Overview

• Fox News averaged 3 million weekday viewers in Q2 2025 to place second among all U.S. television channels, trailing CBS’s 3.42 million.
• The network led all basic cable networks with 1.6 million average total-day viewers plus a 2.6 million primetime audience.
• Q2 marked Fox News’s 17th straight quarter atop cable daytime ratings and its second-highest second quarter on record, behind only Q2 2020.
• Competitor channels MSNBC and CNN attracted 1.27 million and 559,000 weekday viewers respectively, underscoring a fragmented cable news landscape.
• Exclusive interviews with President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, along with major event coverage, drove significant audience engagement.