{"id":2419174,"date":"2025-04-02T20:18:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T00:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-ratings-surge-in-first-quarter-of-2025-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-02T20:20:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T00:20:29","slug":"fox-news-ratings-surge-in-first-quarter-of-2025-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-ratings-surge-in-first-quarter-of-2025-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Fox News ratings surge in first quarter of 2025 &#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\">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-surge-in-first-quarter-of-2025-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=2419174&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 the first quarter of 2025, Fox News achieved record-breaking ratings, bringing in an average of 2.2 million weekday viewers and 3.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-primetime-viewership-plummets-to-three-decade-low-among-coveted-demographic\/\" title=\"CNN Primetime ...hip Plummets to Three-Decade Low Among Coveted Demographic\">6 million prime-time viewers<\/a>. This performance marked a meaningful milestone in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/opinion-in-cable-news-its-better-to-be-a-pervert-than-a-conservative\/\" title=\"OPINION: In Cable News, It\u2019s Better To Be A Pervert Than A Conservative\">cable news history<\/a>, showcasing their dominance over competitors like NBC and ABC. Key programs contributing to this success included *The five*, which maintained its position as the highest-rated non-prime-time show for 14 consecutive quarters, averaging 4.6 million viewers, and *Special Report wiht Bret Baier*, which attracted an average of 3.5 million viewers. Notable events during this period included coverage of President Donald Trump&#8217;s inauguration, which reached 10.3 million viewers. Additionally, the launch of *The Will Cain Show* attracted 3.5 million viewers, marking it as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-will-cain-show-pulls-3-5-million-viewers-during-debut\/\" title=\"The Will Cain Show pulls 3.5 million ... during ...\">highest-rated daytime debut<\/a> for the network.  <\/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\">Fox News ratings surge in first quarter of 2025 with help from The Five and Special Report<\/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_2081578\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fox-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Fox News<\/a> notched its strongest ratings quarter ever during the first three months of 2025, with two of its shows drawing in particularly large viewership numbers.<\/p>\n<p>The channel ended its first quarter of the year making cable news history with 2.2 million weekday viewers. It also garnered 3.6 million prime-time viewers from the 8 p.m. through 11 p.m. time frame, outpacing rival cable news networks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nbc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">NBC<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ABC<\/a>, which each got 3.1. million viewers in the same time frame. Additionally, this first quarter saw Fox News attain its highest quarter cable news share, with 65% of cable TV audiences tuning into the network in total daytime and 66% tuning in during prime time, according to data from Neilsen Media Research.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3365434\/chappell-roan-call-her-daddy-podcast-parents-not-happy\/\">Chappell Roan says she doesn&#8217;t know a parent &#8216;who is happy&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3365283\/seth-meyers-defends-amber-ruffin-cut-white-house-correspondents-dinner\/\">Seth Meyers defends writer cut from White House Correspondents&#8217; Dinner: &#8216;I&#8217;m a big fan&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3365007\/psaki-brilliant-kamala-harris-great-laugh\/\">Psaki praises &#8216;brilliant&#8217; Kamala Harris with a &#8216;great&#8217; laugh<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Among the shows that performed well in Fox News&rsquo;s catalog this quarter was <em>The Five<\/em>, which became the first non-prime-time television program to garner the most viewers for 14 quarters in a row. <em>The Five<\/em>, which airs weekdays at 5 p.m., drew an average of 4.6 million viewers this quarter, 500,000 of whom were in the key demographic of ages 25 through 54.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE &ndash; A headline about President Donald Trump is displayed outside Fox News studios in New York on Nov. 28, 2018.  (AP Photo\/Mark Lennihan, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Special Report with Bret Baier<\/em> also experienced a healthy first quarter in 2025, as the weekday show, which airs at 6 p.m., had its largest audience in this time slot with an average of 3.5 million viewers, 404,000 of whom were in the coveted age demographic between 25 and 54-years-old. Highlights appearing on <em>Special Report with Bret Baier<\/em> in this quarter included an interview with Ukrainian Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> on Feb. 28, which garnered 5.2 million viewers, and the show&rsquo;s interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a> and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-government-efficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a> team on March 27, in which 3.8 million viewers tuned in.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/3364374\/pete-hegseth-needs-clean-up-operation-defense-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">HEGSETH NEEDS TO CLEAN UP HIS SLOPPY OPERATION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During the first quarter of 2025, President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> returned to the White House to be inaugurated as the nation&rsquo;s 47th president, with Fox News&rsquo;s coverage of the event <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3301211\/fox-news-dominates-inauguration-ratings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reaching 10.3 million viewers<\/a>. The channel received &ldquo;80% of the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">cable news audience share&#038;rdquo<\/a>; for special programming coverage of the inauguration, outpacing its rival networks.<\/p>\n<p>The first quarter also saw Fox News debut <em>The Will Cain Show<\/em>, which airs at 4 p.m. on weekdays and fills the spot left after <em>Your World with Neil Cavuto<\/em> wrapped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3265547\/neil-cavuto-leaves-fox-news-after-almost-30-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">once Neil Cavuto departed from the network in December<\/a>. <em>The Will Cain Show<\/em> debuted in January and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3299951\/will-cain-show-3-5-million-viewers-debut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">pulled in 3.5 million viewers<\/a>, making it the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/debut-of-will-cains-new-fox-news-show-smashes-records\/\" title=\"... of Will Cain&#039;s New Fox News Show Smashes Records\">highest-rated daytime show<\/a> to debut on the network.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><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_2081578\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2081578\"}});<\/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>Fox News achieved record ratings in Q1 2025, led by The Five and Special Report<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2419175,"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\/04\/Fox-News-Channel-Ratings-Q1-2025-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[52728,32135,4882,4395],"class_list":["post-2419174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-first-quarter-2","tag-fox-news","tag-ratings","tag-surge"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Fox-News-Channel-Ratings-Q1-2025-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2419174","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2419174"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2419174\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2419178,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2419174\/revisions\/2419178"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2419175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2419174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2419174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2419174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}