Fox News Channel Marks 16 Consecutive Weeks As Most-Watched

FNC Leads CNN and MSNBC Across All Dayparts During Ongoing Coverage of Former President Trump’s Trial

During the week of April 22-28, FOX News Channel (FNC) continued to lead all of basic cable with total day viewers for the 16th consecutive week.  In cable news, FNC led CNN and MSNBC across all dayparts during ongoing coverage of the trial of former President Donald Trump. 

In primetime (8-11 PM/ET), FNC earned 1,930,000 viewers and 194,000 A25-54, commanding cable news in all categories. In total day (6 AM-6 AM/ET), FNC posted 1.3 million viewers and 154,000 in the 25-54 demo, outpacing all of cable with viewers. 

Notably, the network garnered 69 of the top 100 cable news telecasts for the week. 

Additionally, FNC secured the top six cable news programs for the week in terms of viewers and top seven in the 25-54 demo. FNC’s daytime programs including The Faulkner Focus, Outnumbered, America Reports, The Story and Your World all saw week over week growth in the 25-54 demo during coverage of the trial.

The Five averaged 3.1 million viewers and 267,000 in the 25-54 demo, making it the most-watched show in cable news. At 6 PM/ET, Special Report with Bret Baier drew 2 million viewers and 200,000 in the 25-54 demo. The Ingraham Angle at 7 PM/ET scored 2 million viewers and 195,000 in the 25-54 demo. At 8 PM/ET, Jesse Watters Primetime was the most-watched primetime program in cable news, delivering 2.6 million viewers and 223,000 in the 25-54 demo. At 9 PM/ET, Hannity posted 2.2 million viewers and 213,000 with A25-54. At 11 PM/ET, FOX News @ Night secured 1.1 million viewers and 163,000 in the 25-54 demo.

At 10 PM/ET, FNC’s late-night offering Gutfeld! averaged 2,027,000 viewers and 270,000 in the 25-54 demo, making it the most-watched cable news program in the younger demo. Gutfeld! topped all of the broadcast competition with viewers outpacing ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! (1,856,000 P2+) and Comedy Central’s The Daily Show (480,000 P2+).

FNC’s daytime lineup continued to surpass broadcast programs. Outnumbered (weekdays, 12 PM/ET; 1,616,000 P2+), America’s Newsroom (weekdays, 9-11 AM/ET; 1,577,000 P2+), The Faulkner Focus (weekdays, 11 AM/ET; 1,497,000 P2+), America Reports (weekdays, 1-3 PM/ET; 1,445,000 P2+) and The Story (weekdays, 3 PM/ET; 1,404,000 P2+) all beat NBC’s Today with Hoda and Jenna (1,378,000 P2+), ABC’s GMA3 (1,311,000 P2+) and CBS’ The Talk (1,223,000 P2+).

On Saturday, Life, Liberty & Levin was the most-watched show with 1.4 million viewers at 8 PM/ET. From 9-11 PM/ET, FOX News Saturday Night with Jimmy Failla, which was live from the red carpet of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, secured over 1 million viewers and 108,000 in the 25-54 demo. Cavuto Live (Saturday, 10 AM - 12 PM/ET) secured 1.3 million viewers and 212,000 in the 25-54 demo.

On Sunday, FNC beat CNN and MSNBC combined with total day and primetime viewers. Maria Bartiromo’s Sunday Morning Futures (Sunday, 10 AM/ET) was the top show of the weekend with 1,611,000 viewers and 186,000 in the 25-54 demo. In primetime, Life, Liberty & Levin (Sunday, 8 PM/ET) was most-watched with 1,272,000 viewers. Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy (Sunday, 9 PM/ET) secured 1.2 million viewers.

Source: Nielsen. Live+SD. Week of 4-22-24 ratings data. Average audience for cable news networks Monday-Sunday based on Total Day and Prime (6a-6a, 8P-11P), P2+, P25-54, P18-49. Cable News/Broadcast Program averages exclude repeats and include the corresponding program name.