TV Ratings

Media April 1

Fox News Channel makes history with highest-rated quarter in history among weekday viewers

During the first quarter of 2025, Fox News averaged 2.2 million total day viewers on weekdays as Americans relied on the network for information and analysis during a momentous news cycle.

Media March 18

Fox News Channel tops ABC, NBC primetime viewership while dominating cable news

Fox News averaged 3 million viewers during the week of March 10-16 compared to Disney-owned ABC’s 2.8 million and NBC’s 2.6 million average viewers.

Media March 13

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow sees double digit ratings drop since Trump's win

"The Rachel Maddow Show" averaged 2.3 million viewers from the start of 2024 until Election Day but has shed 22% from Trump’s victory through March 7.

Media March 11

Fox News surpasses broadcasters ABC, CBS, NBC in primetime viewership during first week of March

Fox News Channel's primetime programming surpassed the three major broadcasters during the week of March 3, averaging a whopping 4.8 million total viewers.

Media March 11

Fox News’ massive growth sustainable under Trump, Fox Corporation COO says

Fox Corporation COO John Nallen touted FOX News Media’s linear and digital success, predicting that recent growth is sustainable as President Trump continues to make significant news.

Media March 7

MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace has seen ratings plunge since Trump prevailed on Election Day

Nicolle Wallace’s MSNBC program averaged 1.6 million total viewers from the start of 2024 until Election Day, then saw a dramatic 35% drop once President Donald Trump prevailed.

Media March 5

More than 10.7 million viewers chose Fox News to watch Trump's address to Congress, trouncing all networks

Fox News Channel trounced all other networks during President Trump's joint address to Congress, earning a whopping 10.7 million viewers Tuesday night.

Special Report March 4

Fox News' Zelenskyy interview watched by 6.4 million viewers, surpassing NBC, CBS evening newscasts

"Special Report with Bret Baier" netted a whopping 6.4 million viewers who tuned in to Friday's highly-anticipated interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Media February 25

Fox News Channel has best February in network history, crushes CNN and MSNBC

February marked Fox News’ fifth highest-rated month ever and its most-watched month of February of all time, finishing with its third-highest share of the cable news audience ever.

Media February 23

MSNBC cancels Joy Reid’s show as part of programming shakeup at liberal network

MSNBC is canceling Joy Reid’s program, “The ReidOut," Fox News Digital has learned.

Media February 4

Fox News dominates news competitors on YouTube with 410 million video views in January

Fox News maintained its dominance on YouTube as the most-watched news brand in January with a staggering 410 million video views, trouncing other networks.

Media January 30

MSNBC’s primetime lineup has worst January ever among demographic coveted by advertisers

MSNBC averaged only 63,000 demo viewers between the primetime hours of 8-11 p.m. ET to finish No. 31 among cable offerings during January despite a busy news cycle.

Media January 28

Fox News posts best January in history, marking 23 years as No. 1 cable news network as CNN and MSNBC flounder

Fox News has obliterated the competition in recent months and has aired the 603 most-watched programs on cable news since Election Day on its way to a dominant January.

The Will Cain Show January 23

'The Will Cain Show' debuts with 3.5 million viewers, marking biggest daytime premiere in Fox News' history

Fox News' "The Will Cain Show" had the strongest daytime debut in the network's history, premiering with a whopping 3.5 million total viewers on Tuesday.

Media January 21

Fox News’ Sean Hannity to interview President Trump from Oval Office

Fox News Channel's Sean Hannity will present an exclusive sit-down with President Trump, his first Oval Office interview since returning to the White House.

Media January 15

400 most-watched cable news telecasts during December all aired on Fox News Channel

Fox News Channel was home to the 400 most-watched cable news telecasts among total viewers during the month of December, as MSNBC and CNN continue to struggle.

Media January 1

CNN's viewership skewered by comedian Whitney Cummings during live New Year's broadcast

Stand-up comic Whitney Cummings mocked CNN's low ratings during the network's live New Year's Eve broadcast co-hosted by Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen.

Media January 1

Fox News dominates 2024 viewership, topping CNN and MSNBC combined during unprecedented year of news

Fox News has finished No. 1 in key categories for nine straight years, and in 2024 increased its audience by 21% among total day and 30% during primetime compared to 2023.

LeBron James December 27

LeBron James trolled for saying Christmas belongs to NBA after NFL viewership is revealed

LeBron James declared Christmas "our day," but the NFL had nearly 20 million more viewers than the NBA throughout the holiday this week.

Media December 21

MSNBC hosts Ruhle and Reid taking pay cuts following major ratings slump: report

MSNBC hosts Stephanie Ruhle and Joy Reid are reportedly going to take pay cuts if they want to keep their anchor seats at the liberal news channel.

NBA December 19

Celtics head coach admits he'd 'rather watch something else' as NBA ratings decline

The NBA's ratings are down 25% from last season, and even Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla is part of the "problem," he admitted Thursday.

Media December 11

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow sheds 43% of audience since Trump’s Election Day victory

MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show" has lost nearly half of its audience since President-elect Donald Trump’s Election Day victory in November.

Media December 10

MSNBC’s O'Donnell, Psaki and Wagner hit all-time viewership lows despite busy news week

MSNBC's "Alex Wagner Tonight," "Inside with Jen Psaki" and "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell" all hit rock bottom last week despite a busy news cycle.

Media December 10

CNN loses to Food Network as network’s primetime viewership languishes

CNN’s primetime lineup of "Anderson Cooper 360," "The Source with Kaitlan Collins" and "CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip" averaged only 367,000 total viewers from 8-11 p.m.

Media December 9

Ex-ABC News anchor recalls bitter time at network, says gig exacerbated mental health decline

Kendis Gibson believes he was punished for efforts to increase diversity at ABC News and a since-fired executive turned a blind eye to his mental health.

Media December 6

MSNBC's Joy Reid loses roughly half her viewers since the election, primetime hosts also struggle

MSNBC's Joy Reid and her primetime colleagues have faced devastating losses in viewership over the past month after President-elect Donald Trump's election victory.

Media December 4

Fox News Channel dominates cable news as CNN, MSNBC collapse to embarrassing weekly lows

Fox News Channel averaged 1.4 million total day viewers and two million during primetime to dominate cable news last week, while MSNBC and CNN hit historic viewership lows.

Media December 2

MSNBC posts another critical ratings low among critical demo

MSNBC had lowest-rated, non-holiday weekday among the advertiser-coveted demographic of adults age 25-54 in 20 years last Tuesday as the liberal network continues to struggle.

Media November 26

Fox News dominates November with largest cable news share ever, MSNBC and CNN flounder post-election

Fox News Channel dominated November, posting one of its most-watched months in network history, as have MSNBC and CNN hemorrhaged viewers since Election Day.

Media November 22

Rachel Maddow inks new deal to remain at MSNBC despite ratings woes, questions about network’s future

MSNBC's Rachel Maddow will remain at the ratings-challenged network for the foreseeable future after inking a new contract, Fox News Digital has learned.