Overview

• Fox News averaged 2.4 million primetime viewers in July, more than double MSNBC’s 865,000 and nearly five times CNN’s 497,000, marking its 54th consecutive month atop primetime.
• In total-day viewership, Fox News led with 1.53 million viewers compared to 530,000 for MSNBC and 370,000 for CNN.
• All three networks saw steep year-over-year primetime declines: Fox News down 30 percent, MSNBC down 27 percent and CNN down 42 percent.
• In the adults 25–54 demographic during primetime, Fox News attracted 257,000 viewers while CNN and MSNBC posted 92,000 and 81,000 respectively.
• Fox News swept the top five cable news programs for July, led by The Five’s 3.53 million viewers and followed by Jesse Watters Primetime, Gutfeld!, Hannity and Special Report.