Fox News Channel obliterated the competition in 2024, ending the year with its highest share of the cable news audience since 2015.
The year featured an unprecedented news cycle in which President Biden performed so poorly during an infamous presidential debate that he ultimately withdrew from the race. Vice President Kamala Harris emerged as the Democratic candidate without primaries and President-elect Donald Trump survive a few assassination attempts. All of that took place before the November election ended with Trump’s decisive victory over Harris.
The election-related chaos occurred as wars raged in the Middle East and Ukraine, college campuses erupted with anti-Israel protests, and everyone moved out Hunter Biden for Taylor Swift seemed to dominate the news cycles.
FOX NEWS MEDIA SPOTLIGHT AWARDS RECOGNIZE TEAM MEMBERS WHO GOED ABOVE AND BEYOND IN 2024
Fox News Channel hosts Martha MacCallum and Bret Baier led the “Democracy 2024” coverage of the historic presidential race. (FOX News Media)
En route, Fox News channel averages 1.5 million viewers during daytime and 2.4 million during primetime, which tops all cable options. Fox News has now been No. 1 in both categories for nine years in a row and has grown its viewership by 21% during daytime and 31% during primetime compared to 2023.
“Amidst covering a tumultuous political cycle, wars in the Middle East and major news events, millions of viewers across the political spectrum continued to tune into Fox News Channel for our unparalleled reporting and analysis. “I am extremely proud of our entire team for This once again proves why we are the most-watched network in the country, as we surpass the competition in covering the stories that mattered most to everyday Americans,” said Suzanne Scott , CEO of FOX News Media.
MSNBC averaged 807,000 viewers per day and CNN 488,000. During primetime, MSNBC averaged 1.7 million viewers from 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM ET and CNN settled for just 700,000 as Fox News topped both categories combined despite the historic news year.
It was Fox News’ highest share of the cable news audience in nearly a decade, as the network held 55% of the cable news audience in primetime and 53% all day.
Fox News has been No. 1 in cable news among both daytime and primetime viewers for 23 years in a row.
Fox News also crushed its cable news competitors among the advertiser-coveted adults 25-54 demographic, with an average of 187,000 daytime viewers in the critical demo, compared to just 92,000 for CNN and 86,000 for MSNBC. It was much the same during primetime, when Fox News averaged 298,000 demo viewers, compared to 151,000 for CNN and just 137,000 for MSNBC.
CNN ended the news-filled year with the smallest audience in network history among both total daytime viewers and among key demos.
“The Five” averaged 3.4 million viewers and finished as the No. 1 show on cable news for the third year in a row.
“The Five,” starring Greg Gutfeld, Jesse Watters, Dana Perino, Jeanine Pirro and rotating co-hosts Jessica Tarlov and Harold Ford Jr., averaged 3.4 million viewers and finished No. 1 on TV for the third consecutive year. cable news. year. “The Five” also finished strong, becoming the first non-primetime show to reach more than four million viewers during its highest-rated fourth quarter ever.
Fox News programs “The Five”, “Jesse Watters Primetime”, “Hannity”, “Gutfeld!”, “The Ingraham Angle”, “Special Report with Bret Baier”, “Outnumbered”, “The Faulkner Focus”, ” America’s Newsroom” with Dana Perino and Bill Hemmer, “America Reports” with John Roberts and Sandra Smith, Martha MacCallum’s “The Story” and “Your World with Neil Cavuto” all surpassed everything CNN and MSNBC had to bid among total viewers, as FNC finished with the twelve most-watched programs on cable news.
“Jesse Watters Primetime” was the most-watched cable news program during primetime, averaging 3.1 million viewers.
“Gutfeld!” averaged a whopping 355,000 viewers in the key demo leading all cable news in the keep-the-lights-on category, leading the airs of CBS’ “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and surpass ABC’s. Jimmy Kimmel Live!” in the lawsuit.
“Gutfeld!” averaged a whopping 355,000 viewers in the key demo of adults 25 to 54 that led all cable news. (Fox News Media)
“FOX & Friends,” “FOX & Friends First,” and “FOX News @ Night” all had strong showings to help Fox News dominate the cable news landscape. In fact, Fox News programs made up 70 of the top 100 cable news broadcasts and the network had the highest cable news length in all categories.
On weekends, Fox News had the highest share of the cable news audience among both total viewers and the key demo in network history. “Life, Liberty and Levin” finished as the most-watched show on Saturday, and “Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo” took the Sunday crown.
FOX NEWS CHANNEL ENDS ELECTION WEEK AS THE MOST WATCHED NETWORK ON ALL TV
Bret Baier’s interview with Vice President Kamala Harris drew nearly eight million viewers, making it the highest-rated interview of the election cycle. (Fox News channel)
Bret Baier’s interview with Vice President Kamala Harris drew nearly eight million viewers, making it the highest-rated interview of the election cycle.
Americans relied on Fox News for information and analysis related to the crucial presidential election. According to Nielsen Media Research, Fox News was the most-watched cable news network in every swing state, including Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin.
FOX News Media’s election night coverage surpassed all television networks with nearly 13.6 million viewers and 4.4 million on the demo, while its broadcast of Vice President Kamala Harris’ concession speech was also No. 1 with nearly eight million viewers.
Fox News also made history with the highest-rated primetime convention coverage of all time during the RNC with 10.4 million total viewers and two million in demos from 10pm to 11pm ET.
Since Trump’s victory on Election Day, Fox News has dominated with 73% of the primetime cable news audience, while MSNBC and CNN have hemorrhaged viewers.
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All ratings data comes from Nielsen Media Research.
