FOX NEWS CHANNEL’S SUMMER REIGN CONTINUES AS IT NOTCHES FOURTH STRAIGHT WEEK AS TELEVISION’S MOST WATCHED NETWORK

Published July 23, 2025

FNC Tops All Broadcast and Cable Networks in Primetime Viewers for Week of July 14-20 and Remains Number One in Television Since Memorial Day Weekend

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NEW YORK – July 23, 2025 — During the week of July 14-20, FOX News Channel (FNC) averaged 2.4 million viewers in Monday-Sunday primetime, leading all broadcast and cable networks, including NBC (2.17 million viewers), CBS (1.96 million viewers) and ABC (1.91 million viewers). In Monday-Friday total day (6 AM-6 AM/ET), FNC posted 1.7 million viewers and 196,000 in the 25-54 demo leading all of cable. In Monday-Friday primetime (8-11 PM/ET), FNC averaged 2.8 million viewers and 289,000 in the 25-54 demo, again outpacing NBC, CBS and ABC for the week. FNC has been television’s highest-rated network this summer, topping all broadcast and cable networks since Memorial Day in primetime with nearly three million viewers. Last week, the network commanded 62% of the primetime and total day cable news audience.

  • For the week, The Five averaged 3.5 million viewers and 367,000 in the 25-54 demo, leading cable news in all categories. At 6 PM/ET, Special Report with Bret Baier drew 2.6 million viewers and 288,000 in the 25-54 demo. The Ingraham Angle saw 2.4 million viewers and 265,000 in the 25-54 demo at 7 PM/ET. At 9 PM/ET, Hannity posted 2.5 million viewers and 254,000 with A25-54. At 11 PM/ET, FOX News @ Night secured 1.4 million viewers and 192,000 in the 25-54 demo.
  • At 10 PM/ET, FNC’s late-night offering Gutfeld! secured 2.8 million viewers and 311,000 with A25-54, again topping the broadcast competition with viewers. Notably, Greg Gutfeld’s eponymous program outpaced CBS’ Late Show with Stephen Colbert (1.96 million viewers) the week CBS announced it would be cancelled. Gutfeld! was the first late night program to unseat Colbert as the ratings leader since 2017 and has since topped the program for three years straight. In addition, Gutfeld reigned over ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! (1.06 million viewers), NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon (991,000 viewers) and Late Night with Seth Meyers (706,000 viewers).
  • FNC continued to see its daytime programs outpace the broadcast competition with The Will Cain Show (weekdays, 4 PM/ET; 1,921,000 viewers),  Outnumbered (weekdays, 12 PM/ET; 1,833,000 viewers), The Faulkner Focus (weekdays, 11 AM/ET; 1,808,000 viewers), America’s Newsroom (weekdays, 9-11 AM/ET; 1,733,000 viewers) and America Reports (weekdays, 1-3 PM/ET; 1,725,000 viewers) topping NBC’s Today Third Hour (1,623,000 viewers), ABC’s GMA3 (1,149,000 viewers), NBC’s NBC News Daily (1,134,000 viewers) and Jenna & Friends (1,087,000). The Will Cain Show and Outnumbered also led CBS Mornings (1,829,000 viewers) while The Story (weekdays, 3 PM/ET; 1,610,000 viewers) and FOX & Friends (weekdays, 6-9 AM/ET; 1,239,000 viewers) also outpaced GMA3, NBC News Daily and Today’s Jenna & Friends.
  • On Saturday, The Big Weekend Show (weekends, 6-8 PM/ET) drew 1.4 million viewers leading cable news, while FOX News Live (Saturdays, 10AM-2 PM/ET) won in the 25-54 demo with 157,000 viewers. FOX News Saturday Night with Jimmy Failla (Saturday, 10 PM/ET) was the top show in primetime with 1.3 million viewers.
  • On Sunday, Maria Bartiromo’s Sunday Morning Futures (Sunday,10 AM/ET) was the top show of the day with over 1.7 million viewers and 162,000 in the 25-54 demo. Sunday Night in America (Sunday, 9 PM/ET) among the top shows in primetime with 1.6 million viewers.

Source: Nielsen. Live+SD. Week of 7-14-25 ratings data. Average audience for cable news networks Monday-Sunday based on Total Day and Prime (6a-6a, 8P-11P), P2+, P25-54. Cable News/Broadcast Program averages exclude repeats and include the corresponding program name.

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 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 nearly 70 million homes and dominates the cable news landscape, routinely notching the top 10 programs in the genre.

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FOX News Media Contact:

Jessica Ketner: 212.301.3976 or Jessica.Ketner@FOX.com

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