During a survey held in the U.S. in spring 2023, it was found that adults aged above 45 years were the most likely to say they never watched Fox News, with more than double the share of those aged 45 to 64 years or 65 years or above saying they never tuned into the news channel than adults aged 18 to 29 years. Similarly, ** percent of adults in the latter age bracket watched Fox News weekly, compared to only one percent of adults aged 65 or older.

A survey held in the U.S. in spring 2023 found that ** percent of white adults rarely or never watched Fox News, and the figure was similar for Black respondents. Hispanic Americans were the most engaged with the news channel, with over ** percent watching Fox News at least weekly.

What are the most-watched news networks? In November 2023, Fox News was the most watched cable news network in the United States and continues to do well in terms of its primetime audience, with **** million primetime viewers in that period. Fox News viewers in the 25-54 demographic amounted to *** thousand, whilst MSNBC had just *** thousand. When looking at Fox News viewers compared to CNN, the overall average number of primetime viewers was notably different. CNN has been losing viewers in recent years, although during the coronavirus outbreak, tended to pull in a larger audience than usual. Which cable news channel has the most viewers in prime time? Performing well during the mid-evening prime time slot on cable television is the goal of any network that takes its ratings seriously.Cable news networks like Fox, CNN, and MSNBC are engaged in a monthly battle to hit the top spot during primetime and grab the highest cable news ratings during those precious evening hours. Fox News ratings during primetime are generally higher than its two direct competitors, and was the top channel for watching the State of the Union Address in 2020. What is prime time TV? Primetime television is the time at which the audience peaks, and in the United States usually takes place between 8pm and 11pm. TV networks show their most sought after or successful programs during this time, and this slot is where advertisers like to spend their money in order to maximize the number of viewers who will see their products. In fact, many of the most-watched news shows like Hannity or The Rachel Maddow Show which debate news coverage from a particular point of view, draw in massive audiences each month, ultimately contributing to the overall ratings of the network they belong to.

In the final quarter of 2020, CNN averaged 412 thousand total day viewers aged between 25 and 54 years. The cable news network managed to attract a greater amount of viewers from this younger demographic compared to its competitors Fox News and MSNBC. Fox News was the leading network with almost **** million total day viewers in Q4 2020.

Cable TV news consumption is on the decline. Adults aged between 18 and 34 years old were the least likely to use cable TV networks as a source of news, with a survey held in the United States in August 2022 revealing that 45 percent never did so. Younger consumers preferred social media sites for keeping up to date, and whilst their older peers turned to cable news more frequently, network news was still a more popular daily news source.

Falling cable news ratings

Back in 2017, FOX News, the leading cable news network in the United States, had an average of almost 470 thousand viewers in the primetime demo. With the exception of 2020 where news consumption soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, ratings have fallen consecutively each year, and by 2022, FOX’s average viewer count sank to 341 thousand. CNN and MSNBC saw even greater drops in their audiences, with the latter seeing its ratings fall by more than 2.5 times between 2017 and 2022.

Why the drop in ratings?

Cable and satellite TV is no longer the norm: only adults aged 60 or above express a preference for traditional TV over video streaming services and apps, and among certain age groups the share who preferred the latter was over 70 percent. Indeed, a 2022 survey found that the majority of Gen Z, millennials, and Gen X did not have a cable subscription. The main reason for cutting the cord was price, with over a third of adults saying that cable was simply too expensive.

The statistic shows the share of consumers who watch Fox News in the United States as of April 2017, sorted by political affiliation. During the survey, ** percent of Democrat respondents stated that they watched the cable news channel.

A survey held in the U.S. in spring 2023 found that ** percent of Republicans watched Fox News every day or a few times per week, compared to only ** percent of Democrats. More than a third of Democrats and Independents never engaged with Fox News, along with ** percent of Republicans, highlighting the ongoing struggle cable networks face in keeping viewer numbers up.

This statistic illustrates the share of Fox News TV viewers in the United States as of 2018. The results were sorted by age. In 2018, ***** percent of respondents aged 18 to 29 years stated they watch Fox News. The Statista Global Consumer Survey offers a global perspective on consumption and media usage, covering the offline und online world of the consumer.

The findings of a study conducted in January 2023 revealed that all three major U.S. cable networks had their biggest audiences in suburban areas, and Fox News had the highest share of viewers hailing from rural communities. Fox was also the least likely to attract urban audiences, with just 26 percent of its regular viewers living in larger metropolitan areas.

