There is no Trump Bump in the ratings for far-left CNN or MSNBC. Meanwhile, Fox News made ratings history.
Below are the average viewer numbers for January 1, 2025, through the end of March 2025.
The number in parentheses reflects the percentage difference in the ratings compared to this same quarter last year.
TOTAL PRIMETIME VIEWERS / DEMO VIEWERS
Fox News: 3.012 million (+46 percent) / 380,000 (+63 percent)
CNNLOL: 558,000 (-6 percent) / 121,000 (-1 percent)
MSNBC: 1.024 million (-18 percent) / 96,000 (-21 percent)
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TOTAL DAY VIEWERS / DEMO VIEWERS
Fox News: 1.919 million (+48 percent) / 247,000 (+58 percent)
CNNLOL: 428,000 (-8 percent) / 79,000 (-7 percent)
MSNBC: 593,000 (-27 percent) / 57,000 (-30 percent)
Think about everything that has been in the news for the last three months. Nothing less than inaugurating a new president, massively destructive wildfires in California, all the craziness around Trump’s cabinet picks, all the fake scandals aimed at Pete Hegseth, the White House’s fight with the courts, the deportations, the attack on Houthi pirates… And I‘m missing some things. And what’s the result for these left-wing propaganda outlets? All this news and fewer people tuning in.
Tee hee.
That’s a trust issue. Period.
You might be thinking: CNN’s numbers don’t look so bad because they did not suffer double-digit losses like MSNBC. Well, look at how few people tune in to CNN, and CNN is still losing viewers during a crazy busy first-quarter news cycle. At least MSNBC is able to attract a million average viewers during primetime. CNN barely does half that.
CNN is doornail dead. Unless that clown car gets a total enema to remove the clowns, it will be lucky to last another five years. If pharmaceutical ads are outlawed (as they should be), it will be less than five years.
Hey, maybe people are just tired of the news, especially cable news?
Uh, no…
“Fox News remained the top cable news network, and enjoyed its highest-rated quarter in cable news history,” reports AdWeek. “Fox News also secured its highest quarter cable news share ever with 65% of the audience in total day and 66% in primetime.”
Then there is this mind-blowing statistic: “In addition to topping its cable rivals, FNC also surpassed ABC and NBC during weekday primetime.”
More people are watching Fox News than the broadcast networks during primetime. That is really something.
Listen, as you all know, I’m no fan of cable news and that includes Fox News. But that is an incredible accomplishment for Fox News and a total humiliation for the dying broadcast networks.
Everything is changing and mostly for the better.
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