Fox News Channel Finishes 2024 With Highest Audience Share in Nearly a Decade as It Marks Nine Years as Cable鈥檚 Most-Watched Network
Fox News Channel (FNC) achieved remarkable success in 2024, securing its position as the highest-rated cable network for the ninth consecutive year. The network captured 56% of cable news primetime audience and 53% in total day, marking its highest share since 2015. FNC averaged 2,384,000 primetime viewers (up 30% vs 2023) and 1,458,000 total day viewers (up 21% vs 2023).
'The Five' made history as the first non-primetime show to exceed 4 million viewers in Q4, while 'Gutfeld!' led all cable news in the 25-54 demographic. FNC dominated election coverage, reaching nearly 13.6 million viewers on election night. The network outperformed competitors CNN and MSNBC, with CNN recording its lowest viewership in network history and both competitors experiencing significant audience decline post-election.
Fox News Channel (FNC) ha ottenuto un successo straordinario nel 2024, consolidando la sua posizione come la rete via cavo con il punteggio pi霉 alto per il nono anno consecutivo. La rete ha catturato il 56% dell'audience di notizie via cavo in prima serata e il 53% nel totale della giornata, segnando la sua quota pi霉 alta dal 2015. FNC ha registrato una media di 2.384.000 telespettatori in prima serata (in aumento del 30% rispetto al 2023) e 1.458.000 telespettatori nel totale della giornata (in aumento del 21% rispetto al 2023).
'The Five' ha fatto storia come il primo programma non in prima serata a superare i 4 milioni di telespettatori nel quarto trimestre, mentre 'Gutfeld!' ha guidato tutte le notizie via cavo nel pubblico tra i 25 e i 54 anni. FNC ha dominato la copertura elettorale, raggiungendo quasi 13,6 milioni di telespettatori la notte delle elezioni. La rete ha superato i concorrenti CNN e MSNBC, con CNN che ha registrato il minimo storico di telespettatori e entrambi i concorrenti che hanno subito un significativo calo dell'audience dopo le elezioni.
Fox News Channel (FNC) logr贸 un 茅xito notable en 2024, asegurando su posici贸n como la cadena de cable m谩s vista por noveno a帽o consecutivo. La red captur贸 el 56% de la audiencia de noticias por cable en horario de m谩xima audiencia y el 53% en el total del d铆a, marcando su mayor participaci贸n desde 2015. FNC promedi贸 2,384,000 espectadores en horario de m谩xima audiencia (un aumento del 30% en comparaci贸n con 2023) y 1,458,000 espectadores en total durante el d铆a (un aumento del 21% en comparaci贸n con 2023).
'The Five' hizo historia como el primer programa fuera del horario de m谩xima audiencia en superar los 4 millones de espectadores en el cuarto trimestre, mientras que 'Gutfeld!' lider贸 todas las noticias por cable en el demogr谩fico de 25 a 54 a帽os. FNC domin贸 la cobertura electoral, alcanzando casi 13.6 millones de espectadores la noche de las elecciones. La red super贸 a los competidores CNN y MSNBC, con CNN registrando la audiencia m谩s baja en la historia de la cadena y ambos competidores experimentando un significativo declive de audiencia despu茅s de las elecciones.
韽姢 雺挫姢 毂勲剱(FNC)電 2024雲勳棎 雴霛检毚 靹标车鞚 瓯半憪氅 鞎勴檳 氩堨Ц 頃挫棎 瓯胳硱 斓滉碃 鞁滌箔毳犾潉 旮半頃 旒鞚措笖 雱ろ姼鞗岉伂搿 鞛愲Μ毵り箑頄堨姷雼堧嫟. 雱ろ姼鞗岉伂電 旒鞚措笖 雺挫姢 頂勲澕鞛勴儉鞛 鞁滌箔鞛愳潣 56%鞕赌 鞝勳泊 頃橂( 鞁滌箔鞛愳潣 53%毳 彀頃橂┌ 2015雲 鞚错泟 臧鞛 雴掛潃 鞝愳湢鞙潉 旮半頄堨姷雼堧嫟. FNC電 頂勲澕鞛勴儉鞛 韽夑窢 2,384,000氇呾潣 鞁滌箔鞛毳 旮半頄堨溂氅(2023雲 雽牍 30% 歃濌皜) 鞝勳泊 頃橂( 韽夑窢 1,458,000氇呾潣 鞁滌箔鞛毳 旮半頄堨姷雼堧嫟(2023雲 雽牍 21% 歃濌皜).
