FOX News Channel (FNC) finished the week of February 2 averaging 3.1 million weekday primetime viewers and 331,000 A25-54, leading CBS across the board (2.4 million viewers and 317,000 A25-54), according to Nielsen Big Data + Panel.
Monday- Sunday total day (6 AM-6 AM/ET), FNC delivered over 1.7 million viewers and 178,000 in the 25-54 demo, while in primetime the network averaged 2.6 million viewers and 275,000 in the 25-54 demo, marking the network’s highest rated week of the year, and best performing demo since September 2025. For the week, FNC held 50% share of cable news viewers in primetime and drew 93 of the top 100 telecasts in all of cable among total viewers.
The Five delivered 4.1 million viewers and 364,000 in the 25-54 demo, securing a 65% share of cable news viewers for the hour. At 6 PM/ET, Special Report with Bret Baier averaged 3.2 million viewers and 301,000 in the 25-54 demo. The Ingraham Angle at 7PM/ET saw over 2.9 million viewers and 275,000 in the 25-54 demo, marking its highest rated week across both demos since September. Jesse Watters Primetime commanded 3.4 million viewers and 343,000 in the 25-54 demo at 8 PM/ET. At 9 PM/ET, Hannity delivered over 2.9 million viewers and 301,000 in the 25-54 demo, securing its strongest week since November with Adults 25-54 and strongest week since September with total viewers. At 11 PM/ET, FOX News @ Night with Trace Gallagher averaged 1.7 million viewers at 11PM/ET.
FNC’s late-night hit Gutfeld! (weekdays, 10 PM/ET) averaged over 3.1 million viewers and delivered 364,000 in the 25-54 demo, continuing to lead all late-night competition in total viewers and the 25-54 demo. It also continued to outpace the broadcast competition including CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2 million viewers; 241,000 A25-54), which marked its lowest rated week in the A25-54 demo since June 2025, ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2.1 million viewers; 337,000 A25-54) and NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon (1.5 million viewers; 316,000 A25-54).
FNC continued to see its daytime programs outperform the broadcast competition. America’s Newsroom (weekdays, 9AM-11AM/ET; 2 million viewers), The Faulkner Focus (weekdays, 11AM-12PM/ET; 2.2 million viewers), Outnumbered (weekdays, 12 PM/ET; 2.2 million viewers), America Reports (weekdays, 1PM-3PM/ET; 2.1 million viewers) The Story with Martha MacCallum (weekdays, 3PM/ET; 2.1 million viewers) and The Will Cain Show (weekdays, 4 PM/ET; 2.3 million viewers) all led CBS Mornings (1.8 million viewers) and ABC’s GMA 3 (1.6 million viewers).
The Five delivered 4.1 million viewers and 364,000 in the 25-54 demo, securing a 65% share of cable news viewers for the hour. At 6 PM/ET, Special Report with Bret Baier averaged 3.2 million viewers and 301,000 in the 25-54 demo. The Ingraham Angle at 7PM/ET saw over 2.9 million viewers and 275,000 in the 25-54 demo, marking its highest rated week across both demos since September. Jesse Watters Primetime commanded 3.4 million viewers and 343,000 in the 25-54 demo at 8 PM/ET. At 9 PM/ET, Hannity delivered over 2.9 million viewers and 301,000 in the 25-54 demo, securing its strongest week since November with Adults 25-54 and strongest week since September with total viewers. At 11 PM/ET, FOX News @ Night with Trace Gallagher averaged 1.7 million viewers at 11PM/ET.
FNC’s late-night hit Gutfeld! (weekdays, 10 PM/ET) averaged over 3.1 million viewers and delivered 364,000 in the 25-54 demo, continuing to lead all late-night competition in total viewers and the 25-54 demo. It also continued to outpace the broadcast competition including CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2 million viewers; 241,000 A25-54), which marked its lowest rated week in the A25-54 demo since June 2025, ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2.1 million viewers; 337,000 A25-54) and NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon (1.5 million viewers; 316,000 A25-54).
