FOX News Channel (FNC) concluded the week of April 27th with over 3 million weekday primetime viewers and 286,000 in the 25-54 demo, beating ESPN (2.7 million viewers) during the NBA and NHL playoffs for the second consecutive week, according to Nielsen Media Research Big Data + Panel.
In Monday – Sunday primetime, FNC saw nearly 2.6 million viewers and in Monday – Sunday total day, FNC drew over 1.6 million viewers. Notably, CBS Evening News (3.8 million viewers, 539,000 in the 25-54 demo) continued its downward trajectory, posting its fourth consecutive week under 4 million viewers and falling below 600,000 in the 25-54 demo.
The Five maintained its dominance in the afternoon with 3.8 million viewers and 336,000 in the 25-54 demo. At 6 PM/ET, Special Report with Bret Baier garnered nearly 2.8 million viewers and 250,000 in the 25-54 demo. During the 7 PM/ET hour, The Ingraham Angle secured over 2.6 million viewers and 215,000 in the 25-54 demo. In the 8 PM/ET hour, Jesse Watters Primetime delivered 3.3 million viewers and 268,000 in the 25-54 demo. At 9 PM/ET, Hannity notched nearly 2.9 million viewers and 261,000 in the 25-54 demo. During the 11PM/ET hour, FOX News @ Night with Trace Gallagher nabbed over 1.5 million viewers and 187,000 in the 25-54 demo.
FNC’s late-night success Gutfeld! (weekdays, 10 PM/ET) averaged 3 million primetime viewers and 328,000 in the 25-54 demo, continuing to dominate the cable and broadcast competition across the board, including ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2.4 million viewers and 310,000 in the 25-54 demo), NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon (1.1 million viewers and 245,000 in the 25-54 demo), and NBC’s The Late Show with Seth Meyers (752,000 viewers and 163,000 in the 25-54 demo).
The Five maintained its dominance in the afternoon with 3.8 million viewers and 336,000 in the 25-54 demo. At 6 PM/ET, Special Report with Bret Baier garnered nearly 2.8 million viewers and 250,000 in the 25-54 demo. During the 7 PM/ET hour, The Ingraham Angle secured over 2.6 million viewers and 215,000 in the 25-54 demo. In the 8 PM/ET hour, Jesse Watters Primetime delivered 3.3 million viewers and 268,000 in the 25-54 demo. At 9 PM/ET, Hannity notched nearly 2.9 million viewers and 261,000 in the 25-54 demo. During the 11PM/ET hour, FOX News @ Night with Trace Gallagher nabbed over 1.5 million viewers and 187,000 in the 25-54 demo.
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FNC continued to see its daytime shows outpace the broadcast competition. America’s Newsroom (weekdays, 9AM-11AM/ET; 2 million viewers), The Faulkner Focus (weekdays, 11AM-12PM/ET; 2 million viewers), Outnumbered (weekdays, 12 PM/ET; 2 million viewers), America Reports (weekdays, 1PM-3PM/ET; 2 million viewers), The Story with Martha MacCallum (weekdays, 3-4PM/ET; 2.2 million viewers) and The Will Cain Show (weekdays, 4-5PM/ET; 2.3 million viewers) all outranked CBS Mornings (1.8 million viewers), NBC’s Today Jenna & Sheinelle (1.5 million viewers) and ABC’s GMA3 (1.3 million viewers).
➤On Saturday: Kayleigh McEnany's Saturday In America (Saturdays, 10AM-12PM/ET) delivered nearly 1.9 million viewers, making it the highest-rated cable news program of the weekend. FOX News Live anchored by Aishah Hasnie (Saturdays, 12-2PM/ET) nabbed close to 1.6 million viewers while The Big Weekend Show (weekends, 5-8PM/ET) co-hosted by Tomi Lahren and Johnny Joey Jones garnered 1.3 million viewers. In primetime, Life, Liberty, & Levin (weekends, 8-9PM/ET) averaged 1.4 million viewers, and both My View with Lara Trump (Saturdays, 9PM/ET) and FOX News Saturday Night (Saturdays, 10PM-11PM/ET) hosted by Jimmy Failla secured nearly 1.5 million viewers.
➤On Sunday: Sunday Morning Futures (Sundays, 10 AM/ET) anchored by Maria Bartiromo placed first with the cable news programs for the day, notching over 1.8 million viewers. The Sunday Briefing (Sundays, 11 AM/ET), anchored this week by Peter Doocy, saw nearly 1.6 million viewers. FOX News Live (Sundays, 12-2PM/ET) anchored by correspondent Kevin Corke saw nearly 1.5 million viewers while The Big Weekend Show (weekends, 5-8PM/ET) co-hosted by Tomi Lahren and Johnny Joey Jones delivered over 1.5 million viewers. In primetime, Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy (Sunday, 9 PM/ET) led the night with nearly 1.7 million viewers, Life, Liberty, & Levin (weekends, 8-9PM/ET) garnered over 1.5 million viewers and One Nation with Brian Kilmeade (Sundays, 10PM/ET) averaged over 1.4 million viewers.
Source: Nielsen. Big Data + Panel. Week of 4-27-26 ratings data. Average audience for cable news networks Monday - Sunday programming and Monday-Sunday based on Total Day and Prime (6a-6a, 8P-11P), P2+, P25-54. Cable News/Broadcast Program averages includes all programming and sustainers.