'The Five'電 4攵勱赴 霃欖晥 400毵 氇 鞚挫儊鞚 鞁滌箔鞛愲ゼ 旮半頃 斓滌磮鞚 牍勴攧霛检瀯韮鞛 頂勲攴鸽灗鞙茧 鞐偓鞐 雮晿鞙茧┌, 'Gutfeld!'電 25-54靹 鞚戈惮 歆戨嫧鞐愳劀 氇摖 旒鞚措笖 雺挫姢 頂勲攴鸽灗鞚 靹犽弰頄堨姷雼堧嫟. FNC電 靹犼卑 氤措弰鞐愳劀霃 歆氚办爜鞚 鞙勳箻毳 彀頃橂┌ 靹犼卑 雼轨澕 氚 瓯办潣 1,360毵 氇呾潣 鞁滌箔鞐 霃勲嫭頄堨姷雼堧嫟. 雱ろ姼鞗岉伂電 CNN瓿 MSNBC毳 鞝滌长鞙茧┌, CNN鞚 雱ろ姼鞗岉伂 鞐偓靸 斓滌爛 鞁滌箔毳犾潉 旮半頃橁碃 霊 瓴届焷鞛 氇憪 靹犼卑 頉 甏臧 靾橁皜 韥矊 臧愳唽頄堨姷雼堧嫟.
Fox News Channel (FNC) a connu un succ猫s remarquable en 2024, 茅tablissant sa position en tant que cha卯ne de c芒blage la mieux not茅e pour la neuvi猫me ann茅e cons茅cutive. Le r茅seau a capt茅 56 % du public des nouvelles par c芒ble en heure de grande 茅coute et 53 % sur l'ensemble de la journ茅e, marquant sa plus haute part depuis 2015. FNC a enregistr茅 une moyenne de 2 384 000 t茅l茅spectateurs en heure de grande 茅coute (en hausse de 30 % par rapport 脿 2023) et 1 458 000 t茅l茅spectateurs sur l'ensemble de la journ茅e (en hausse de 21 % par rapport 脿 2023).
'The Five' a marqu茅 l'histoire en devenant la premi猫re 茅mission non diffus茅e en prime time 脿 d茅passer les 4 millions de t茅l茅spectateurs au quatri猫me trimestre, tandis que 'Gutfeld!' a domin茅 toutes les nouvelles par c芒ble chez les 25-54 ans. FNC a domin茅 la couverture 茅lectorale, atteignant pr猫s de 13,6 millions de t茅l茅spectateurs le soir des 茅lections. Le r茅seau a surpass茅 ses concurrents CNN et MSNBC, CNN enregistrant la plus faible audience de son histoire et les deux concurrents subissant une baisse significative de leur audience apr猫s les 茅lections.
Fox News Channel (FNC) erzielte 2024 bemerkenswerte Erfolge und sicherte sich zum neunten Mal in Folge die Position als meistgesehene Kabelnetzwerk. Das Netzwerk erreichte 56% des Publikums im Kabelnachrichtensendungen zur Primetime und 53% am gesamten Tag, was den h枚chsten Marktanteil seit 2015 markiert. FNC hatte im Durchschnitt 2.384.000 Zuschauer in der Primetime (ein Anstieg von 30% im Vergleich zu 2023) und 1.458.000 Zuschauer w盲hrend des gesamten Tages (ein Anstieg von 21% im Vergleich zu 2023).
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- Highest share of cable news audience in nearly a decade (56% primetime, 53% total day)
- 30% increase in primetime viewers (2,384,000) and 21% increase in total day viewers (1,458,000)
- Led viewership in all key demographics including Hispanic, Asian, and upscale viewers
- Captured 72% of cable news audience post-election
- 17% increase in YouTube video views (2.8 billion) and 22% increase in hours watched
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Insights
FOX News Channel's remarkable 2024 performance showcases unprecedented market dominance with
Most striking is FOX's ability to maintain viewer engagement during a politically charged year, capturing
The flagship program "The Five" breaking the 4-million viewer threshold in Q4 demonstrates FOX's capacity to innovate beyond traditional primetime success. This diversification of revenue-generating timeslots strengthens the network's advertising proposition and market resilience.
The network's demographic expansion presents compelling market implications. FOX's leadership among Hispanic, Asian and upscale viewers, coupled with strong performance among Independents and Democrats, indicates successful audience diversification beyond its traditional base. This broader appeal enhances advertising revenue potential and reduces political cycle dependency.
