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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Fox News Continued To See Audience Growth In May While MSNBC And CNN Posted Double-Digit Declines Vs. 2024
Fox News continued to show robust ratings growth for the month of May, again dominating its cable news rivals MSNBC and CNN, which have seen year-over-year declines. The past month saw the debut of MSNBC's new nighttime lineup, with The Weeknight taking the 7 p.m. ET slot, Rachel Maddow returning to one night a week at 9 p.m. ET and Jen Psaki filling that time period Tuesday to Thursday. More from Deadline David Leavy To Depart As COO Of CNN, Will Return To Parent Warner Bros. Discovery Hoda Kotb, In Return 'Today' Visit, Denies Rumors She Will Succeed Kelly Clarkson With Daytime Talk Show Donald Trump Says He Plans To Pardon Reality Stars Todd And Julie Chrisley But the new shows are not reversing the trendlines vs. 2024. While MSNBC has recovered some audience since a post-election fall off, the network, like CNN, has seen double-digit drops from a year ago. The caveat is that last year was a presidential election year, when networks typically see an increase in viewership. In primetime, Fox News averaged 2.46 million viewers, up 23%, while MSNBC posted 877,000, down 24%, and CNN averaged 426,000, down 18%. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 262,000, up 32%, compared to CNN with 76,000, down 21%, and MSNBC with 73,000, down 34%. In total day, Fox News averaged 1.56 million viewers, up 21%, compared to MSNBC with 545,000, down 33%, and CNN with 353,000, down 24%. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 180,000, up 22%, while CNN posted 59,000, down 27%, and MSNBC averaged 49,000, down 41%. The Rachel Maddow Show was MSNBC's top rated show, averaging 1.89 million viewers, while The Briefing with Jen Psaki averaged 950,000, according to Nielsen figures of the four weeks through May 23. The latter is down from the previous occupant of the Tuesday-Friday time slot, Alex Wagner Tonight, which averaged 1.3 million viewers of its run from 2022 to 2025. Psaki's show did improve on its lead in, All In with Chris Hayes, which averaged 912,000. The Weeknight, featuring hosts Symone Sanders Townsend, Michael Steele and Alicia Menendez, averaged 772,000 total viewers. In its final month in February, Joy Reid's ReidOut averaged 955,000. Fox News' The Five was the most viewed cable news show of the month, drawing an average of 3.77 million viewers, followed by Jesse Watters Primetime with 3.23 million, Gutfeld! with 2.92 million, Special Report with 2.81 million and Hannity with 2.73 million. In the 25-54 demo, The Five averaged 368,000, followed by Jesse Watters Primetime with 363,000, Gutfeld! with 328,000, Hannity with 299,000 and The Ingraham Angle with 297,000. The figures are from Nielsen via Fox News. Best of Deadline 'The Morning Show' Season 4: Everything We Know So Far 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Fox News Continued To See Audience Growth In May While MSNBC And CNN Posted Double-Digit Declines Vs. 2024
Fox News continued to show robust ratings growth for the month of May, again dominating its cable news rivals MSNBC and CNN, which have seen year-over-year declines. The past month saw the debut of MSNBC's new nighttime lineup, with The Weeknight taking the 7 p.m. ET slot, Rachel Maddow returning to one night a week at 9 p.m. ET and Jen Psaki filling that time period Tuesday to Thursday. More from Deadline David Leavy To Depart As COO Of CNN, Will Return To Parent Warner Bros. Discovery Hoda Kotb, In Return 'Today' Visit, Denies Rumors She Will Succeed Kelly Clarkson With Daytime Talk Show Donald Trump Says He Plans To Pardon Reality Stars Todd And Julie Chrisley But the new shows are not reversing the trendlines vs. 2024. While MSNBC has recovered some audience since a post-election fall off, the network, like CNN, has seen double-digit drops from a year ago. The caveat is that last year was a presidential election year, when networks typically see an increase in viewership. In primetime, Fox News averaged 2.46 million viewers, up 23%, while MSNBC posted 877,000, down 24%, and CNN averaged 426,000, down 18%. