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 FBN’s ‘Kudlow’ Surpassed CNBC’s ‘Closing Bell’ For The 58th Consecutive Month With Viewers

NEW YORK – July 29, 2026 – FOX Business Network (FBN) delivered year-over-year growth across the board with business day, market hours and total day viewers in July, according to Nielsen Media Research Big Data + Panel. FBN’s Kudlow ranked within the top five business programs, surpassing CNBC’s Closing Bell for the 58th consecutive month. 

FBN posted a 5% increase during business day for total viewers compared to 2025, nabbing 209,000 viewers. During market hours, the network delivered an increase of 6% from the previous year, securing 204,000 viewers. Meanwhile, during total day, the network saw 2% growth (126,000 viewers) year-over-year.

Larry Kudlow’s eponymous Kudlow (4PM/ET) notched its 58th straight month dominating CNBC’s Closing Bell securing a 35% advantage (256,000 viewers). The show ranked within the top five programs in all of business news.

FBN’s morning show, Mornings with Maria (6-9AM/ET), delivered 98,000 viewers while Varney & Co. (9AM-12PM/ET) drew 249,000 viewers. Additionally, the afternoon program The Big Money Show (12-2PM/ET) captured 189,000 viewers (up 9% year-over-year) while Making Money with Charles Payne (2 PM/ET) garnered 173,000 viewers, which notched a 15% increase over the same month last year. Liz Claman’s The Claman Countdown (3 PM/ET) averaged 174,000 viewers, a 4% increase from the previous year.

The network’s post-market programs each delivered double-digit advantages over their competition. The Evening Edit (5PM/ET) led Fast Money by 16% with 195,000 viewers. Furthermore, The Bottom Line (6PM/ET; 147,000 viewers) obtained a 16% increase over CNBC’s Mad Money. Both leads marked the program’s 29th consecutive monthly victory over their respective competition.  On Fridays, Maria Bartiromo’s Wall Street (Fridays; 7-7:30 PM/ET; 97,000 viewers) swept Shark Tank with viewers for the 25th straight month with a 28% lead. During the second half of the 7 PM/ET hour, Barron’s Roundtable (Fridays, 7:30-8 PM/ET) outpaced Shark Tank with a 4% lead, seeing 83,000 viewers.

**Program Specials Excluded​**  

Sourcing: Nielsen, Live + SD. Big Data + Panel, Jul’26 (6/29/26-7/26/26). Business Day (M-F 9:30am-5pm), Market Hours (M-F 9am-4pm), M-F Total Day (Based on each network’s Nielsen defined programming day). Business News Ranker M-F 5am-8pm Business Programs (Excludes Specials & Repeats). Y-Y Growth, Nielsen, Live + SD 2Q’26 (3/30/26-6/30/26) Big Data + Panel vs 2Q’25 (03/31/25-06/29/25) Panel Only. 

FOX Business Network (FBN) is a financial news channel delivering real-time information across all platforms that impact both Main Street and Wall Street. Headquartered in New York — the business capital of the world — FBN launched in October 2007 and is currently the top business channel on television. The network is available in more than 60 million homes in all markets across the United States and live streamed on FOX One. Owned by Fox Corporation, FBN is a unit of FOX News Media and has bureaus in Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.

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