Overview

• Fox averaged 2.9 million weekday primetime viewers, making it the fourth-highest-rated network across television and surpassing ABC’s 2.7 million.
• The network posted a 28% increase in total viewers and a 39% gain among adults 25-54 year over year, marking its 51st straight month atop cable news in total day and primetime ratings.
• 'The Five' led cable news in May with 3.8 million total viewers and 368,000 in the key demo, followed by 'Jesse Watters Primetime,' 'Gutfeld!,' 'Special Report with Bret Baier' and 'Hannity.'
• CNN and MSNBC hit historic lows in the advertiser-coveted demo, averaging just 81,000 and 78,000 primetime viewers respectively, with CNN’s 'The Lead with Jake Tapper' recording its weakest month since August 2015.
• Among all prime time audiences, Fox’s 2.91 million viewers trailed only CBS and TNT while closing the gap on NBC’s 2.94 million and outpacing ESPN during playoff coverage.