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Yahoo
25 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Fox News Tops July Ratings, But All Major News Networks See Decline Vs. 2024's Election Year Frenzy
Fox News again topped the July ratings, but all of the major news networks saw audience declines vs. 2024. That's not much of a surprise, as the month last year was a blockbuster one for news, with the Trump assassination attempt, the Republican National Convention and Joe Biden's decision to drop out of the presidential race. More from Deadline Versant Taps 'NBC Nightly News' EP Meghan Rafferty As Its Vice President Of News Standards Tom Rogers Joins Versant As Senior Adviser MSNBC's Daylong In-Person Live Event To Return In October In primetime for July, 2025, Fox News averaged 2.41 million viewers, down 30%, compared to MSNBC with 865,000, down 27%, and CNN with 497,000, down 42%. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 257,000, down 48%, while CNN posted 92,000, down 55%, and MSNBC had 81,000, down 40%. In total day, Fox News averaged 1.53 million, down 19%, while MSNBC posted 530,000, down 26%, and CNN averaged 370,000, down 29%. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 184,000, down 31%, while CNN posted 62,000, down 44%, and MSNBC was at 52,000, off by 37%. Fox News' The Five topped all cable news shows, averaging 3.53 million, followed by Jesse Watters Primetime with 3.14 million, Gutfeld! with 2.91 million, Hannity with 2.67 million and Special Report with 2.61 million. In the 25-54 demo, The Five led with 378,000, followed by Gutfeld! with 327,000, Jesse Watters Primetime with 323,000, Hannity with 302,000 and Special Report with 288,000. MSNBC's top regularly scheduled show was the once-a-week The Rachel Maddow Show, averaging 2.02 million viewers. CNN's top show was Anderson Cooper 360, averaging 573,000. Maddow also was the top show for MSNBC in the 25-54 demo, averaging 219,000. Newsnight was CNN's top show in the 25-54 demo, averaging 116,000. Other highlights: MSNBC noted that their new evening programs, The Briefing with Jen Psaki and The Weeknight have grown in the 25-54 demo since their launches in May. CNN pointed to the premiere of Live Aid: When Rock 'n' Roll Took on the World, drawing 795,000 in total viewers, the best performance for an original series premiere since February 2024, and a testament to Gen X nostalgia. Meanwhile, Fox News' daytime The Will Cain Show averaged 2.1 million viewers and 249,000 in the 25-54 demo, ranking in the top 10 among all cable news shows in total viewers and the demo, in what is turning out to be one of the year's most successful launches. Among other networks, Nexstar's NewsNation grew its total day audience by 6%, to 55,000, and its 25-54 number grew by 13% to 9,000. That's still a fraction of rivals, but in the middle of summer with plenty of distractions, all networks tout gains. Best of Deadline 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Emmys, Oscars, Grammys & More 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery
Yahoo
25 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Poll: Americans think Paramount is cancelling 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' because of politics — and they don't approve
More favor (46%) than oppose (31%) "late-night talk show hosts getting involved in politics by speaking out on political issues." More Americans disapprove (40%) than approve (33%) of Paramount's controversial decision earlier this month to cancel CBS's long-running late-night program with host Stephen Colbert, according to a new Yahoo/YouGov poll. And while CBS has claimed the decision was 'purely … financial' — adding that it was 'not related in any way to the show's performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount' — more Americans believe that politics rather than money was the real reason behind it. The survey of 1,729 U.S. adults was conducted in the immediate aftermath of Paramount's Late Show announcement, from July 24 to July 28 — a period that coincided with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) finally agreeing to sign off on the company's proposed $8 billion mega-merger with the Hollywood studio Skydance. Colbert is a sharp critic of President Trump, and skeptics have accused Paramount of cancelling the Late Show not because late-night talk shows are losing money but because the company wanted to appease the Trump administration and get its Skydance deal over the line. Last October, Trump sued Paramount for the way CBS's 60 Minutes program edited an interview with his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris — and earlier this month, Paramount decided to settle with Trump and pay $16 million to his future presidential library, even though several legal experts said the case was frivolous. Colbert — who is scheduled to keep hosting the Late Show until it goes dark next May — mocked the settlement on-air, calling it a 'big fat bribe.' 