FOX NEWS CHANNEL BEATS EVERY NETWORK IN PRIMETIME FOR ENTIRE SUMMER

‘The Five’ is Number One Show on Television at 5 PM/ET’Special Report’ and ‘FOX & Friends’ Trounce Broadcast Competition in Major Markets Around the CountryCNN and MSNBC Sink to Historic Lows in the 25-54 Demo Throughout AugustNEW YORK, Sept. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — FOX News Channel (FNC) continued its historic run throughout August finishing as the top network in all of primetime television from the start of summer through Labor Day. Since June 20th, FNC has averaged 2,432,000 viewers in Monday-Sunday primetime, making it the highest-rated network in all of television leading ABC (2,376,000 viewers), NBC (2,208,000 viewers) and CBS (2,028,000 viewers). For the month of August, FNC delivered 2.3 million primetime viewers (8-11 PM/ET) and 237,000 in the 25-54 demographic, making it the most-watched television network for the second consecutive month. Across total day, FNC drew 1.4 million viewers and 160,000 in the 25-54 demo. FNC commanded 63% of the cable news share with viewers across total day and 65% in primetime, completely dismantling CNN and MSNBC who both lost half of their audience across both primetime and total day compared to August 2024. In fact, this month marked CNN’s second lowest-rated month ever with total day 25-54 demo, slumping to just 53,000 viewers.

MSNBC had its lowest-rated August in the 25-54 demo across total day (46,000 viewers) and primetime (72,000 viewers) since 1997. FNC nabbed the top 163 cable news telecasts throughout the month and has now commanded the top 1,532 cable news telecasts post-election. FNC was also number one in cable news with Asians, Hispanics and upscale viewers throughout total day during August.As the number one show on television at 5 PM/ET, The Five secured a staggering 3.5 million viewers and 345,000 in 25-54 demo in August, surpassing CBS’ Big Brother (3.2 million viewers) and the debut of ESPN’s College Gameday (3,477,000 viewers). At 8 PM/ET Jesse Watters Primetime led all of primetime commanding 3.1 million viewers and 302,000 in the 25-54 demo, outpacing broadcast shows including NBC’s American Ninja Warrior (2.7 million viewers).FNC’s hit late-night program Gutfeld! continued to dominate all of late-night television, securing 2.8 million viewers, 327,000 in the 25-54 demo and 204,000 in the 18-49 demo during August. Gutfeld! once again surpassed CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2.2 million viewers), NBC’s The Tonight Show with Full story available on Benzinga.com