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Fox News delivered its highest-rated quarter in cable news history for
weekday total day viewers for the first quarter of 2025 while also being
the fastest-growing network in television in primetime year-over-year.
According to Nielsen Media Research, Fox News averaged 2.2 million viewers between Monday and Friday during Quarter 1. This is a new quarterly
record, beating the previous number set by Fox News during Quarter 2 2020
when the channel averaged 2.17 million viewers.
In addition, Fox News landed its highest quarter cable news share ever,
with 65% of the audience in total day and 66% in primetime.
The big ratings winners for the network were Sean Hannity�s interview with President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, which averaged 5.4 million viewers,
and Bret Baier�s interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on February 28, which hit 6.4 million viewers at its peak.
Several Fox News programs posted record ratings in Q1, with the late-night
show Gutfeld! delivering its highest-rated quarter in program history with
3.3 million viewers and 453,000 in the 25-54 demo during the 10 PM/ET
hour.
The Faulkner Focus, helmed by Harris Faulkner, drew the largest audience
in its hour at 11 AM/ET with 2.4 million viewers and 281,000 in the key
demo, while also closing the gap with ABC�s The View. Faulkner�s show
actually beat The View head-to-head during January for the first time.
Elsewhere, The Five also made cable news history as the first non-
primetime program to be the most watched in viewers for 14 consecutive quarters. The show delivered 4.6 million viewers and 500,000 in the key
demo for Q1, its highest-rated quarter ever.
Jesse Watters Primetime dominated the 8 PM ET slot, with 4.1 million
viewers and 507,000 in the key demo, making it the network�s second highest-rated program after The Five. Taking third place was Hannity, with
an average of 3.5 million viewers and 465,000 in the 25-54 demo.
As for cable news morning shows, Fox & Friends led the way with 715,000
viewers and 123,000 in the demo for the 5-6 AM hour and 1.5 million
viewers and 198,000 in the demo for the 6-9 AM hours. Fox & Friends
Weekend averaged 1.5 million viewers and 183,000 in the key demo.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/fox-news-breaks-cable-news-ratings- record/ar-AA1C9j0h
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