences, compared to 121,000 in CNN.
MSNBC’s ongoing struggle in key categories continues as it manages only 57,000 daytime viewers in the demo to complete the selection, including survey findings, FX, HGTV, Food Network.
During prime time, MSNBC’s turnout was even worse, as Freedom Network managed only 96,000 prime time audiences in key demos to complete 18 different cable news products, including A&E, Nick-at-Nite, Comedy Central and adult swimming. It was MSNBC’s lowest quarter in the sixth-class ever, and the Rachel Maddow Show resumed once a week after the Rachel Maddow Show returned to his post 100 days before President Trump.
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Fox News hosts Laura Ingraham, Jesse Watters, Sean Hannity and Greg Gutfeld. (Fox News)
The “Five” averaged 4.6 million viewers ranked No. 1 in cable news, as Fox News shows rank in the top 12.
“Five,” with Greg Gutfeld, Jesse Watters, Dana Perino, Jeanine Pirro, and Spinning co-hosts Jessica Tarlov and Harold Ford Jr. The first non-business plan It is the most popular audience for 14 consecutive quarters. It also outpaced radio shows, including “American Idol,” “Survivor,” and “Community.”
“Special Report with Bret Baier,” which includes exclusive news interviews with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Elon Musk and several teams, including an average of 3.5 million viewers. In the first quarter, the “Special Report” even surpassed the “CBS Evening News”.
“Goutfield!” continues to break the record as it delivers the highest-rated quarter in the show’s history with 3.3 million viewers, and adds CBS’s “The Late The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, ABC Stewart.”
“Jesse Watters Prime Time”, “Hannity”, “Ingraham Angle”, “Will Cain Show”, “Over the goods “Fox & Friends” also dominate their time period.
“The Newsroom of the United States”, “Falkner’s Focus”, “Over the Number” and “The U.S. Report”, all of which have the highest dormitory ever.
Fox News Channel has the best February in network history, Crushes CNN and MSNBC
With Greg Gutfeld, Jesse Watters, Dana Perino, Jeanine Pirro and Spinners co-hosts Jessica Tarlov and Harold Ford Jr. (Fox News Media)
Ranked 13th in MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show” is the most watched show that was not broadcast on Fox News with nearly 2 million viewers. CNN’s most popular show is “The Leader with Jake Tapper”, where the average audience earns an average of 662,000 viewers.
Fox News also continued to shine throughout the weekend of the quarter, slamming CNN and MSNBC in total, all-weather and prime time, and winning every hour of the day, surpassing the free media for a full audience.
“My Views with Lara Trump” was the most watched show on Saturday, while “Maria Bartiromo’s Sunday Morning Futures won 2.2 million on Sunday’s title.
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According to Nielsen MRI Fusion, more independents and Democrats continue to listen to Fox News via any other wired network. This helped Fox News dominate the political activity, surpassing all television in its inauguration day reports and in President Trump’s speech to the joint meeting of Congress.
“Hannitti” held its first joint interview with President Trump and Elon Musk on February 18, attracting an astonishing average audience of 5.4 million.
All rating data provided by Nielsen Media Research.
