TV Ratings: Fox News Channel Leads All TV In Weekday Prime

FOX News Channel (FNC) finished the week of April 6 leading all of television in weekday primetime with nearly 3.6 million viewers, outpacing broadcast networks CBS (3,555,000 viewers), ABC (3,000,009 viewers), and NBC (2,962,000 viewers), according to Nielsen Media Research Big Data + Panel. 

FNC also outperformed ABC and NBC in Monday - Sunday primetime, with 3,050,000 viewers, while ABC saw 2,626,000 and NBC saw 2,601,000 viewers. In Monday - Sunday total day, FNC drew 1.8 million viewers outpacing NBC (1.7 million viewers). Notably, FOX News Saturday Night (Saturdays, 10PM/ET) marked its highest rated program in history with nearly 1.8 million viewers.

The Five continued to dominate the afternoon averaging nearly 3.9 million viewers and 340,000 in the 25-54 demo. At 6 PM/ET, Special Report with Bret Baier drew over 3 million viewers and 284,000 in the 25-54 demo. Additionally, Tuesday’s program delivered over 3.8 million viewers, outpacing CBS Evening News (3,739,000 viewers). The Ingraham Angle at 7PM/ET averaged 3.1 million viewers and 309,000 in the 25-54 demo. Jesse Watters Primetime commanded 4.1 million viewers and 401,000 in the 25-54 demo at 8 PM/ET, marking its highest rated week of the year. At 9 PM/ET, Hannity averaged 3.5 million viewers and 367,000 in the 25-54 demo. FOX News @ Night with Trace Gallagher at 11PM/ET posted 1.9 million viewers.

On Friday, FNC drew 5 million viewers from 7:30PM/ET - 8:30 PM/ET during the Artemis II return, outpacing NBC (4 million viewers) and CBS (4.6 million viewers). FNC delivered its highest Friday primetime since October 2020 and its highest rated Friday in the 25-54 demo since September 2025.

FNC’s late-night hit Gutfeld! (weekdays, 10 PM/ET) averaged nearly 3.1 million viewers and delivered 363,000 in the 25-54 demo, continuing to lead all late-night competition in total viewers and the 25-54 demo. It also continued to overtake the broadcast competition including CBS’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2,097,000 viewers; 280,000 A25-54) and ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! (1,814,000 viewers; 266,000 A25-54)

FNC continued to see its daytime programs outperform the broadcast competition. America’s Newsroom (weekdays, 9AM-11AM/ET; 2.2 million viewers), The Faulkner Focus (weekdays, 11AM-12PM/ET; 2.1 million viewers), Outnumbered (weekdays, 12 PM/ET; 2.2 million viewers), America Reports (weekdays, 1PM-3PM/ET; 2.3 million viewers), The Story with Martha MacCallum (weekdays, 3-4PM/ET; 2.2 million viewers) and The Will Cain Show (weekdays, 4-5PM/ET; 2.4 million viewers) all led NBC’s Today Third Hour (2 million viewers), NBC’s Today Jenna & Sheinelle (1.4 million viewers), CBS Mornings (1.7 million viewers), and ABC’s GMA 3 (1.4 million viewers).

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On Saturday: Kayleigh McEnany's Saturday In America (Saturdays, 10AM-12PM/ET) was the highest rated show of the day in total viewers with nearly two million viewers. FOX News Live anchored by Aishah Hasnie (Saturdays, 12-2PM/ET) and The Big Weekend Show (weekends, 5-8PM/ET) co-hosted by Tomi Lahren and Johnny Joey Jones both averaged 1.7 million viewers. In primetime, Life, Liberty, & Levin (weekends, 8-9PM/ET) drew over 1.6 million viewers. My View with Lara Trump (Saturdays, 9PM/ET) delivered over 1.8 million viewers outpacing CNN’s debut program of Kara Swisher Wants To Live Forever (Saturdays, 9PM/ET) which delivered a measly 506,000 viewers. FOX News Saturday Night (Saturdays, 10PM-11PM/ET) hosted by Jimmy Failla drew nearly 1.8 million viewers, marking the highest-rated episode in the program’s history.

On Sunday: Sunday Morning Futures (Sundays, 10 AM/ET) anchored by Maria Bartiromo was the top show of the weekend delivering 2.6 million viewers. The Sunday Briefing (Sundays, 11 AM/ET), anchored this week by Jacqui Heinrich averaged 2 million viewers. FOX News Live (Sundays, 12-2PM/ET) anchored by correspondent Kevin Corke drew nearly 1.8 million viewers. The Big Weekend Show (weekends, 5-8PM/ET) co-hosted by Tomi Lahren and Johnny Joey Jones averaged 1.6 million viewers. In primetime, Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy (Sunday, 9 PM/ET) led the way with nearly 2 million viewers. Life, Liberty, & Levin (weekends, 8-9PM/ET) and One Nation with Brian Kilmeade (Sundays, 10PM/ET) both averaged 1.7 million viewers.

Source: Nielsen. Big Data + Panel. Week of 4-6-26 ratings data. Average audience for cable news networks Monday - Sunday programming and Monday-Sunday based on Total Day and Prime (6a-6a, 8P-11P), P2+, P25-54. Cable News/Broadcast Program averages includes all programming and sustainers.