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 262,000, up 32%, compared to CNN with 76,000, down 21%, and MSNBC with 73,000, down 34%. In total day, Fox News averaged 1.56 million viewers, up 21%, compared to MSNBC with 545,000, down 33%, and CNN with 353,000, down 24%. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 180,000, up 22%, while CNN posted 59,000, down 27%, and MSNBC averaged 49,000, down 41%. The Rachel Maddow Show was MSNBC's top rated show, averaging 1.89 million viewers, while The Briefing with Jen Psaki averaged 950,000, according to Nielsen figures of the four weeks through May 23. The latter is down from the previous occupant of the Tuesday-Friday time slot, Alex Wagner Tonight, which averaged 1.3 million viewers of its run from 2022 to 2025. Psaki's show did improve on its lead in, All In with Chris Hayes, which averaged 912,000. The Weeknight, featuring hosts Symone Sanders Townsend, Michael Steele and Alicia Menendez, averaged 772,000 total viewers. In its final month in February, Joy Reid's ReidOut averaged 955,000. Fox News' The Five was the most viewed cable news show of the month, drawing an average of 3.77 million viewers, followed by Jesse Watters Primetime with 3.23 million, Gutfeld! with 2.92 million, Special Report with 2.81 million and Hannity with 2.73 million. In the 25-54 demo, The Five averaged 368,000, followed by Jesse Watters Primetime with 363,000, Gutfeld! with 328,000, Hannity with 299,000 and The Ingraham Angle with 297,000. The figures are from Nielsen via Fox News. Best of Deadline 'The Morning Show' Season 4: Everything We Know So Far 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery
Forbes
3 days ago
- Business
- Forbes
Fox News Channel Beats ABC And All Of Cable News In May Ratings
For the Fox News Channel, the race in May wasn't about beating the cable news competition, but about taking its place among the highest-rated networks in all of television, outperforming ABC in prime time and finishing close behind NBC, according to preliminary ratings data compiled by Nielsen. Among total prime time viewers, CBS finished first overall with an average audience of 3.517 million viewers, with TNT (2.950 million viewers), NBC (2.942 million viewers) and Fox News Channel (2.910 million viewers) in a near photo-finish for second place. ABC trailed with an average total audience in prime of 2.696 million viewers. Fox News Channel's performance is significant for a cable news network, with FNC even out-delivering ESPN (2.291 million viewers) in a month that featured both the NBA and NHL playoffs. The month brought discouraging ratings news for both CNN and MSNBC, which each had their second-lowest rated month ever among viewers 25-54, the key demographic valued by advertisers. CNN delivered an average prime time audience of just 81,000 viewers in the key demo, with MSNBC delivering an audience of 78,000. CNN's The Lead with Jake Tapper had its worst month since August 2015, with a total audience of 525,000 viewers, while MSNBC's flagship morning show, Morning Joe, dipped to just 56,000 viewers in the key demo, the show's second-worst showing in that key metric since the program's launch. In prime, Fox News Channel was up 28% versus May 2024 among total viewers, and up 39% in the key demo, while CNN fell 14% among total viewers and 16% in the key demo. MSNBC's declines were even bigger, down 19% among total viewers and down 29% among viewers 25-54. The highest-rated shows in cable news in May all aired on the Fox News Channel, with The Five again taking top honors with an average total audience of 3.766 million viewers, followed by Jesse Watters Primetime (3.326 million viewers), Gutfeld! (2.915 million viewers), Special Report with Bret Baier (2.807 million viewers), and Hannity (2.730 million viewers). In the key demo, The Five was again number one with 368,000 viewers, followed by Jesse Watters Primetime (363,000 viewers), Gutfeld! (328,000 viewers), Hannity (299,000 viewers) and The Ingraham Angle (297,000 viewers). The Five continues to be a force of nature, dominating cable news ratings even as it airs outside of prime time, when viewership is typically highest. With a total audience of 3.8 million viewers, the show beat each of the broadcast networks evening news shows in May.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Fox Reporter Shooed Away After Barging Into James Comey's Book Signing
