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“My View with Lara Trump” is Highest-Rated Cable Telecast of the Weekend; Beat Every Program Last Week on CNN and MSNBC

“One Nation with Brian Kilmeade” Saw Double and Triple-Digit Growth in the Sunday Timeslot  

NEW YORK— February 25, 2025 — The premiere of FOX News Channel’s (FNC) new weekend opinion program My View with Lara Trump, hosted by Lara Trump, dominated cable and was the most-watched program of the weekend, even beating college basketball on ESPN. According to Nielsen, Mrs. Trump delivered 2,422,000 viewers and 290,000 in the 25-54 demo from 9 – 10 PM/ET, trouncing every CNN and MSNBC program that aired the entire week. Featuring interviews with Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and Attorney General Pam Bondi, Mrs. Trump notched the most watched 9 PM/ET hour on a Saturday night since breaking news coverage of the assassination attempt of President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania in July 2024.

My View with Lara Trump more than quadrupled CNN’s Have I Got News For You (520,000 total viewers and 88,000 A25-54) and won both categories by triple-digit advantages, up 366% with viewers and 230% in the 25-54 demo. Additionally, Mrs. Trump defeated MSNBC by 502% with viewers and a whopping 1606% with 25-54 demo, scoring over 17 times more 25-54 demo viewers than a re-air of The Rachel Maddow Show (402,000 total viewers and 17,000 A25-54). My View with Lara Trump was the number two non-sports telecast for the entire weekend in the 25-54 demo, beating entertainment programs like Bravo’s Real Housewives of Potomac (289,000 A25-54), Married to Medicine (268,000 A25-54) and The White Lotus on HBO Prime (249,000 A25-54). In total viewers, Mrs. Trump beat every college basketball game (1.5 million total viewers) and NBA game on ESPN (1.6 million total viewers).

One Nation with Brian Kilmeade premiered in its new timeslot on Sunday at 10 PM/ET and nabbed 1,739,000 viewers and 258,000 in the 25-54 demo. Hosted by Brian Kilmeade, the hour grew 124% in the 25-54 demo and 70% in overall viewers versus the overall 2024 average. Mr. Kilmeade also trounced the competition, earning double and triple-digit advantages in the hour, crushing CNN’s special programming (332,000 total viewers and 87,000 A25-54) and a re-air of MSNBC’s Inside with Jen Psaki (405,000 total viewers and 41,000 A25-54).

Mark Levin’s Life, Liberty & Levin continued to dominate his timeslot on Saturday and Sunday in both categories, beating every show on CNN and MSNBC over the weekend. On Saturday, Mr. Levin drew 1,787,000 viewers and 168,000 in the 25-54 demo and on Sunday he saw 1,803,000 and 147,000 in the 25-54 demo. Both nights, the show ranked among the top five most-watched programs.

Saturday 9 PM/ET

Total Viewers:

FNC: 2,422,000

CNN: 520,000 (366% advantage)

MSNBC: 402,000 (502% advantage)

25-54 Demo:

FNC: 290,000

CNN: 88,000 (230% advantage)

MSNBC: 17,000 (1606% advantage)

Sunday 10 PM/ET

Total Viewers:

FNC: 1,739,000

CNN: 332,000 (424% advantage)

MSNBC: 405,000 (329% advantage)

25-54 Demo:

FNC: 258,000

CNN: 87,000 (197% advantage)

MSNBC: 41,000 (529% advantage)

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 nine years and the most-watched television news channel for 23 consecutive years, currently attracting nearly 70% of the cable news viewing audience according to Nielsen Media Research. Notably, Nielsen/MRI Fusion has consistently shown FNC to be the network of choice for more Democrat and Independent viewers, with the most politically diverse audience in cable news. A 2024 Pew Research Center study found that more Americans named FNC as their main source for political news than any other network while a 2023 New York Times/Siena College poll found FNC as the leading single source of news for voters across the country. Owned by Fox Corporation, FNC is available in more than 60 million homes and dominates the cable news landscape, routinely notching the top 10 programs in the genre.

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