The off-year elections gave a ratings boost across cable news on Tuesday (November 4), but especially for MSNBC, which topped the night in total viewers with its largest primetime audience of 2025.

Americans relied on Fox News Channel for information and analysis during election week for coverage of key races in Virginia, New Jersey and New York City. Fox News averaged 1.4 million total day ...

Fox News Channel continued to excel throughout November, finishing ahead of NBC and CBS in weekday primetime viewership year-to-date while leaving CNN and newly rebranded MS NOW in the dust. Since the ...

Fox News Channel ended 2025 on a strong note, earning its highest ratings in a year without a major election. The news network averaged 2,652,000 viewers during the prime-time hours of 8 p.m. to 11 ...

The cable news ratings for 2025 are in, and it was another strong year for Fox News, which posted gains in total viewers across primetime and total day compared to 2024. On the other end, CNN and the ...

The U.S. military attacks on Iran saw viewers flocking to cable news.

A news-packed January has had a major impact across cable news, with CNN and MS NOW (formerly MSNBC) posting significant gains in both total viewers and the key 25-54 demographic. This month has seen ...