{"id":2386601,"date":"2025-01-05T12:50:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-05T17:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-ratings-trounce-the-competition-cnn-and-msnbc-combined-cant-compete\/"},"modified":"2025-01-05T12:51:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T17:51:07","slug":"fox-news-ratings-trounce-the-competition-cnn-and-msnbc-combined-cant-compete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-ratings-trounce-the-competition-cnn-and-msnbc-combined-cant-compete\/","title":{"rendered":"Fox News Ratings Trounce the Competition: CNN and MSNBC Combined Can\u2019t Compete"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffox-news-ratings-trounce-the-competition-cnn-and-msnbc-combined-cant-compete%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2386601&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In 2024, the news industry experienced meaningful events,\u2063 including \u2063natural disasters, political scandals, \u200bcelebrity controversies, controversial Olympics,\u200d assassination\u200c attempts, and a major general election. Despite this \u2063historic news backdrop,the \u200cperformance of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">major\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-is-swirling-down-the-toilet\/\" title=\"Fox News Is Swirling Down The Toilet\">cable news networks<\/a> varied considerably<\/a> in terms of\u2062 viewership.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News emerged\u2062 as the \u2062clear leader\u200c in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-hemorrhaging-viewers-with-ratings-down-54-percent-overall-down-60-percent-in-key-demographic\/\" title=\"CNN \u2018Hemorrhaging Viewers,\u2019 With Ratings Down 54 Percent Overall, Down 60 Percent In Key Demographic\">cable news ratings<\/a>, achieving its best viewership numbers as 2015. the\u200c network averaged 1.5\u2063 million viewers \u200dthroughout the day and\u200c 2.4 million\u200b during \u200dprime time, marking a\u2062 21% increase\u2063 in total \u2062day viewership and a 30% increase in prime time compared to 2023. This success solidified Fox News&#8217;s position as the most<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-ratings-have-crashed-since-trump-left-office-we-shouldnt-be-surprised\/\" title=\"CNN\u2019s Ratings Have Crashed Since Trump Left Office. We Shouldn\u2019t Be Surprised.\">-watched cable news network<\/a> for nine consecutive years.In contrast, MSNBC and CNN \u2062significantly lagged behind, with average\u2062 viewership numbers of 791,000\u200b and 481,000 during the \u2063day, \u200cand\u200d 1.2 million and 685,000 during prime time, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News maintained a commanding market\u200c share, capturing 56% of the prime time audience and 53% of total day viewers among cable news networks. Fox News Media CEO suzanne Scott attributed the \u200cnetwork&#8217;s success to \u200dits ability to\u2062 provide coverage that resonates with everyday\u2064 Americans and noted its appeal across the political spectrum. The network\u2062 has long\u2064 featured a\u2064 diverse range of voices, which contrasts with the more partisan approach \u200cof its competitors like \u2062MSNBC and CNN.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News&#8217;s dominance in viewership reflects its strategies and audience engagement over the years, standing at the forefront of\u2062 cable\u2062 news ratings for over two decades.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>To say that 2024 was a hectic year in the news industry would be an understatement.<\/p>\n<p>There were devastating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hurricane-tracker-picks-multiple-disturbances-approaching-america-shortly-helene-milton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">natural disasters<\/a>, all manner of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/judge-hunter-biden-case-shreds-joe-biden-pardon-claims-says-president-attempting-rewrite-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">political scandals<\/a>, incredible celebrity <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alleged-perpetrators-revealed-sean-diddy-combs-case-names-will-shock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">falls from grace<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/olympics-pres-screen-men-science-tell-men-women-apart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">controversial<\/a> Olympics, presidential assassination attempts (two of them), and a somewhat significant event known as a general election.<\/p>\n<p>And that&rsquo;s just barely scratching the surface.<\/p>\n<p>One would think that with such momentous news throughout the year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ratings-crash-cnn-falls-out-of-cables-top-5-networks-in-prime-time\/\" title=\"RATINGS CRASH: CNN Falls Out Of Cable\u2019s Top 5 Networks In Prime Time\">major cable news networks<\/a> would&rsquo;ve had a bountiful 2024 in terms of viewership.<\/p>\n<p>One would be partially correct.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>As the network itself <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/fox-news-dominates-2024-viewership-topping-cnn-msnbc-combined-during-unprecedented-year-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>, Fox News utterly trounced its two closest peers when it came to viewership in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The network boasted that it finished the year &ldquo;with its highest  of the cable news audience since 2015.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Along the way, Fox News Channel averaged 1.5 million total day viewers and 2.4 million during prime time to top all cable options,&rdquo; the network reported. &ldquo;Fox News has now finished No. 1 in both categories for nine-straight years and increased its audience by 21 percent among total day and 30 percent during prime time compared to 2023.