The digital performance metrics are particularly noteworthy, with 2.8 billion YouTube views representing a
FNC鈥檚 鈥楾he Five鈥 Smashes Records as the Number One Cable News Program in Viewers and Becomes First Non-Prime Program Ever to Deliver Over Four Million Viewers in Fourth Quarter
Late Night Hit 鈥楪utfeld!鈥 is Most-Watched in A25-54, 鈥楯esse Watters Primetime鈥 Tops in A18-49
FNC is Highest-Rated Network Across the Board for all Political Coverage with Most Politically Diverse Audience in Cable News
FNC Captures
In commenting on the milestone, FOX News Media CEO Suzanne Scott said, 鈥淭hroughout coverage of a tumultuous political cycle, wars in the
During the 2024 election cycle, more viewers turned to FNC than any other cable news network for historic political news including the lead up to and following election night, headline grabbing interviews, presidential debate simulcasts, the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, the assassination attempts against former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden dropping out of the presidential race. According to Nielsen Media Research, FNC was the most watched cable news network in every swing state, including
FOX News Media鈥檚 coverage of election night topped all television networks with nearly 13.6 million viewers and 4.4 million in the A25-54 demo while its broadcast of Vice President Kamala Harris鈥 concession speech was also number one with nearly 8 million viewers. The week following the election FNC鈥檚 Special Report topped CBS鈥 The Evening News while America鈥檚 Newsroom and The Faulkner Focus outpaced The View despite being in millions less homes than the broadcast networks. FOX News Media鈥檚 simulcast of ABC鈥檚 presidential debate between Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump garnered 14.2 million viewers, topping NBC, CBS and cable news on September 10th, while its simulcast of the CNN presidential debate drew the largest audience in television with 13.4 million viewers. The network also made history as it delivered the highest-rated primetime convention coverage of all time during the RNC with 10.4 million viewers and 2 million in 25-54 from 10-11 PM/ET. FNC鈥檚 live breaking news coverage of the attempted assassination of former President Trump was its highest-rated weekend ever delivering 6.9 million viewers and 1.4 million in the 25-54 demo. Later in July, the network also led during breaking news coverage of President Joe Biden鈥檚 decision to end his reelection campaign, with 2.1 million viewers and 336,000 in 25-54.
Since the election, FOX News captured
FNC closed out December with its highest cable news share for the month in network history across all categories. Across primetime, FNC commanded 2.1 million viewers and 240,000 in the 25-54 demo accounting for
In 2024, FNC programs made up the top 12 programs in viewers, including The Five, Jesse Watters Primetime, Hannity, Gutfeld!, The Ingraham Angle, Special Report with Bret Baier, Outnumbered, The Faulkner Focus, America鈥檚 Newsroom with Dana Perino and Bill Hemmer, America Reports with John Roberts and Sandra Smith, The Story with Martha MacCallum and Your World with Neil Cavuto. The network also notched the top 14 programs in A25-54 with Gutfeld!, Jesse Watters Primetime, Hannity, The Five, The Ingraham Angle, Special Report with Bret Baier, Outnumbered, FOX News @ Night, The Faulkner Focus, America鈥檚 Newsroom, America Reports, Your World with Neil Cavuto, The Story and FOX & Friends. Additionally, FNC secured the 13 of the top 15 highest-rated programs in A18-49, including Jesse Watters Primetime, Hannity, Gutfeld!, The Five, The Ingraham Angle, Special Report with Bret Baier, FOX News @ Night, Outnumbered, The Faulkner Focus, America Reports, Your World with Neil Cavuto, The Story, America鈥檚 Newsroom and FOX & Friends.
The Five made history marking the third consecutive year it has topped cable news with viewers and becoming the first non-primetime show to deliver over four million viewers during its highest-rated fourth quarter ever (4,026,000 P2+; 429,000 A25-54). During 2024, FNC鈥檚 late afternoon ensemble program (weekdays, 5 PM/ET) drew cable news鈥 largest audience in viewers, averaging 3.4 million viewers and 331,000 in the 25-54 demo. FNC鈥檚 primetime lineup crushed the cable news competition, kicking off with The Ingraham Angle dominating the 7 PM/ET timeslot with 2.5 million viewers and 278,000 in 25-54 demo. At 8 PM/ET, Jesse Watters Primetime was the most-watched cable news program with primetime viewers, commanding 3.1 million viewers and 352,000 in the 25-54 demo and Hannity (weekdays at 9 PM/ET) drew the third largest audience with viewers, delivering 2.8 million viewers and 341,000 in 25-54 demo.
FNC鈥檚 runaway late-night hit Gutfeld! (weekdays, 10 PM/ET) soared past the cable and broadcast competition with its best year since launch, averaging 2.5 million viewers and 355,000 in 25-54 demo and delivering the program鈥檚 highest-rated year ever. In fact, Gutfeld! led all of cable news in the 25-54 demo. Gutfeld! continued to disrupt the late-night landscape, outpacing broadcast shows CBS鈥 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, NBC鈥檚 The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, ABC鈥檚 Jimmy Kimmel Live! and beating all of cable late night in viewers and the 25-54 demo. The show鈥檚 September 18th interview with former President Donald Trump commanded nearly 5 million viewers and 744,000 in the 25-54 demo, the highest-rated show in the program鈥檚 history.
