Fox News dominates November with the largest share of cable news ever, MSNBC and CNN fail after the election

Fox News dominates November with the largest share of cable news ever, MSNBC and CNN fail after the election

Fox News Channel dominated November, posting one of the most-watched months in the network’s history, just as MSNBC and CNN saw viewership declines since Election Day.

November saw the momentous presidential election between President-elect Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, along with weeks of critical news surrounding Trump’s Cabinet nominees. Along the way, Americans relied on Fox News Channel for information and analysis, while MSNBC and CNN have struggled to maintain an audience since Trump’s decisive victory. Fox News ended the month with a 62% share of the cable news audience.

Fox News averaged nearly two million daily viewers for the month, while no other cable network even topped one million. ESPN came in second with an average of 741,000 viewers. It was the sixth-most watched month in Fox News history and the second-best November ever.

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Fox News Channel hosts Martha MacCallum and Bret Baier led “Democracy 2024″‘s coverage of the historic presidential race. (FOX News Media)

MSNBC averaged 720,000 daily viewers and CNN settled for 482,000 as the liberal networks failed to collectively overtake Fox News despite the historic election.

It was a similar story in prime time, with Fox News Channel averaging a whopping 3.2 million viewers, crushing all competitors.

ESPN came in second, averaging two million viewers from 8 to 11 p.m. ET. MSNBC averaged 1.1 million and CNN averaged 725,000, as together they couldn’t beat Fox News in that category either.

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Fox News Channel features Laura Ingraham, Jesse Watters, Sean Hannity and Greg Gutfeld. (Fox News)

Fox News also dominated cable news in the 25-54 age group coveted by advertisers, averaging 282,000 daily viewers compared to 108,000 for CNN and just 91,000 for MSNBC.

During prime time, Fox News averaged 476,000 viewers in the demo that pays the bills, compared to 196,000 for CNN and 161,000 for MSNBC.

On Election Day, FOX News Media’s primetime election night coverage on Fox News Channel, FOX Network, FOX Business Network (FBN) and Fox News Digital topped all broadcast networks with nearly 13.6 million viewers and 4.4 million in the key demo.

Fox News’ primetime coverage of “Democracy 2024,” co-anchored by Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum, averaged nearly 10.8 million total viewers and 3.3 million in the key demo. The following day, Fox News’ coverage of Harris’ speech was No. 1 on television, averaging nearly eight million viewers and 1.4 million in the demo.

November marked the 45th consecutive month that Fox News ranked first in cable news in both prime time and total days in both viewers and key audience.

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"The five," Starring Greg Gutfeld, Jesse Watters, Dana Perino, Jeanine Pirro and alternating co-hosts Jessica Tarlov and Harold Ford Jr., it was the most-watched show on cable news.

“The Five,” starring Greg Gutfeld, Jesse Watters, Dana Perino, Jeanine Pirro and alternating co-hosts Jessica Tarlov and Harold Ford Jr., was the most-watched show in cable news. (FOX News Media)

“The Five,” starring Greg Gutfeld, Jesse Watters, Dana Perino, Jeanine Pirro and alternating co-hosts Jessica Tarlov and Harold Ford Jr., averaged 4.4 million total viewers and 510,000 in the critical demo, topping all cable news shows for the month .

“The Ingraham Angle,” “Jesse Watters Primetime” and “Hannity” all dominated their time slots, and “Gutfeld!” had its best month since launch. Special Report with Bret Baier, FOX & Friends FIRST, FOX & Friends, America’s Newsroom with Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino, The Faulkner Focus, Outnumbered, America Reports with John Roberts and Sandra “. Smith, “FOX News @ Night” and “Your World with Neil Cavuto” also had banner months, helping Fox News crush cable news competition.

“Life, Liberty & Levin” averaged 1.8 million viewers and became the No. 1 show on Saturdays, while “Sunday Morning Futures” took the crown with an average of 1.9 million viewers on Sunday.

While Fox News Channel swept CNN and MSNBC combined Throughout the month, liberal networks across the board have particularly struggled since Election Day.

MSNBC is down 42% in total viewers, 52% in primetime, and has lost a shocking 57% of its primetime audience in the key demo compared to its 2024 average since Harris’ loss. CNN has lost 30% of its total viewers and is down 39% in prime time over the same period.

Fox News has a significant 73% share of cable news viewers in prime time and a 69% share of total viewers since Election Day. Since election night, Fox News has also topped ABC, CBS, NBC and all other cable networks.

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A variety of MSNBC shows, including “Jose-Diaz Balart Reports,” “The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle,” “Ana Cabrera Reports,” “Chris Jansing Reports,” “Katy Tur Reports,” and “The Reidout,” all have enthusiastic. Lows since Election Day.

MSNBC’s problems go far beyond its ongoing efforts to attract an audience.

MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski angered both liberal viewers and colleagues after admitting that they met with Trump in person shortly after the election after insisting on doing so for years that he is a “fascist” and an all-rounder who threatens democracy.

Parent company Comcast also announced it would spin off its cable operations, including MSNBC, into a separate company over the next year, leaving MSNBC employees uncertain about the fate of shared resources with NBC News. Additionally, FEC filings revealed that the Harris campaign made two $250,000 donations to MSNBC host Rev. Al Sharpton’s nonprofit in September and October, shortly before he became friendly with the Democratic candidate Interview composed.

All data courtesy of Nielsen Media Research.

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