Here Are the 2nd Quarter of 2025 Cable News Ratings

Fox News Notches Major Wins Over Broadcast Networks as Ratings Surge, CNN Hits Quarterly Demo Low

Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via AP Fox News posted strong ratings in the second quarter of the year, even notching wins over broadcast networks like CBS and NBC, while CNN and MSNBC continued to see year-over-year declines. Fox News saw its second-highest rated quarter in network history and averaged just over three million viewers during weekday prime time, putting it ahead of ABC (2.8 million) and NBC (2.7 million). In June, Fox also beat CBS in t…

Fox News sees second-highest rating in its history

Nielsen Ratings for Fox News reported the network’s second highest, second quarter in weekday total day viewers.

Fox News leaves rivals in the dust with historic Q2 ratings, posts viewership wins over ABC, NBC, CBS

Fox News Channel averaged 1.6 million total day viewers to lead all basic cable options during the second quarter while topping MSNBC’s average audience of 596,000 and CNN’s 406,000 combined.

Here Are the 2nd Quarter of 2025 Cable News Ratings

Fox News had its second-highest-rated Q2 in network history.

Nielsen: Fox News tops broadcast networks in Q2 ratings

Fox News journalist Bret Baier interviews Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a broadcast in June 2025. (Courtesy image) The Fox News Channel continued to outpace its broadcast rivals during the second quarter of 2025, beating ABC and NBC in total viewers and overtaking CBS for the month of June, according to Nielsen data. During the quarter, Fox News averaged 3.015 million viewers and 350,000 in the key 25-54 demographic, edging pa…

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Americans relied on Fox News Channel for information and analysis during the whirlwind second quarter of 2025 that was filled with historic breaking news. Fox News Channel crushed cable news competitors and continued to close in on the broadcast competition, surpassing ABC and NBC among viewers during the second quarter and