The TV ratings for the return of the NASA astronauts on March 18, 2025, highlight significant viewership, particularly for Fox News' coverage.
According to posts on X, Fox News Channel's "Special Report" with Bret Baier drew an impressive 5.3 million viewers and 606,000 in the key demographic during the live broadcast of the astronauts' splashdown. The program peaked between 6:30 and 7:00 PM ET, reaching 5.6 million viewers. This outperformed major broadcast networks, surpassing CBS (2.9 million viewers), ABC (1.8 million), and NBC (1.1 million) during that time slot, demonstrating strong public interest in the event.
TV RATINGS: Fox News was the most-watched TV channel
— TV News Now (@TVNewsNow) March 19, 2025
for live coverage of the NASA astronauts’ return to earth last night with a huge 5.3 million viewers watching ‘Special Report’ with @BretBaier.
Special Report peaked from 6:30-7 PM/ET with 5.6 million viewers and was up over… pic.twitter.com/eeZK5Wm7j7
This data reflects coverage of the SpaceX Crew-9 mission, which brought NASA astronauts Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Nick Hague, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, back to Earth after an extended stay on the International Space Station.
The high ratings suggest that the astronauts' return, following a nine-month mission marked by technical challenges with Boeing’s Starliner, captured significant national attention. However, these figures are sourced from X posts and should be treated as preliminary sentiment rather than definitive, as official Nielsen ratings or broader network comparisons (e.g., CNN, MSNBC, or NASA TV) are not fully detailed in the available context.
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