At 6 PM/ET, Special Report with Bret Baier featured several high-profile interviews in 2024, including an exclusive with Vice President Kamala Harris which secured nearly 8 million viewers making it the highest rated interview of the Harris-Trump political season. FNC鈥檚 premier news program was the highest rated in cable news in its hour, averaging 2.5 million viewers and 259,000 in 25-54 demo for the year, crushing the competition. FOX News @ Night topped the 11 PM/ET hour with 1.4 million viewers and 221,000 in the 25-54 demo.
From 6-9 AM/ET, FOX & Friends continued to dominate the morning cable news landscape as the highest-rated morning show for the 23rd consecutive year with 1.2 million viewers and 164,000 in the 25-54 demo. FNC鈥檚 early show FOX & Friends First (weekdays, 5-6 AM/ET) delivered 588,000 viewers and 102,000 in the 25-54 demo.
Leading FNC鈥檚 daytime news programming, America鈥檚 Newsroom with Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino (9-11 AM/ET) averaged 1.7 million total viewers and 204,000 in the 25-54 demo, continuing to decimate the cable news competition. Harris Faulkner鈥檚 The Faulkner Focus at 11 AM/ET garnered an audience of 1.8 million total viewers and 215,000 in the 25-54 demo, topping CNN and MSNBC across the board. FNC鈥檚 Outnumbered, with co-hosts Harris Faulkner, Emily Compagno and Kayleigh McEnany, was the highest-rated cable news program at 12 PM/ET with 1.9 million viewers and 224,000 in 25-54 demo. America Reports with John Roberts and Sandra Smith (weekdays, 1-3 PM/ET) bested the competition, garnering 1.7 million viewers and 203,000 in 25-54 demo. The Story鈥檚 Martha MacCallum at 3 PM/ET nabbed 1.7 million viewers and 198,000 in the 25-54 demo while Your World with Neil Cavuto was number one across the board at 4 PM/ET, with 1.7 million viewers and 199,000 in the 25-54 demo. America鈥檚 Newsroom, America Reports, The Faulkner Focus, Outnumbered and The Story continue to outpace the broadcast competition, beating Today with Hoda and Jenna, GMA3, The Talk, The Drew Barrymore Show, and NBC News Daily with total viewers. FOX & Friends also tops NBC News Daily and The Drew Barrymore Show in viewers.
On the weekends, FOX News had its highest share of the cable news audience with both viewers and A25-54 in network history. The Big Weekend Show (weekends, 7 PM/ET) was the number one show of the day with over 1.4 million viewers. During primetime on Saturdays, FNC remained the highest-rated cable news network as Life, Liberty and Levin (weekends, 8 PM/ET) finished the year in the number one spot in viewers at 8 PM/ET with over 1.4 million viewers and 111,000 in 25-54 demo. At 9 PM/ET, FNC鈥檚 One Nation with Brian Kilmeade outpaced CNN and MSNBC, averaging 1.2 million viewers and 114,000 in 25-54 demo. The newly launched FOX News Saturday Night with Jimmy Failla (Saturday, 10 PM/ET) crushed the competition seeing 944,000 viewers and 114,000 in the 25-54 demo. Cavuto Live (Saturday, 10 AM 鈥 12 PM/ET) commanded 1.3 million viewers and 154,000 in the 25-54 demo.
On Sundays at 10 AM/ET, Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo drew the largest weekend cable news audience with 1.6 million viewers and 175,000 in 25-54 demo. At 11 AM/ET, MediaBuzz with Howard Kurtz, cable news鈥 only media watchdog program, delivered over 1.3 million and 143,000 in 25-54 demo. On Sunday evening, Life, Liberty and Levin (8 PM/ET) led in primetime with 1.5 million viewers and 126,000 in 25-54 demo while Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy beat the competition at 9 PM/ET, averaging 1.4 million viewers and 115,000 in 25-54 demo.
Additionally, throughout 2024 on YouTube, FNC has netted 2.8 billion video views (up
Nielsen Cable News Ratings for 2024 (01/01/24-12/29/24) vs. 2023 (12/26/22-12/31/23)
Primetime:
FNC: 2,384,000 P2+ (up
CNN: 685,000 P2+ (up
MSNBC: 1,223,000 P2+ (up
Total Day:
FNC: 1,458,000 P2+ (up
CNN: 481,000 P2+ (flat) 91,000 25-54 (down
MSNBC: 791,000 P2+ (up
FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service and has been the number one network in basic cable for the last eight years and the most-watched television news channel for more than 22 consecutive years, currently attracting nearly
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