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Fox News Dominates Summer Ratings with 2.43 Million Viewers

9/5/2025

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Fox News led summer ratings with 2.43 million primetime viewers, outperforming ABC, NBC, and CBS.
Viewership rose by 1% from August 2024, while CNN and MSNBC lost over half their audiences.
In the 25-54 demographic, Fox attracted 237,000 viewers, compared to CNN's 78,000 and MSNBC's 72,000.
"The Five" was the top cable news show, averaging 3.5 million viewers.
Fox News dominated the top 163 cable news telecasts in August.

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Story summary

Fox News led summer ratings with 2.43 million primetime viewers, outperforming ABC, NBC, and CBS.
Viewership rose by 1% from August 2024, while CNN and MSNBC lost over half their audiences.
In the 25-54 demographic, Fox attracted 237,000 viewers, compared to CNN's 78,000 and MSNBC's 72,000.
"The Five" was the top cable news show, averaging 3.5 million viewers.
Fox News dominated the top 163 cable news telecasts in August.