4.5 million headlines from 2007-2022, sourced from the top 10 news outlets by internet viewership*

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In the week running from March 9 to 15, 2020, Fox News averaged **** million viewers in primetime, and CNN outperformed MSNBC with its primetime audience of **** million. Comparing these figures to the corresponding week of the previous year, primetime viewership is noticeably higher among all three of the major cable news networks. Cable news network viewership varies monthly, though Fox News generally comes out on top, but the TV industry as a whole will be keeping a close eye on developments and ratings in spring 2020 in light of the coronavirus outbreak. The pandemic which is driving people indoors as they self-isolate, contrary to normal spring behaviour which tends to send viewers outdoors and away from their television sets.

Important to note here is that on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization announced that the coronavirus was a global pandemic, right in the middle of the week in March 2020 presented in the graph. In that week, Fox News averaged over *** million more primetime viewers than in the corresponding period in 2019, and CNN's primetime audience was around ***** times higher.

The largest cable networks of Fox Corporation were FOX News and FS1, with ** million subscribers each recorded in 2024. Each channel of the U.S.-based broadcaster showed declines in subscription numbers.

The statistic shows the most popular sources for television news among consumers in the United States as of August 2018, broken down by age group. During the survey, ** percent of surveyed U.S. adults aged 55 or above said that they got most of their TV news from FOX News, compared to ** percent of 18 to 34 year olds who said the same.

In 2024, around *** million U.S. viewers tuned into the Fox News channel to watch President Biden's State of the Union address. The total viewership amounted to around ***** million that year, up from **** million viewers in 2023.

In April 2025, the news website with the most monthly visits in the United States was nytimes.com, with a total of ***** million monthly visits in that month. In second place was cnn.com with just over *** million visits, followed by foxnews.com with almost a ****** of a million. Online news consumption in the U.S. Americans get their news in a variety of ways, but social media is an increasingly popular option. A survey on social media news consumption revealed that ** percent of Twitter users regularly used the site for news, and Facebook and Reddit were also popular for news among their users. Interestingly though, social media is the least trusted news sources in the United States. News and trust Trust in news sources has become increasingly important to the American news consumer amidst the spread of fake news, and the public are more vocal about whether or not they have faith in a source to report news correctly. Ongoing discussions about the credibility, accuracy and bias of news networks, anchors, TV show hosts, and news media professionals mean that those looking to keep up to date tend to be more cautious than ever before. In general, news audiences are skeptical. In 2020, just **** percent of respondents to a survey investigating the perceived objectivity of the mass media reported having a great deal of trust in the media to report news fully, accurately, and fairly.

This statistic shows the share of Millennials who watched selected television news sources most frequently in the United States as of June 2019. The findings reveal that the majority of Millennials turned to networks like NBC, ABC or CBS the most when they wanted to watch TV news, and 20 percent watched Fox News the most.

In 2022, the average number of TVs tuned into CNN during the primetime news timeslot reached **** million, down from *** million in the previous year. MSNBC's average primetime viewership fared similarly, whereas Fox News outperformed both its competitors by a large margin with an average of **** million televisions tuned in to its primetime slot.

During a survey held in the U.S. in spring 2023, nine percent of respondents stated they watched CNN every day. Meanwhile, over ** percent said that they did not watch the channel at all. Fox News remains the most watched cable news network in the United States, with CNN generally behind Fox and MSNBC.

In the second quarter of 2020, Fox News channel had an advertising revenue of ***** million U.S. dollars. This figure represents an increase of ** percent compared to the same period in 2019. Fox was the only channel that recoded positive growth during the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. CNN and MSNBC saw declines of ** and ** percent, respectively.

CBS aired the highest number of minutes of climate change coverage in 2024, with a total of *** minutes (over six hours) across its morning news, evening news, and Sunday political shows. Figures for 2015 to 2019 do not include morning shows for ABC, NBC, or CBS, but show an overall increase in coverage between those years. Fox News Sunday aired ** minutes of coverage in 2021, the highest since 2017, but this number fell to just ***** minutes in 2024. Climate coverage in broadcast news remains limited In 2023, over half of all climate change segments across broadcast television news programs were aired between July and September. Most aired in July (the hottest July on record) when a total of *** news segments on ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox combined covered the topic. The main driver for climate coverage was extreme weather across the globe, with these discussions making up over ** percent of coverage. However, only **** percent of segments were dedicated to climate justice. Representation and diversity In 2023, of the *** guest appearances made during climate coverage on broadcast TV climate segments, just ** were made by people of color. The source noted that whilst climate change disproportionately affects minority communities, most people appearing on broadcast TV news to discuss the matter were non-Hispanic white men.