Donald Trump’s multiple indictments helped propel MSNBC to significant viewership gains during the month of August, while its rivals lost audience compared to the same period a year earlier.
Fox News still topped primetime, and it scored with last week’s coverage of the first Republican presidential debate, which drew 14.5 million viewers.
The debate was the highest rated non-sports telecast of the year in total viewers. In primetime, Fox News averaged 2.03 million viewers, down 13% from the same month a year earlier.
MSNBC averaged 1.55 million, up 19% from August, 2022. CNN averaged 723,000, down 1% In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 251,000, down 19%, versus MSNBC with 169,000, up 26%, and 147,000 for CNN, down 4%.
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