Eclipse TV Ratings: ABC, Fox Win

TV Ratings have been released for Monday’s solar eclipse coverage:

Broadcast Networks:

• ABC News (Eclipse Across America): Attracted 4.448 million total viewers and 920,000 viewers in the A25-54 demographic during the two-hour period (2-4 p.m. ET) when live coverage was provided.
• CBS News (Total Eclipse of the Heartland): Garnered 2.705 million total viewers and 447,000 viewers in the A25-54 demographic (2-3:30 p.m. ET).
• NBC News (Solar Eclipse: 2024): Captured 2.406 million total viewers and 483,000 viewers in the A25-54 demographic (2-4 p.m. ET).

Cable News Networks:

• Fox News (America’s Total Eclipse): Led all cable news networks with 2.1 million total viewers and 210,000 viewers in the A25-54 demographic during the three-hour period (1-4 p.m. ET) when cable networks offered coverage.
• CNN (Eclipse Across America): Attracted 1.7 million total viewers and 345,000 viewers in the A25-54 demographic.
• MSNBC (Total Eclipse 2024): Had 895,000 total viewers and 118,000 viewers in the A25-54 demographic.

Streaming Front:

• NBC News Now: Achieved its second-best day this year during the two-hour (2-4 p.m. ET) coverage window. The livestream ranked among the network’s top five largest afternoon audiences on record and was the largest since the Donald Trump arraignment on April 4, 2023.

The solar eclipse was a highly-anticipated celestial spectacle, and viewers tuned in across various platforms to witness this rare event. ABC News led the broadcast networks, while Fox News topped the cable networks in viewership