US EditionFox News Scores Best Ratings Quarter Ever With 2.2 Million Daily Viewers
- Fox News achieved its highest ratings quarter ever in early 2025, averaging 2.2 million weekday viewers and 3.6 million prime-time viewers from 8 p.m. To 11 p.m.
- The Five attracted an average of 4.6 million viewers, while Special Report with Bret Baier had 3.5 million viewers.
- Fox News obtained 80% of the cable news audience share for the inauguration of President Donald Trump, reaching 10.3 million viewers during the event's coverage.
- The network captured 65% of cable TV audiences in total daytime, according to Neilsen Media Research data.
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Top 15 Rated Shows On Cable News So Far In 2025
Donald Trump's second term has been kind to one cable news network. The others, not so much.This week, Nielsen Media Research data regarding the most-watched shows on cable news for the first quarter of 2025. Here is the list in order:MSNBC"The Rachel Maddow Show" is the only program among the top 15 not to air on Fox News. She is still a draw, but not nearly at the level she was previously. Eight years ago, at the height of the Russia Hoax, Mad…
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Colorado Springs GazetteFox News ratings surge in first quarter of 2025 with help from The Five and Special Report
Fox News notched its strongest ratings quarter ever during the first three months of 2025, with two of its shows drawing in particularly large viewership numbers. The channel ended its first quarter of the year making cable news history with…
Fox News ratings surge in first quarter of 2025 - Washington Examiner
Fox News notched its strongest ratings quarter ever during the first three months of 2025, with two of its shows drawing in particularly large viewership numbers. The channel ended its first quarter of the year making cable news history with 2.2 million weekday viewers. It also garnered 3.6 million prime-time viewers from the 8 p.m. through 11 p.m. time frame, outpacing rival cable news networks NBC and ABC, which each got 3.1. million viewers i…
Fox News Tops Q1 And March Ratings As MSNBC And CNN Point To Post-Inauguration Gains
Fox News was up in total viewers and the key demo in the first quarter of 2025 and during the month of March, while its cable news rivals all showed declines from the same period a year ago. That said, MSNBC and CNN reported viewership gains since Donald Trump’s inauguration after seeing a fall-off following the 2024 election. In the first quarter, Fox News averaged 3.01 million total viewers in primetime, up 46% from a year earlier. MSNBC a…
Fox News Channel makes history with highest-rated quarter in history among weekday viewers
Fox News had the highest-rated quarter among weekday total viewers in cable news history during the first quarter of 2025, also topping broadcast competition in key measurables.
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