FNC continued to see its daytime programs outperform the broadcast competition. America’s Newsroom (weekdays, 9AM-11AM/ET; 2 million viewers), The Faulkner Focus (weekdays, 11AM-12PM/ET; 2.2 million viewers), Outnumbered (weekdays, 12 PM/ET; 2.2 million viewers), America Reports (weekdays, 1PM-3PM/ET; 2.1 million viewers) The Story with Martha MacCallum (weekdays, 3PM/ET; 2.1 million viewers) and The Will Cain Show (weekdays, 4 PM/ET; 2.3 million viewers) all led CBS Mornings (1.8 million viewers) and ABC’s GMA 3 (1.6 million viewers).
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Saturday: Kayleigh McEnany's Saturday In America (Saturdays, 10AM-12PM/ET) was the highest rated show of the weekend with 2.1 million viewers. FOX News Live anchored by Aishah Hasnie (Saturdays, 12 - 2PM/ET) delivered 1.6 million viewers. The Big Weekend Show (Saturdays/Sundays, 5-8 PM/ET) averaged nearly 1.9 million viewers.
Sunday: FNC delivered its highest ever Super Bowl Sunday in total day (1.3 million) and primetime viewers (1.2 million). Maria Bartiromo’s Sunday Morning Futures (Sunday, 10 AM/ET) was the number one cable news show of the day with 2 million viewers. The Sunday Briefing (Sunday, 11 AM/ET) hosted by Peter Doocy delivered 1.8 million viewers. In primetime, One Nation with Brian Kilmeade averaged 1.5 million viewers.
Source: Nielsen. Big Data + Panel. Week of 2-2-26 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 include the corresponding program name.
Sunday: FNC delivered its highest ever Super Bowl Sunday in total day (1.3 million) and primetime viewers (1.2 million). Maria Bartiromo’s Sunday Morning Futures (Sunday, 10 AM/ET) was the number one cable news show of the day with 2 million viewers. The Sunday Briefing (Sunday, 11 AM/ET) hosted by Peter Doocy delivered 1.8 million viewers. In primetime, One Nation with Brian Kilmeade averaged 1.5 million viewers.
Source: Nielsen. Big Data + Panel. Week of 2-2-26 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 include the corresponding program name.
📺BROADCAST EVENING NEWS
The TV ratings for the broadcast evening newscasts (ABC's World News Tonight with David Muir, NBC's Nightly News with Tom Llamas, and CBS's Evening News with Tony Dokoupil) for the week of February 2-8, 2026, are as follows, based on Nielsen national live+same-day data reported by ABC and related sources:
ABC World News Tonight: 8.987 million total viewers, 1.150 million Adults 25-54, 856,000 Adults 18-49. This ranked #1 across broadcast and cable in total viewers and key demos.
The TV ratings for the broadcast morning newscasts (ABC's Good Morning America, NBC's Today, and CBS Mornings) for the week of February 2-8, 2026, are based on Nielsen national live+same-day big data plus program ratings.
The primetime TV ratings for the broadcast networks ABC, NBC, and CBS for the week of February 2-8, 2026 (covering Monday, February 2 through Sunday, February 8), were heavily influenced by major events: NBC's coverage of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics (ongoing throughout the week) and especially Super Bowl LX on Sunday, February 8.
ABC and CBS had typical or reduced primetime programming on most nights (regular series, reruns, or specials), but Sunday was impacted by the Super Bowl on NBC. CBS aired 60 Minutes (rerun) opposite the game, drawing low numbers (~1.60 million early in the block). ABC had reruns like America's Funniest Home Videos and Tracker. No full weekly primetime averages for the three networks (total viewers or demos like A18-49/A25-54) were directly reported in major outlets for this exact week, as the Super Bowl skewed overall broadcast shares massively toward NBC.
Overall broadcast context: The week featured heavy sports dominance (Olympics on NBC across days, Super Bowl on Sunday), leading to lower viewership for non-sports primetime on ABC and CBS. NBC captured a huge share of the audience on key nights, especially Sunday (where it overwhelmed competition). For comparison, typical non-event primetime weeks see ABC/NBC/CBS averaging 3-6 million per night in regular programming, but this period was anomalous.