A Fox News producer was escorted out of a James Comey book signing event Tuesday after he barged in to ask about the former FBI director's attention-grabbing anti-Trump Instagram post. Johnny Belisario, a producer for Jesse Watters Primetime, began the awkward interaction by telling Comey that Watters had a question about his photo of seashells containing the numbers '86″ and '47,' which some of the president's allies concluded was a call for the president's assassination. 'Why do you want to '86′ Trump?' he asked. Comey replied, 'I'm not taking questions like that now. I'm just signing the book.' Belisario followed up: 'Why would you post that?' After a long pause, Belisario tried again, asking about Comey's meeting with the Secret Service. 'You want to get the book signed? Really?' Comey said. 'You got it, bud.' Belisario, whom Watters recently sent to confront George Clooney on the red carpet, then reached forward to give him something else to sign. 'And can you sign my seashell too?' he asked. 'Which beach is this that you're going to? You found a Kamala seashell, '86 47″—this is a politically charged beach, director.' 'Be well,' Comey replied, clearly done with the interaction at the Manhattan Barnes and Noble. An apparent staff member of the bookstore then came up to Belisario and told him to leave. Comey has already explained his Instagram post, which he ended up deleting, in multiple media appearances over the past few days. 'I posted earlier a picture of some shells I saw today on a beach walk, which I assumed were a political message,' he wrote on Instagram after posting the photo. 'I didn't realize some folks associate those numbers with violence. It never occurred to me but I oppose violence of any kind so I took the post down.' In restaurant terminology, to '86″ something means to get rid of it, or to ban a patron. That didn't stop Trump's allies from freaking out about Comey's post, though. Watters himself went so far as to call the arrangement of seashells a crime. 'Trump's already faced two assassination attempts,' Watters said on his show that night. 'Comey should know better, and let's be honest, he probably does.' 'He's the former FBI director. He had the codes. He knows what it means,' Watters said. 'This obviously is a threat to the president's life, and that's illegal.'
Business Mayor
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Business Mayor
Thursday, May 15 Evening Cable News Ratings: Erin Burnett Leads the Demo for CNN
Jesse Watters Primetime continued to be Fox News' No. 1 show among Adults 25-54. It was the only FNC newscast to cross the 400,000 viewers mark in the demo for the evening. Between 5 and 9 p.m. ET CNN's programs had more demo viewers than any of MSNBC's evening offerings. Erin Burnett OutFront was CNN's No. 1 show in the demo, while All in With Chris Hayes earned that title for MSNBC. 25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day: FNC: 211 | CNN: 61 | MSNBC: 57 Prime: FNC: 356 | CNN: 80 | MSNBC: 84 FNC: CNN: MSNBC: 4PM Cain: 270 Hunt: 76 Wallace: 86 5PM Five: 379 The Lead: 100 Wallace: 78 6PM Baier: 258 The Lead 119 Melber: 82 7PM Ingraham: 266 Burnett: 138 Weeknight: 75 8PM Watters: 418 Cooper: 97 Hayes: 89 9PM Hannity: 299 Collins: 68 Psaki: 81 10PM Gutfeld!: 351 Phillip: 75 O'Donnell: 82 11PM @ Night: 191 Coates: 46 11th Hour: 53 Total Viewers (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day: FNC: 1.811 | CNN: 359 | MSNBC: 622 Prime: FNC: 3.090 | CNN: 448 | MSNBC: 1.062 FNC: CNN: MSNBC: 4PM Cain: 2.032 Hunt: 465 Wallace: 997 5PM Five: 3.646 The Lead: 537 Wallace: 1.126 6PM Baier: 2.841 The Lead: 499 Melber: 955 7PM Ingraham: 2.616 Burnett: 586 Weeknight: 745 8PM Watters: 3.465 Cooper: 476 Hayes: 948 9PM Hannity: 2.852 Collins: 439 Psaki: 958 10PM Gutfeld!: 2.954 Phillip: 429 O'Donnell: 1.280 11PM @ Night: 1.568 Coates: 265 11th Hour: 603 READ SOURCE
