TV Ratings: A November To Remember For Fox News

FOX News Channel (FNC) continued its dominant run throughout November 2025, pacing ahead of NBC and CBS in weekday primetime viewership year-to-date. 

Since the start of the year, FNC has averaged 3,193,000 viewers in weekday primetime, ranking as the second highest-rated network in all of television and outperforming CBS (3,190,000 viewers) and NBC (3,142,000 viewers). FNC (2,439,000) also topped ESPN (2,435,000 viewers) in weekday primetime viewership in November despite head-to-head competition with NFL and College Football programing.

In the month of November, FNC averaged 2 million viewers in primetime (8-11 PM/ET), according to Nielsen Big Data + Panel, and delivered 1.4 million viewers across total day. FNC commanded 57% of the cable news share in total day and 58% in primetime. FNC also ranked number one in cable news among Asian, Hispanic, and upscale viewers throughout total day for the month.

CNN and MS Now both recorded historic lows throughout November. MS Now averaged 599,000 viewers in total day, marking its lowest November performance since 2015. In the 25-54 demo, the network delivered 55,000 viewers, its weakest November since 1997. In primetime, MS Now averaged 945,000 viewers, also its lowest November since 2015, and posted 88,000 in the 25–54 demo, the smallest audience for the month since 1997.

Meanwhile, CNN delivered its lowest November total day viewership since 2013 with 429,000 viewers. The network drew 70,000 25–54 demo viewers in total day, marking its worst November since 1997. CNN also posted its third-lowest November primetime audience with 556,000 viewers and delivered 100,000 viewers in the 25–54 demo, its weakest November primetime performance since 1997.

As the number one show on television at 5 PM/ET, The Five secured a staggering 3.628 million viewers and 293,000 in 25-54 demo in November, surpassing NBC’s Law and Order: SVU (3.619 million viewers) and ABC’s 9-1-1: Nashville (3.026 million viewers). At 8 PM/ET Jesse Watters Primetime led all of primetime with 3 million viewers and 272,000 in the 25-54 demo, outpacing broadcast offerings including NBC’s Happy Place (2.9 million viewers) and CBS’s DMV (2.9 million viewers).

FNC’s hit late-night program Gutfeld! continued its dominance across all of late-night television, securing 2.5 million viewers, 270,000 in the 25-54 demo and 172,000 in the 18-49 demo. Gutfeld! once again outperformed every broadcast and cable late-night competitor, surpassing CBS’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2 million viewers), ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! (1.9 million viewers), NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon (1.2 million viewers), NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers (782,000 viewers), and Comedy Central’s The Daily Show (436,000 viewers).

FNC’s Hannity remained dominant at 9 PM/ET with 2.4 million viewers and 224,000 in the 25-54 demo. Additionally, The Ingraham Angle (weeknights, 7 PM/ET) posted 2.5 million viewers and 224,000 in the 25-54 demo, with Laura Ingraham continuing her reign as the highest rated woman in cable news. At 11 PM/ET, FOX News @ Night with Trace Gallagher led its timeslot with 1.4 million viewers.

The network’s nightly newscast Special Report with Bret Baier (weeknights, 6 PM/ET) averaged over 2.7 million viewers and 245,000 in the 25-54 demo, continuing to close the gap with the broadcast competition. In November, Special Report led CBS Evening News in 13 top markets across the country including Chicago, Atlanta, Philadelphia and Washington D.C. The show also beat ABC’s World News Tonight in five markets including New Orleans, Jacksonville and St. Louis.

FNC’s signature morning show FOX & Friends (weekdays, 6-9 AM/ET) finished the month with 1.3 million viewers and remained the number one cable news program in the mornings with both categories for the 57th consecutive month in the 25-54 demo, beating CNN and MS Now combined in viewers, per usual. FOX & Friends led CBS Mornings in 23 major markets throughout November including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Boston and Washington DC. FOX & Friends also topped ABC’s Good Morning America in 17 markets including Washington DC, Baltimore, New Orleans and Cleveland and defeated NBC’s The Today Show in five markets including Atlanta, Jacksonville and Charlotte during November.

FNC’s daytime lineup continued to crush the competition, led by two-hour morning news program America’s Newsroom with Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino (weekdays, 9-11 AM/ET), which saw 1.8 million viewers. The Faulkner Focus at 11 AM/ET, anchored by Harris Faulkner, notched 1.8 million viewers while Outnumbered at 12 PM/ET earned 1.8 million viewers. America Reports with John Roberts and Sandra Smith garnered 1.7 million viewers from 1-3 PM/ET. Martha MacCallum’s The Story (weekdays, 3 PM/ET) averaged 1.8 million viewers. Additionally, The Will Cain Show continued to grow the timeslot at 4 PM/ET seeing 2.1 million viewers. In fact, every single FNC daytime show between 9 AM – 5 PM/ET outpaced broadcast offerings including NBC’s Today with Jenna & Friends (1,406,000 viewers), ABC’s GMA3 (1,374,000 viewers) and NBC News Daily (1,351,000 viewers).

FNC also continued to excel against the competition throughout the weekend for the month, winning every hour with total viewers and the 25-54 demo, defeating CNN and MS Now by double to triple-digits among both categories on both days. On Saturdays, Saturday in America with Kayleigh McEnany (Saturday, 10 AM-12 PM/ET) was the most watched cable news show of the day drawing 1.3 million viewers. FOX & Friends Weekend (6-10 AM/ET) followed with 1.2 million viewers. My View with Lara Trump (Saturday, 9 PM/ET) posted 1 million viewers and Life, Liberty & Levin (weekends, 8 PM/ET) in primetime with 1 million viewers.

NOVEMBER 2025 VIEWERSHIP & 25-54 DEMO (Monday-Sunday, Live + Same Day):

TOTAL DAY

• FNC: 1,379,000 total viewers and 123,000 A25-54 (down 9% with viewers and down 15% with A25-54 vs. October 2025)
• CNN: 430,000 total viewers and 70,000 A25-54 (up 11% with viewers and up 21% with A25-54 vs. October 2025)
• MSNW: 600,000 total viewers and 55,000 A25-54 (up 19% with viewers and up 22% with A25-54 vs. October 2025)

PRIMETIME (8-11P)

• FNC: 2,038,000 total viewers and 184,000 A25-54 (down 13% with viewers and down 19% with A25-54 vs. October 2025)
• CNN: 556,000 total viewers and 100,000 A25-54 (up 10% with viewers and up 30% with A25-54 vs. October 2025)
• MSNW: 945,000 total viewers and 88,000 A25-54 (up 16% with viewers and up 21% with A25-54 vs. October 2025)

📺NOVEMBER RATINGS FOR THE TOP FIVE PROGRAMS IN CABLE NEWS:

• Total Viewers: The Five (3,628,000), Jesse Watters Primetime (2,951,000), Special Report (2,741,000), The Ingraham Angle (2,527,000), Gutfeld! (2,518,000)
• Adults 25-54: The Five (293,000), Jesse Watters Primetime (272,000), Gutfeld! (270,000), Special Report (245,000), Hannity (224,000)

Source: Nielsen Big Data + Panel. Month of November 2025 ratings data. Average audience for cable news networks Monday-Sunday based on Total Day and Prime (6a-6a, 8P-11P), P2+, P25-54. Cable News/Broadcast Program averages exclude repeats and specials and include the corresponding program name.