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Fox News again had a lopsided triumph successful nan first 4th and March cablegram news ratings, but nan web mostly saw a year-over-year viewership declines, while CNN and MS NOW gained.
CNN saw nan biggest viewership percent increases during nan clip frame, reflecting a bonzer fewer months of news.
In primetime successful March, Fox News averaged 2.99 cardinal full viewers, down 4% from nan aforesaid period past year. MS NOW averaged 1.26 million, up 7%, and CNN posted 898,000, up 52%. In nan 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 323,000, down 18%, while CNN averaged 175,000, up 45%, and MS NOW was astatine 130,000, up 19%.
In full time successful March, Fox News averaged 1.9 cardinal viewers, up 2%, compared to MS NOW pinch 759,000, up 21%, and CNN pinch 641,000, up 48%. In nan 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 198,000, down 17%, compared to CNN pinch 111,000, up 42% and MS NOW pinch 81,000, up 35%.
In primetime successful nan first quarter, Fox News averaged 2.59 cardinal full viewers, down 14% from nan aforesaid play past year. MS NOW averaged 1.11 million, up 9%, and CNN posted 797,000, up 43%. In nan 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 265,000, down 30%, compared to CNN pinch 156,000, up 29%, and MS NOW pinch 114,000, up 19%.
In full time successful Q1, Fox News averaged 1.71 million, down 11% from 2025, compared to MS NOW pinch 691,000, up 17%, and CNN pinch 577,000, up 35%. In nan 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 172,000, down 30%, compared to CNN pinch 101,000, up 28%, and MS NOW pinch 72,000, up 26%.
Fox News continued to predominate nan apical regularly scheduled cablegram news shows. The Five was nan astir watched show successful March, averaging 4.08 million, followed by Jesse Watters Primetime pinch 3.72 million, Special Report pinch Bret Baier with 3.2 million, Gutfeld! with 3.18 cardinal and Hannity pinch 3.12 million.
In nan 25-54 demo, Jesse Watters Primetime was connected top, averaging 387,000, folllowed by Gutfeld! pinch 381,000, The Five with 377,000, Hannity with 343,000 and Special Report pinch Bret Baier pinch 309,000.
In nan first quarter, The Five was connected apical pinch 3.97 million, followed by Jesse Watters Primetime pinch 3.44 million, Special Report pinch Bret Baier with 3.03 million, Gutfeld! with 3.03 cardinal and Hannity pinch 2.89 million. In nan 25-54 demo, The Five averaged 354,000, compared to Gutfeld! with 351,000, Jesse Watters Primetime with 338,000, Hannity with 301,000 and Special Report pinch Bret Baier astatine 289,000.
MS NOW’s apical show successful nan first 4th was The Rachel Maddow Show, averaging 2.27 cardinal viewers, while CNN’s apical show was Anderson Cooper 360, averaging 878,000. While nan different networks gained, Fox News noted that it viewership picked up month-over-month successful March, arsenic good arsenic 4th complete quarter.
Among different networks, NewsNation averaged 191,000 full primetime viewers successful March, up 85% from nan aforesaid play a twelvemonth earlier. In nan 25-54 demo, it averaged 30,000, double from nan aforesaid period successful 2025. Its apical show was Cuomo, which averaged 289,000 viewers, up 65%, and 45,000 among adults 25-54, up 114%.
The figures are from Nielsen via nan networks.
