{"id":2406613,"date":"2025-02-25T15:56:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T20:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lara-trump-dominates-in-fox-debut-even-crushed-espn-basketball-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T15:58:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T20:58:12","slug":"lara-trump-dominates-in-fox-debut-even-crushed-espn-basketball-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lara-trump-dominates-in-fox-debut-even-crushed-espn-basketball-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Lara Trump dominates in Fox debut, even crushed ESPN basketball &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">26<\/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%2Flara-trump-dominates-in-fox-debut-even-crushed-espn-basketball-washington-examiner%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=2406613&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>Lara Trump made a successful debut on Fox News with her \u200dnew show &#8220;My View with Lara Trump,&#8221; attracting an notable \u200c2.42 million viewers,which made it the\u2064 most<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lincoln-project-schlub-compares-self-to-courageous-russian-anti-war-activist\/\" title=\"Lincoln Project Schlub Compares Self to Courageous Russian Anti-War Activist\">-watched news program<\/a> on cable during the weekend. Her show not only eclipsed ratings for popular ESPN basketball games but also marked the highest Saturday night viewership since a \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cover-up-underway-after-journalist-is-found-holding-israeli-hostages-in-his-gaza-home\/\" title=\"Cover-Up After Journalist Found With Israeli Hostages in Gaza Home\">significant incident involving<\/a> \u200bher father-in-law, former President\u200c Donald Trump. <\/p>\n<p>The show\u2063 featured notable guests like Tulsi Gabbard and Karoline Leavitt, enhancing its appeal.Reviewers praised Lara for her blend of serious political discussion and insider stories, including a humorous anecdote about lingering photos of joe Biden and Kamala Harris \u2063in \u2062the Justice\u200c Department. <\/p>\n<p>Fox\u2062 News reported strong viewership numbers overall \u200bfor February, with several programs topping four million viewers. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rick-scott-pushes-nbcuniversal-on-double-standard-not-airing-golden-globes-but-giving-chinas-xi-a-platform-to-whitewash-his-horrific-crimes-with-olympics\/\" title=\"Rick Scott Pushes NBCUniversal On Double Standard, Not Airing Golden Globes But Giving China\u2019s Xi \u2018A Platform To Whitewash His Horrific Crimes\u2019 With Olympics\">network continues<\/a> to dominate ratings, in contrast to CNN and MSNBC, which have struggled to regain a strong audience as Trump\u2019s presidency.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Lara Trump dominates in Fox debut, even crushed ESPN basketball<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1999182\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Lara Trump chose right in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3324781\/lara-trump-show-personal-side-trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">picking Fox News<\/a> over a bid to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3280126\/lara-trump-admits-uninterest-marco-rubio-senate-seat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Florida&rsquo;s latest senator.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The former Republican National Committee chairwoman and daughter-in-law of President Donald Trump won the weekend news ratings with her new Saturday night show, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/shows\/my-view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">My View with Lara Trump.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Viewer data from Nielsen showed her news show was the most popular on cable with 2,422,000 viewers, capping Fox&rsquo;s ratings win over CNN and MSNBC. It probably didn&rsquo;t hurt that she used her connections to score top administration guests Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and Attorney General Pam Bondi.<\/p>\n<p>To drive home her success, Fox noted that Trump&rsquo;s numbers soared over ESPN&rsquo;s featured NBA and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolina-advances-to-national-championship-in-coach-ks-last-game\/\" title=\"North Carolina Advances To National Championship In Coach K\u2019s Last Game\">college basketball games<\/a> and was the most watched hour on a Saturday night since the assassination attempt on her father-in-law last summer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LaraLeaTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LaraLeaTrump<\/a> is bringing a fresh perspective on the people shaping America. Don&#8217;t miss the debut episode of &#8216;My View with Lara Trump&#8217; tonight at 9p ET on Fox News Channel. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YWAQFcvfMu\">pic.twitter.com\/YWAQFcvfMu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; My View with Lara Trump (@MyViewFNC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MyViewFNC\/status\/1893299714780447071?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Many of the show&rsquo;s reviewers were positive and highlighted her mix of serious policy with insider stories, such as when Bondi said she arrived at Justice to find photos of former President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris still hanging.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Somebody didn&rsquo;t tell them there was a new president,&rdquo; Trump joked.<\/p>\n<p>Also over the weekend, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/shows\/one-nation-with-brian-kilmeade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">One Nation with Brian Kilmeade<\/a> premiered in its new timeslot on Sunday at 10 PM and nabbed 1,739,000 viewers.<\/p>\n<p>And Mark Levin&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/shows\/life-liberty-levin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Life, Liberty &amp; Levin<\/a> continued to rout his competition, drawing 1,787,000 viewers on Saturday and 1,803,000 on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>All three also dominated the key demographic of viewers, those aged 25-54.<\/p>\n<p>Fox also said that its weekday and business shows beat the competition. Both CNN and MSNBC have seen fading ratings since Trump was elected, and each is desperately trying to recover with staffing changes.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fox Business Network said it had its highest-rated month since December 2022 and that <em>Kudlow<\/em> and <em>Varney and Co.<\/em> remained the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">top business programs<\/a> for the month.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News Channel said it had its best February ever. <em>The Five<\/em> and <em>Jesse Watters Primetime<\/em> averaged over four million viewers for the month and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/shows\/special-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bret Baier&rsquo;s <em>Special Report<\/em><\/a>  posted 3.6 million viewers. And, added Fox, <em>Gutfeld!<\/em> had its best month since its launch with 3.4 million viewers.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1999182\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1999182\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lara Trump excels in her Fox debut, surpassing ESPN ratings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2406614,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lara-Trump-Fox-1024x576.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5851,32135,33397,36703],"class_list":["post-2406613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-espn","tag-fox-news","tag-lara-trump","tag-sports-media"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lara-Trump-Fox-1024x576.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406613","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\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2406613"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406613\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2406617,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406613\/revisions\/2406617"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2406614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2406613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2406613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2406613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}