NBC Nightly News: 7.233 million total viewers, 1.100 million Adults 25-54, 789,000 Adults 18-49.
CBS Evening News: 4.576 million total viewers, 579,000 Adults 25-54, 426,000 Adults 18-49.
ABC led significantly, beating NBC by about 1.754 million total viewers (and CBS by 4.411 million). It outperformed NBC in the key Adults 25-54 demo (+50,000) and Adults 18-49 (+67,000), while dominating CBS by wide margins in all categories (roughly +96-101% advantages).
📺BROADCAST MORNING SHOW
- NBC Today: 3.318 million total viewers, 648,000 Adults 25-54.
- This ranked #1 among the morning shows in both total viewers and the key Adults 25-54 demo. It was up +7% in total viewers from the prior week but down slightly (-1%) in the demo. Year-over-year (vs. same week in 2025), it grew +23% in total viewers.
- ABC Good Morning America: 2.908 million total viewers, 495,000 Adults 25-54 (with 323,000 Adults 18-49 noted in some ABC data). GMA ranked #2, trailing NBC by about 410,000 total viewers and 153,000 in the demo. It declined -5% in total viewers and -6% in the demo week-to-week but showed +8% in total viewers and +5% in the demo year-over-year—the only show with gains in both categories vs. 2025. ABC highlighted it as its second-most-watched week of the season.
- CBS Mornings: 1.843 million total viewers, 254,000 Adults 25-54 (with 174,000 Adults 18-49 in some reports). CBS ranked #3, significantly behind NBC (by ~1.475 million total viewers) and ABC (by ~1.065 million). It grew slightly +1% in total viewers week-to-week but fell double-digits (-11%) in the demo. Year-over-year, it declined -11% in total viewers and -33% in the demo.
NBC's Today maintained its lead in this period, commanding roughly 41% of the combined morning broadcast audience share among the three networks, with GMA at 36% and CBS Mornings at 23%. Factors like ongoing coverage of high-profile stories (e.g., the Nancy Guthrie case tied to Savannah Guthrie) and Winter Olympics interest contributed to NBC's strong performance and viewership surge.
Overall morning news viewership remains competitive but influenced by cord-cutting trends and event-driven spikes.
📺TV PRIMETIME
Key highlights from Nielsen data (primarily live+same-day Big Data + Panel, with some preliminary figures):
NBC dominated the week overall largely due to the Super Bowl LX broadcast (Seattle Seahawks 29-13 win over New England Patriots), which averaged 124.9 million total viewers across NBC, Peacock, Telemundo, NBC Sports Digital, and NFL+. This made it the second-most-watched Super Bowl ever (behind 127.7 million for Super Bowl LIX in 2025) and NBC's most-watched program in network history. Peak audience reached a U.S. record of 137.8 million in the second quarter. Bad Bunny's halftime show averaged 128.2 million viewers (higher than the game average but down slightly from prior years). Olympics primetime coverage also boosted NBC, with events like women's downhill and team figure skating drawing strong numbers (e.g., one night averaged ~11.15 million in primetime slots).
ABC and CBS had typical or reduced primetime programming on most nights (regular series, reruns, or specials), but Sunday was impacted by the Super Bowl on NBC. CBS aired 60 Minutes (rerun) opposite the game, drawing low numbers (~1.60 million early in the block). ABC had reruns like America's Funniest Home Videos and Tracker. No full weekly primetime averages for the three networks (total viewers or demos like A18-49/A25-54) were directly reported in major outlets for this exact week, as the Super Bowl skewed overall broadcast shares massively toward NBC.
Pre-Super Bowl nights saw standard competition, with ABC often strong in scripted (e.g., ongoing shows like The Rookie or American Idol episodes/reruns) and CBS in procedurals/news magazines.
Overall broadcast context: The week featured heavy sports dominance (Olympics on NBC across days, Super Bowl on Sunday), leading to lower viewership for non-sports primetime on ABC and CBS. NBC captured a huge share of the audience on key nights, especially Sunday (where it overwhelmed competition). For comparison, typical non-event primetime weeks see ABC/NBC/CBS averaging 3-6 million per night in regular programming, but this period was anomalous.