Fox News Continues To See Large Year-To-Year Viewer Uptick As It Tops February Ratings; MSNBC And CNN Show Gains After Post-Election Falloff
deadline.comFox News showed big gains across the board in the past month, in what it said was its highest rated February in its history.
Rivals MSNBC and CNN were well behind, but they did show improvement from a post-election fall off. During the first full month of the Trump administration, Fox News averaged 3.09 million viewers in primetime, up 50% from the same month in 2024.
MSNBC averaged 1.13 million, down 16%, and CNN averaged 553,000, down 3%. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 387,000 viewers, up 68%, while CNN posted 122,000, up 5%, and MSNBC averaged 111,000, down 9%.
In total day, Fox News averaged 2 million, up 50%, compared to MSNBC with 638,000, down 25%, and CNN with 433,000, down 9%. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 252,000, up 57%, compared to CNN with 82,000, down 6%, and MSNBC with 66,000, down 21%.
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