Overview
- Nielsen/Status data show Fox’s October audience fell roughly 27–28% year‑over‑year, with the key 25–54 demo plunging to about 98,000 viewers.
- On Monday, Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch told investors the decline reflected “viewer fatigue” and tough year‑over‑year comparisons, while stressing the company’s business remains strong.
- Fox Corp. reported robust quarterly results and record midterm political advertising revenue of more than $350 million despite the ratings slide.
- On Election Night, President Trump posted a series of attacks on Truth Social that criticized Fox’s polling, singled out commentator Jessica Tarlov, and blamed the network for falling ratings.
- Industry analysts warn that long‑term cord‑cutting, measurement quirks and Trump’s steering of followers to smaller streamers create a path for audience migration and deepen the network’s editorial‑commercial tensions.