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>By the numbers, Fox was sure to point out how its competition did.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;MSNBC averaged 791,000 total day viewers, and CNN managed 481,000,&rdquo; the network reported. &ldquo;During prime time, MSNBC averaged 1.2 million viewers from 8-11 p.m. ET, and CNN settled for only 685,000 as Fox News topped them combined in both categories despite the historic year of news.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was Fox News&rsquo; highest  of the cable news audience in nearly a decade, as the network held 56 percent of the cable news audience in prime time and 53 percent in total day.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott told her own network that she was especially proud of the &ldquo;entire team for proving once again why we are the nation&rsquo;s most-watched network as we outpaced the competition in covering the stories that mattered most to everyday Americans.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Scott also boasted that &ldquo;viewers across the political spectrum&rdquo; would watch Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>And therein may lay at least part of the reason Fox News is lapping the competition.<\/p>\n<p>While the network is undoubtedly conservative-leaning, it has long given platforms to liberal voices like Geraldo Rivera. Even conservative firebrand Sean Hannity will have respectful discussions with leftists, like ESPN host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/keith-olbermann-issues-ultimatum-espn-silence-fire-stephen-smith-trump-comments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephen A. Smith<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Compare that to MSNBC and CNN, whose left-leaning sensibilities give the biggest platforms to race-baiters like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-joy-reid-says-black-people-will-look-crazy-dont-vote-kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joy Reid<\/a> and far-leftists like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/don-lemon-melts-camera-trump-named-person-year-joke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Don Lemon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>(Though, in fairness, CNN has recently platformed conservative commentator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/scott-jennings-sets-delusional-cnn-panel-straight-truth-bidens-legacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scott Jennings<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>Fox News&rsquo; dominance has been in place for decades now. 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The year was marked by severe natural disasters, various political scandals, notable celebrity downfalls, a contentious Olympics, two presidential assassination attempts, and a major event known as the general election. This barely touches on the breadth of events that occurred. One might assume that such significant news would lead to high viewership for major cable news networks in 2024; this assumption is partially accurate. <\/p>\n<p>According to reports from Fox News itself, it significantly outperformed its closest competitors in viewership throughout 2024. The network claimed it achieved its highest audience numbers since 2015, averaging 1.5 million viewers during the day and 2.4 million during prime time\u2014leading all cable options. Fox News has now ranked No. 1 in both categories for nine consecutive years and saw increases of 21 percent in total day viewers and 30 percent during prime time compared to the previous year.<\/p>\n<p>Fox also highlighted how its rivals fared: MSNBC averaged about 791,000 total day viewers while CNN had only around 481,000. In prime time slots from 8-11 p.m., MSNBC attracted approximately 1.2 million viewers compared to CNN&#8217;s mere 685,000\u2014showing that even amidst a historic news year, Fox News surpassed them both overall.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott expressed pride in her team for reaffirming their status as the most-watched network by effectively covering stories important to everyday Americans across various political views\u2014a factor contributing to their competitive edge over others like MSNBC and CNN which tend to amplify more extreme leftist voices.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being conservative-leaning overall, Fox has historically provided platforms for liberal figures such as Geraldo Rivera and engages respectfully with left-leaning commentators like Stephen A. Smith on shows hosted by Sean Hannity\u2014contrasting with MSNBC\u2019s focus on divisive personalities like Joy Reid or Don Lemon (though CNN has recently featured conservative voices too). For over two decades now, Fox News has maintained its dominance in daytime and primetime viewership consistently<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2386602,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fox-News.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[9373,32135,47940,3746,4882],"class_list":["post-2386601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-cnn","tag-fox-news","tag-media-competition","tag-msnbc","tag-ratings"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fox-News.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2386601"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386601\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2386605,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386601\/revisions\/2386605"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2386602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2386601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2386601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2386601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}