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Fox News continues ratings dominance during Q2

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Greg Gutfeld hosts the prime-time comedy talk show "Gutfeld!" on the Fox News Channel. (Photo courtesy Fox News Media)
Greg Gutfeld hosts the prime-time comedy talk show “Gutfeld!” on the Fox News Channel. (Photo courtesy Fox News Media)

The Fox News Channel marked 90 consecutive quarters as the top cable news channel in prime-time at the end of June, with programs like “Jesse Watters Primetime” and “Gutfeld!” continuing to resonate with late-night TV audiences.

Fox News was the only network to log viewership growth in terms of overall and key demographic viewers from April 1 to June 30, compared to the same time period in 2023, according to a review of Nielsen ratings. Meanwhile, CNN and MSNBC showed a double-digit drop in ratings over the same period of time, with CNN hitting a 33-year low in total day and key demographic viewership.

Fox News had 89 of the top 100 shows in terms of overall viewers during Q2, while MSNBC had eight shows and CNN had just three. The panel discussion show “The Five,” which airs just before prime-time, was the number one show on cable news with an average of 3.1 million viewers and 2.45 million households during Q2, according to a review of live and same-day Nielsen ratings. Jesse Watters Primetime, “Hannity,” Gutfeld! and “Special Report with Bret Baier” rounded out the top five programs on cable news based on the same metric.

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Matthew Keys

Matthew Keys is the award-winning founder and editor of TheDesk.net, an authoritative voice on broadcast and streaming TV, media and tech. With over ten years of experience, he's a recognized expert in broadcast, streaming, and digital media, with work featured in publications such as StreamTV Insider and Digital Content Next, and past roles at Thomson Reuters and Disney-ABC Television Group.