'As someone who has always been a proud employee of this network, I'm offended, and I don't know if anything will ever repair my trust in this company,' Colbert told his audience. 'But just taking a stab at it, I'd say $16 million would help.' The new Yahoo/YouGov poll shows that more Americans agree with Colbert's theory of why his show was cancelled than agree with other, more 'purely financial' explanations. When asked why CBS and Paramount are canceling the Late Show — and instructed to select all the reasons that apply — the share who select 'Paramount is trying to curry favor with the Trump administration' (37%) and 'Stephen Colbert is too critical of Donald Trump' (36%) is greater than the share who select 'the Late Show is losing money (32%), 'the Late Show is losing viewers' (30%) and 'the late-night format is losing relevance' (26%). Partisan preferences are clearly playing a role in the reaction to the Late Show's demise. Far more Americans think Colbert is liberal (53%) than think he's moderate (10%) or conservative (3%), and Democrats (72%) are six times more likely to disapprove of the decision than Republicans (12%). Still, there is no consensus that Colbert has gone overboard politically. In fact, more Americans (35%) say he is "about right" politically than say he's "too political" (28%). And more also favor (46%) than oppose (31%) "late-night talk show hosts getting involved in politics by speaking out on political issues." That might help explain why a majority of Americans still say they watch Colbert's content — either 'always' (5%), 'occasionally' (21%) or when they 'see clips online' (27%). The rest (47%) say they never watch Colbert. Finally, when Americans are asked to select up to three of their favorite late-night talk show hosts, Colbert (25%) ties Jimmy Fallon (25%) for first place, with Jimmy Kimmel (22%), Jon Stewart (19%), John Oliver (11%) Seth Meyers (7%), Bill Maher (7%), Andy Cohen (3%) and Taylor Tomlinson (2%) trailing behind them. __________________ The Yahoo survey was conducted by YouGov using a nationally representative sample of 1,729 U.S. adults interviewed online from July 24 to 28, 2025. The sample was weighted according to gender, age, race, education, 2024 election turnout and presidential vote, party identification and current voter registration status. Demographic weighting targets come from the 2019 American Community Survey. Party identification is weighted to the estimated distribution at the time of the election (31% Democratic, 32% Republican). Respondents were selected from YouGov's opt-in panel to be representative of all U.S. adults. The margin of error is approximately 3.1%. Solve the daily Crossword
The Hill
27 minutes ago
- The Hill
Trump faces heat on AI chips
A group of former national security officials and tech policy advocates called on Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to reverse course in a letter Monday, as several Democrats and at least one key Republican voiced concerns over the decision. '[W]e believe this move represents a strategic misstep that endangers the United States' economic and military edge in [AI]—an area increasingly seen as decisive in 21st-century global leadership,' the letter reads. The Trump administration initially restricted sales of Nvidia's H20 chips to China in May, but the chipmaker announced earlier this month that it was taking steps to sell the chips again after receiving assurances from the government that its licenses would be granted. Lutnick indicated the decision was part of a broader rare earth deal with Beijing, while arguing that they were only receiving Nvidia's 'fourth best' chip. However, this has done little to assuage concerns. Monday's letter argued the H20 is not an outdated chip and can still accelerate China's AI capabilities, while limiting the number of chips available to the U.S. It also suggested the move would likely weaken the effectiveness of export controls and encourage Beijing to seek more concessions from Washington. Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (Ill.), the top Democrat on the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, and Gregory Meeks (N.Y.), the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, similarly expressed concerns Sunday that the administration is using export controls as a 'bargaining chip.' 'This approach risks eroding the credibility of our export controls regime, blurs the line between economic and security priorities, and sends a dangerous signal that critical guardrails are up for negotiation,' the lawmakers wrote in a letter to Lutnick. The two Democrats suggested they 'no longer have confidence' the administration is following the 'rigorous, evidence-based interagency process' required to determine export controls under the law. 'It is clear that this Administration is gambling with our national security and our economy all for the sake of President Trump's trade war that is harming American families, workers, and consumers,' they added.
