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FBN Secures Three of the Leading Five Programs with Business Viewers

The Network Delivers Month-to-Month Gains with Younger Viewers in Business Day

NEW YORK – September 30, 2026 – FOX Business Network’s eponymous program Kudlow placed as the top program in business news in September, according to Nielsen Media Research Big Data + Panel. FBN secured three of the top five programs with business viewers for the month and delivered month-to-month gains with younger viewers in business day hours.

During business day hours, FBN saw an 11% increase among younger viewers compared to August 2026. Larry Kudlow’s Kudlow (4 PM/ET) was the top program in business news, nabbing a 48% advantage over CNBC’s Closing Bell for the 60th consecutive month with 244,000 viewers. Varney & Co. (9AM/ET-12PM/ET; 229,000 viewers) and The Evening Edit (5 PM/ET; 191,000 viewers) both placed within the top five business programs. Notably, The Evening Edit dominated its competition Fast Money with a 29% advantage and Varney & Co. beat Squawk on the Street with a 3% advantage.

Pre-market program, Mornings with FOX Business (6-9 AM/ET) saw 64,000 viewers, while The Big Money Show (12-2 PM/ET) delivered 172,000 viewers, Making Money with Charles Payne (2 PM/ET) saw 160,000 viewers and Liz Claman’s The Claman Countdown (3 PM/ET) notched 167,000 viewers. Post-market program, The Bottom Line (6 PM/ET), garnered 127,000 viewers, besting its competition Mad Money seeing a 14% gain. Meanwhile, Friday programs FOX Business on Wall Street (Fridays, 7-7:30 PM/ET) saw 63,000 overpowering Shark Tank by 11% and Barron’s Roundtable (7:30-8PM/ET) clinched 51,000 viewers. 

**Program Specials Excluded​**  

Sourcing: Nielsen, Live + SD. Big Data + Panel, Sept’26 (8/31/26-9/27/26). 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). M-M Growth, Nielsen, Live + SD Sept‘26 (8/31/26-9/27/26) vs Aug’25 (7/27/26-8/30/26) Big Data + Panel. 

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. FBN is a unit of FOX News Media and has bureaus in Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.

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