On the other hand, Newsmax which was openly making a play for Fox News viewers in the wake of Carlsons exit Monday saw its audience jump in primetime. "We wonder what Fox is going to tell advertisers. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Each of the shows in FNCs prime time lineup until this week had held a firm grip on first place, so slipping behind MSNBC at 8 p.m. is noteworthy, but so is the trend: last FridayCarlsons last nighthe drew a total audience of 2.65 million viewers. When approached for comment, Fox sent a statement saying that for 21 years it's been cable news' most-watched network and has a team "trusted more by viewers than any other news source." Despite the news-heavy year, MSNBC averaged 734,000 viewers to shed 19% of its 2021 audience and CNN managed only 565,000 average viewers to lose 27% of last years viewership. (Fox News), FOX NEWS' BENJAMIN HALL URGES JOURNALISTS TO CONTINUE TELLING 'STORIES FROM WAR' AFTER DEADLY UKRAINE ATTACK. "Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo" was cable news most-watched weekend show and "FOX News Sundaywith Shannon Bream" finished as the only public affairs program to grow its audience among the key demo. The number one network in cable, FNC has been the most watched television news channel for 19 consecutive years. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. In terms of total day viewership, Fox News was up 4 percent, while MSNBC was up 10 percent. (+1) 202-419-4372 | Media Inquiries. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! The Five" made history as the first non-primetime program to ever lead cable news viewership for an entire year in 2022. "It's a bloodbath: they lost HALF their audience.". Americans flocked to Fox News during a jam-packed year that saw Russia invade Ukraine, the death of Queen Elizabeth II, crucial midterm elections, widespread economic issues, the impact of the COVID pandemic, Elon Musks Twitter takeover, the raid of former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence and other major news stories. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/373814/cable-news-network-viewership-usa/, Leading cable news networks in the United States in February 2023, by number of primetime viewers, Available to download in PNG, PDF, XLS format, Leading cable networks in the U.S. 2020-2022, Revenue of U.S. cable and pay TV providers 2005-2021, U.S. cable and pay TV providers revenue 2010-2021, by source, Expenses of U.S. cable and pay TV providers 2007-2021, Air time revenue of U.S. cable and pay TV revenue 2010-2021, Licensing revenue of U.S. cable and pay TV providers 2010-2021, Largest advertisers on cable TV networks in the U.S. 2021, Frequency of cable news consumption in the U.S. 2022, Top cable news networks U.S. 2023, by number of viewers, U.S. cable news: number of primetime viewers 2017-2022, Share of TV stations distributing news to other outlets in the U.S. 2017-2022, Comcast Corporation's networks household viewers 2022, Number of Charter's video subscribers 2015-2022, Number of Cox's cable subscribers in the U.S. 2021-2022, Altice: no of video subscribers in the U.S. 2014-2022, Mediacom: no of video subscribers in the U.S. 2014-2022, Share of adults who subscribe to a cable TV service U.S. 2019-2023, Share of adults who subscribe to a cable TV service U.S. 2023, by age group, Share of adults subscribing to a cable TV service U.S. 2023, by ethnicity, Frequency of using cable TV in the U.S. 2022, by generation, Adults without a cable subscription in the U.S. 2022, by generation, Frequency of using cable TV in the U.S. 2022, by age, Frequency of using cable TV in the U.S. 2022, by gender, Most watched primetime telecasts in the U.S. 2022, U.S. cable news hosts number of viewers 2016, Primetime cable news audiences U.S. 2016-2020, U.S. networks: number of primetime viewers in 2018, ESPN primetime viewership in the U.S. 2014-2016, Fox News primetime viewership in the U.S. 2014-2016, FS1 primetime viewership in the U.S. 2014-2016, NBCSN primetime viewership in the U.S. 2014-2016, MSNBC primetime viewership in the U.S. 2014-2016, CNN primetime viewership in the U.S. 2014-2016, Most viewed CBS primetime series in the U.S. 2016, Distribution of primetime TV viewership in the U.S. 2016, Ad time on cable TV in the U.S. 2006-2016, Peru: growth in TV viewers due to COVID-19, Peru: growth in TV viewers due to COVID-19, by gender, Leading primetime television stations in Indonesia 2018 by viewership share, Viewers of the last episode of each season of The Walking Dead in the U.S. 2022, Viewership of Stranger Things in the United States as of August 2017, TV viewers of BET in the U.S. 2018, by age, Subscription video-on-demand in the United States, Leading cable news networks in the United States in February 2023, by number of primetime viewers (in thousands), Find your information in our database containing over 20,000 reports, top channel for watching the State of the Union Address.