MSNBC, CNN see declines in viewership as Fox News – Business News
MSNBC and CNN suffered staggering losses in viewership over the previous yr — whereas Donald Trump’s ascendancy supercharged Fox News in the cable information rankings warfare.
The left-leaning networks — which can each be spun off by their respective mum or dad firms — suffered year-over-year declines in all main metrics for the second quarter in comparison with the identical period final yr, in line with the most recent Nielsen information, which was reported by AdWeek.
Comcast-owned MSNBC, with its rabid anti-Trump lineup of anchors, drew an average 1.008 million primetime viewers from April to June, a year-over-year decline of 15%, Nielsen figures show.
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In the the advertiser-covered 25-to-54 demographic, primetime viewership plunged 20%, to 91,000 in comparison with final yr — regardless of star anchor Rachel Maddow returning to full-time obligation during the primary 100 days of the Trump administration.
Jen Psaki took over her 9 p.m. primetime slot Tuersdays by means of Fridays halfway by means of the second quarter rankings period.
The exodus of eyeballs was even worse during the day, with complete viewership plummeting 26%, to an average of 596,000, and 31%, to 57,000, in the important thing demo in comparison with the identical quarter final yr.
CNN, which has languished in final place regardless of paying anchor Anderson Cooper a reported $18 million in wage, averaged 538,000 complete viewers in primetime for the three-month period and 105,000 in the demo, in line with Nielsen
Year-over-year, the community noticed declines of 13% in complete viewers in primetime and a 15% drop in the 25-54 demo in comparison with the second quarter of final yr.
The cable information pioneer, owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, dropped 14% in complete viewers during the day, to an average of 406,000, and 16% in the demo, to 71,000, year-over-year, in line with Nielsen.
Anderson Cooper’s current transfer to change brokers has sparked hypothesis about his future at CNN. CNN
CNN tried to put a constructive spin on its shrinking viewership, touting robust June numbers as nicely as its sturdy digital and streaming viewers worldwide. CNN’s complete viewership in June rose 26% over May, with notable positive aspects in key demos during all day components, the company stated.
“June was the highest month of 2025 for CNN television in the US among both P25-54 and [total viewers], with CNN being a top 5 network in all of cable,” a spokesperson advised The Post on Wednesday.
“Stories like these are an outdated view of the media landscape and do not reflect how audiences today actually consume news.”
The Post reached out to MSNBC for remark.
CNN shed viewers in the second quarter of this yr — although it did have a robust month in June. LightRocket by way of Getty Images
MSNBC posted an average of 1.008 million primetime viewers and 91,000 in the 25-54 demo in the second quarter. SOPA Images/LightRocket by way of Getty Images
Fox News, in the meantime, continued to dominate its rivals — prolong its successful streak to 94 consecutive quarters as the top-rated cable information community.
The conservative community’s complete primetime viewership spiked 25%, averaging 2.633 million, and 34%, to 304,000, in the demo in comparison with the second quarter of final yr.
During complete day, it climbed 25% in complete viewers, to 1.632 million viewers, and drew 202,000 in the demo, a 31% increase, in comparison with final yr.
It was the second-highest-rated second quarter in community historical past with weekday complete day viewers, trailing its protection of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, in line with AdWeek.
Fox News is owned by Fox Corp — sister company to The Post’s proprietor News Corp.
