Fox Information dominates TV rankings in July, crushing CNN and MSNBC mixed

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Fox Information Channel dominated all of tv throughout July, outdrawing broadcast networks in crucial classes, whereas CNN hit all-time low amongst viewers wanted by advertisers.

Fox Information averaged 1.5 million whole day viewers to dominate all cable all through July as No. 2 MSNBC settled for a median viewers of 530,000 and CNN managed solely 370,000 common whole day viewers.

Throughout primetime, Fox News averaged a staggering 2.4 million viewers, to greater than double the viewers of runner-up MSNBC, which managed 865,000 common viewers from 8-11 p.m. ET.

CNN averaged a dismal primetime viewers of 497,000 to complete behind ESPN, HGTV and Hallmark, along with Fox Information and MSNBC. Fox Information has now topped each CNN and MSNBC throughout primetime for 54 straight months.

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Whereas Fox News dominated cable, it additionally all beat broadcast networks in primetime as NBC managed 2.1 million viewers and CBS and ABC settled for two million apiece.

For the reason that first day of summer season on June 20, Fox Information has additionally led the published networks in primetime with 2.6 million viewers, in comparison with ABC’s 2.3 million viewers, NBC’s 2.1 million viewers and CBS’ 2 million viewers.

Fox Information additionally utterly obliterated competitors among the many advertiser-coveted demographic of adults aged 25-54 throughout July, a crucial class that has lengthy plagued MSNBC.

Fox Information averaged 184,000 whole day viewers among the many demo to complete atop all cable choices, together with ESPN, TBS, USA, Comedy Central, FX and Meals Community.

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"Gutfeld!" outdrew CBS' "The Late Present with Stephen Colbert" throughout July.

CNN managed solely 62,000 demo viewers for its lowest-rated July of all time and MSNBC achieved solely 52,000 as they did not high Fox Information mixed.

Fox Information averaged 257,000 demo viewers throughout primetime, in comparison with solely 92,000 for CNN, which had its worst month ever in that class, too. However whereas CNN did not crack the highest ten cable networks within the crucial class and had its worst July of all time, it nonetheless managed to trounce MSNBC.

MSNBC’s primetime lineup averaged solely 81,000 demo viewers to complete with a smaller viewers than quite a lot of cable choices, together with A&E, TLC, Bravo, Nick-at-Nite, Comedy Central and Grownup Swim.

July marked the 53rd straight month that Fox Information swept cable information amongst each whole viewers and the important thing demo. Fox Information commanded 63% of the cable information share with viewers throughout whole day and 64% in primetime.

"The 5," with Dana Perino, Greg Gutfeld, Jesse Watters, Jessica Tarlov and Harold Ford Jr., averaged 3.5 million whole viewers and 378,000 among the many demo to lead cable news in each classes.

"Jesse Watters Primetime," "Gutfeld!," "Hannity," "Particular Report with Bret Baier," "The Ingraham Angle" and "The Will Cain Present" all completed with bigger audiences than something CNN or MSNBC needed to provide as Fox Information swept the highest seven packages.

"Gutfeld!" outdrew "The Late Present with Stephen Colbert" regardless of the free promoting the CBS program generated by saying it will cancel this system in 2026.

Essentially the most-watched, non-Fox Information program was MSNBC’s "The Rachel Maddow Present," which managed a median viewers of two million. Nonetheless, "Maddow" solely aired thrice throughout the whole month of July as its namesake continues to solely work on Monday nights.

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"Particular Report with Bret Baier" airs weekdays at 6 p.m. ET. (Paul Morigi/Getty Photos)

"FOX & Mates" completed July with 1.3 million viewers and 169,000 within the demo, remaining the No. 1 cable information program within the mornings in each classes for the 53rd consecutive month.

"America’s Newsroom with Invoice Hemmer and Dana Perino," "The Faulkner Focus," "Outnumbered," "America Stories with John Roberts and Sandra Smith" and Martha MacCallum’s "The Story" all additionally had sturdy months to assist Fox Information crush the competitors in the course of the day and "Fox Information @ Evening" dominated its timeslot.

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"The Large Weekend Present" averaged 1.5 million viewers to complete because the No. 1 cable information program on Saturdays, whereas "Sunday Morning Futures" averaged 1.7 million to take the Sunday title. "My View with Lara Trump" was the most-watched weekend program in primetime with over 1.4 million viewers.

Fox Information was additionally No. 1 in cable information with Asians and Hispanics and upscale viewers all through whole day viewership throughout July.

Rankings information courtesy of Nielsen Media Analysis.

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Brian Flood is a media editor/reporter for FOX Information Digital. Story ideas will be despatched to brian.flood@fox.com and on Twitter: @briansflood.