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FBN Delivers Double-Digit Year-Over-Year Growth In Business Day and Market Hours Viewers 

‘Varney & Co.’ and ‘Kudlow’ Notch 17th Consecutive Quarter as the Top Two Business Programs in Television  

FBN Records Fourth Highest Rated Quarter Ever in Business Day with Total Viewers

NEW YORK – July 1, 2026 – FOX Business Network (FBN) secured its seventh straight quarterly win over CNBC in business day and total day during 2Q 2026. According to Nielsen Media Research Big Data + Panel, FBN delivered double digit year-over-year growth in business day and market hours compared to 2Q 2025. Additionally, Varney & Co. and Kudlow ranked as the top two business programs for the 17th straight quarter. During a quarter defined by high-profile IPOs, including the much-anticipated SpaceX IPO, FBN continued to outperform CNBC while delivering its fourth highest-rated quarter ever in business day with total viewers.

During business day, FBN delivered 242,000 viewers, securing its seventh straight quarterly win over CNBC and a 12% increase from 2Q 2025. Across market hours, the network posted year-over-year double digit growth with total viewers, securing 240,000 viewers and a 16% increase from 2Q 2025. In total day, the network nabbed 146,000 viewers, marking the ninth consecutive quarter outpacing CNBC.

FBN’s three-hour market opener Varney & Co. (9AM-12PM/ET) posted an 11% advantage over CNBC’s Squawk on the Street delivering 298,000 viewers and marking the program’s 17th consecutive quarterly win. Additionally, the program secured a 13% year-over-year increase in total viewers. Larry Kudlow’s eponymous Kudlow (4 PM/ET; 280,000 viewers) delivered its 19th straight quarterly win with total viewers over Closing Bell with a whopping 40% lead.

FBN’s pre-market program, Mornings with Maria (6-9AM/ET) secured 123,000 viewers and marked its third highest rated quarter ever. Additionally, all daytime programs delivered double-digit year-over-year gains. The Big Money Show (12-2PM/ET) saw 216,000 viewers, marking a 22% increase. Making Money with Charles Payne (2PM/ET; 194,000 viewers) grew 18% from the previous year and Liz Claman’s The Claman Countdown (3PM/ET; 194,000 viewers) posted a 11% increase from 2Q 2025.

The network’s post market programs all delivered advantages over their competition. The Evening Edit (5PM/ET) delivered 214,000 viewers with a 24% lead over CNBC’s Fast Money for the ninth consecutive quarter. The program also delivered the network’s highest rated weekday 5PM/ET hour for the quarter since 4Q 2020 and posted 8% growth from the previous year. Meanwhile, The Bottom Line (6-7PM/ET; 162,000 viewers) held a 21% advantage over CNBC’s Mad Money and marked its ninth consecutive quarter outpacing the program. On Fridays, Maria Bartiromo’s Wall Street (Fridays, 7-7:30PM/ET; 96,000 viewers) outpaced Shark Tank by 30% and marked the program’s eighth consecutive quarterly win. During the second half of the 7 PM/ET hour, Barron’s Roundtable (Fridays, 7:30-8 PM/ET) reached 68,000 viewers.

***Below is the data according to Nielsen Media Research  

Ratings for the second quarter of 2026  

Business Day Viewership (M-F 9:30 AM-5 PM/ET)

FBN: 242,000 total viewers and 12,000 A25-54

CNBC: 234,000 total viewers and 61,000 A25-54

Market Hours (M-F 9 AM-4 PM/ET)

FBN: 240,000 total viewers and 11,000 A25-54

CNBC: 242,000 total viewers and 64,000 A25-54

Total Day Viewership (M-F)

FBN: 146,000 total viewers and 10,000 A25-54

CNBC: 143,000 total viewers and 36,000 A25-54

**Program Specials Excluded​**  

Sourcing: Nielsen, Live + SD. Big Data + Panel, 2Q’26 (3/30/26-6/30/26). 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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FOX Business Network Media Contact:

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