3Q 2025 Cable News Ratings: Key Findings

3Q 2025 Cable News Ratings: Key Findings

October 3, 2025 Victoria Sterling Business

okay, here’s​ a⁢ breakdown of the⁣ key ‍information from‌ the provided text, organized for clarity.

I. Network Performance (Q3 vs. Q2)

* ⁣ Fox News:

* Total Viewers: 2,488,000 ⁢(up +5% from Q2)
* ‌ A25-54 Demo: 244,000 (up +6% from Q2)
‍ * Primetime: Up⁢ +7% in total viewers, +8% in ⁢the demo.
* ⁣ Total Day: Up +4% in total viewers, +5% in the⁣ demo.
* MSNBC:

* ‌Total Viewers: 736,000 (down -18% from Q2)
* A25-54 Demo: 84,000 (down -24% from Q2)
* Primetime: Down -17% in total⁢ viewers, -23% in the demo.
* Total⁢ Day: Down -21% in total ‌viewers, -28% in the demo.
* NewsNation:

​ * Total Viewers: 184,000 (up‌ +8% from Q2)
* ⁣A25-54 Demo: 17,000 (up +18% from Q2)
⁤ * Primetime: Up +8% in total viewers, +18% in the demo.
* ‌Total Day: Up +9% in total viewers, down -13% in the demo.
* ⁣ Fox Business:

* Total Viewers: 261,000 (down -8% from Q2)
* A25-54 Demo: 13,000 (down -20% from Q2)
​ * Primetime: ⁢Down ‌-8% in total viewers, -20% in the demo.
* Total Day: Down -3% in total viewers, -18% in the demo.
* ⁣ CNBC:

‍ * Total Viewers: 176,000 (down -11% from Q2)
* A25-54 Demo: 37,000 (down -30% from Q2)
* Primetime: Down -11% in⁤ total viewers, -30% in the demo.
* Total Day: Down -18% in total viewers, -33% in the demo.

II. Top shows (Q3)

* Total Viewers:

  1. The Five (Fox news) – 3,700,000

  2. Jesse Watters Primetime (Fox News)⁢ – 3,336,000

  3. Gutfeld!‌ (Fox News) – 2,940,000

  4. Hannity (Fox News) – 2,891,000

  5. Special Report with Bret Baier (Fox News) – 2,862,000

* A25-54 ‌Demo:

  1. The Five‍ (Fox News) – 338,000

  2. Jesse Watters⁤ Primetime (Fox​ News) – 323,000

  3. Gutfeld! (Fox News) – 320,000

  4. Hannity (Fox News) – 305,000

  5. special Report with⁤ Bret Baier (Fox News) – 280,000

Key Takeaways:

* Fox News Dominates: Fox News is the clear leader in both⁣ total ‌viewers and the A25-54 ⁢demo.It also saw ‌increases in viewership compared to Q2.
* ⁢ MSNBC Declines: MSNBC experienced critically important declines in both total viewership and the key demo.
* newsnation Gains: ⁣ NewsNation is the only network to show growth in ‌both total ⁢viewers and the demo during primetime.
* CNBC and Fox business Struggle: Both CNBC and Fox Business saw declines in viewership across both primetime and total‌ day.

Let me ⁣know if you’d like me to⁢ analyze any specific ⁢aspect of this data further!

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