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'Wheels Fall Off MSNBC & CNN: Horrible Ratings Continue, Suffer
Staggering Losses'
Somebody needs to pull the lever and flush them down the toilet never to return.
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'MSNBC and CNN suffered staggering losses in viewership over the past
year — while Donald Trump’s ascendancy supercharged Fox News in the
cable news ratings war.
The left-leaning networks — which will both be spun off by their
respective parent companies — suffered year-over-year declines in all
major metrics for the second quarter compared to the same period last
year, according to the latest Nielsen data, which was reported by
AdWeek.
Comcast-owned MSNBC, with its rabid anti-Trump lineup of anchors, drew
an average 1.008 million primetime viewers from April to June, a
year-over-year decline of 15%, Nielsen figures show.
Fox News Channel boasts an audience that rivals that of broadcast
networks, according to Nielsen data.
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Fox News Channel boasts an audience that rivals that of broadcast
networks, according to Nielsen data.
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In the the advertiser-covered 25-to-54 demographic, primetime viewership plunged 20%, to 91,000 compared to last year — despite star anchor
Rachel Maddow returning to full-time duty during the first 100 days of
the Trump administration.
Jen Psaki took over her 9 p.m. primetime slot Tuersdays through Fridays
midway through the second quarter ratings period.
The exodus of eyeballs was even worse during the day, with total
viewership plummeting 26%, to an average of 596,000, and 31%, to 57,000,
in the key demo compared to the same quarter last year.
CNN, which has languished in last place despite paying anchor Anderson
Cooper a reported $18 million in salary, averaged 538,000 total viewers
in primetime for the three-month period and 105,000 in the demo,
according to Nielsen
Year-over-year, the network saw declines of 13% in total viewers in
primetime and a 15% drop in the 25-54 demo.
The cable news pioneer, owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, dropped 14% in
total viewers during the day, to an average of 406,000, and 16% in the
demo, to 71,000, year-over-year, according to Nielsen.
Anderson Cooper's recent move to change agents has sparked speculation
about his future at CNN.
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Anderson Cooper’s recent move to change agents has sparked speculation
about his future at CNN.
CNN
CNN attempted to put a positive spin on its shrinking viewership,
touting strong June numbers as well as its robust digital and streaming audience worldwide. CNN’s total viewership in June rose 26% over May,
with notable gains in key demos during all day parts, the company said.
“June was the highest month of 2025 for CNN television in the US among
both P25-54 and [total viewers], with CNN being a top 5 network in all
of cable,” a spokesperson told The Post on Wednesday.
“Stories like these are an outdated view of the media landscape and do
not reflect how audiences today actually consume news.”
The Post reached out to MSNBC for comment.
CNN shed viewers in the second quarter of this year -- though it did
have a strong month in June.
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CNN shed viewers in the second quarter of this year — though it did have
a strong month in June.
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MSNBC posted an average of 1.008 million primetime viewers and 91,000 in
the 25-54 demo in the second quarter.
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MSNBC posted an average of 1.008 million primetime viewers and 91,000 in
the 25-54 demo in the second quarter.
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Fox News, meanwhile, continued to dominate its rivals — extending its
winning streak to 94 consecutive quarters as the top-rated cable news
network.
The conservative-leaning network’s total primetime viewership spiked
25%, averaging 2.633 million, and 34%, to 304,000, in the demo compared
to the second quarter of last year.
During total day, it climbed 25% in total viewers, to 1.632 million
viewers, and drew 202,000 in the demo, a 31% increase, compared to last
year.
It was the second-highest-rated second quarter in network history with
weekday total day viewers, trailing its coverage of the COVID-19
pandemic in 2020, according to AdWeek.
Fox News is owned by Fox Corp. — sister company to The Post’s owner News Corp.'
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