Fox Information continues to reign supreme throughout all of cable information, however each main community was down considerably in July 2025 in comparison with the identical interval final yr.
In line with Deadline, citing Nielsen scores, in primetime, Fox Information averaged 2.41 million viewers and 257,000 in the important thing Adults 25-54 demo for the month of July. In comparison with July 2024, Fox Information was down 30% in complete viewers and 48% in the important thing demo.
It was the identical story in complete day, with Fox Information averaging 1.53 million complete viewers (down 19% on the identical interval final yr) and 184,000 in the important thing demo (down 31% on final yr).
Fox Information touted its success over broadcast networks, stating that since June 20, it has led in primetime with 2.6 million viewers, in comparison with ABC’s 2.3 million viewers, NBC’s 2.1 million viewers, and CBS’ 2 million viewers.
As compared, MSNBC averaged 865,000 complete viewers in primetime for July, down 27% on the identical month final yr. Within the 25-54 demo, MSNBC posted 81,000, down 40% on the identical interval the earlier yr. In the meantime, throughout complete day, MSNBC averaged 530,000 (down 26%) and 52,000 within the demo (down 37%).
CNN averaged 497,000 complete viewers in primetime for July (down 42% on final yr) and 92,000 in the important thing demo (down 55%). In complete day, CNN posted 370,000 viewers (down 29%) and 62,000 in the important thing (down 44%).
The drop from July 2024 is anticipated, provided that the month was important for headline-grabbing information tales. Final yr, it was the month of the Donald Trump assassination try, the Republican Nationwide Conference, and Joe Biden‘s resolution to drag out of the presidential race.
As for programming, Fox Information’ The 5 landed within the high spot throughout all cable information reveals, averaging 3.53 million viewers. Jesse Watters Primetime (3.14 million), Gutfeld! (2.91 million), and Hannity (2.67 million) additionally posted robust numbers for the community.
The now once-a-week Rachel Maddow Present continued to be the best-performing present for MSNBC, averaging 2.02 million viewers for July. There was additionally excellent news for MSNBC’s The Briefing with Jen Psaki and The Weeknight, although, as each reveals have grown in the important thing demo since their launches in Might.
In the meantime, Anderson Cooper 360 stays the highest present for CNN, averaging 573,000 viewers for July. CNN additionally had success with the premiere of Stay Help: When Rock ‘n’ Roll Took on the World, which drew 795,000 viewers, the most effective efficiency for an unique sequence since February 2024.