The assassination attempt on Donald Trump, the Republican National Convention and President Joe Biden’s exit from the presidential race gave major news networks a breaking news bounce in July.
Fox News‘ average primetime audience was 3.45 million viewers, up a whopping 120% from the same period in 2023. MSNBC grew by 5% to 1.18 million, and CNN got a 60% bump to 856,000.
In the adults 25-54 category, Fox News averaged 498,000 in primetime, up 236%; while CNN posted 206,000, up 98%; and MSNBC averaged 136,000, up 26%.
In total day, Fox News averaged 1.9 million, up 78%, while MSNBC posted 721,000, about the same as 2023, and CNN averaged 523,000, up 23%.
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