The three major cable news networks all saw viewership slide in April compared to the same month in 2020.Fox News beat its rivals in primetime and total day viewers, but there were viewership drops across the board, continuing a trend from the first quarter.Fox News averaged 2.24 million viewers in primetime, down 39% from a year earlier, while MSNBC had 1.58 million, down 22%, and CNN was at 1.03 million, down 47%.
In the 25-54 demo, Fox News topped with 368,000, down 45%, compared to 276,000 for CNN, down 52%, and 227,000 for MSNBC, a drop of 32%.The figures are from Nielsen and were released by Fox News.In total day viewership, Fox News topped with 1.22 million, down 45%, followed by MSNBC with 953,000, down 25%, and CNN with 786,000,
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