CNN
During primetime in July, CNN had 444,000 total viewers and 78,000 A25-54 viewers. When looking at total day, the network had 333,000 total viewers and 53,000 demo viewers.
Compared to its performance in the previous month, CNN saw drops of -11% in total viewers and -15% in the demo during primetime. It decreased by -10% in total viewers and -15% in the demo during total day.
When looking at its performance to the same month in 2024 during primetime, it was down -59% in total viewers and -68% in the demo. In total day, CNN lost viewers by -46% and -57% in total viewers and the demo, respectively.
CNN finished as the No. 7 network, down from No.6 during primetime, and remained in fourth place in total day in total viewers. Its position in the demo was No. 16 in primetime, tied with ESPN 2, and fell to 11th place from eighth place during total day.
Looking at the June performance of the other news nets:
- NewsNation – It had the fastest-growing cable network during total day for the month with +14% and +17% gains in total viewers and the demo, respectively. Cuomo remains the top program in total viewers and A25-54 with 151,000 and 13,000 viewers, respectively.
- Fox Business – Finished ahead of CNBC during business day and market hours for the fourth straight month and had seven of the top ten business programs with total viewers. Kudlow remained the net’s top show in total viewers, with 298,000 viewers, and Making Money with Charles Payne took the top spot in the demo, with 15,000 viewers.
- CNBC – Fast Money Halftime Report was the most-watched program in total viewers with 163,000. It finished in first place, tied with Squawk on the Street, in the A25-54 demo with 45,000 viewers.
- Newsmax – Rob Schmitt Tonight was the net’s top show in total viewers with 350,000 total viewers, and Finnerty was in the pole position in the demo with 25,000 viewers, respectively.
PROGRAMMING
- Fox News – The Five was the most-watched program in total viewers (3.479 million at 5 p.m. ET). It was also in first place in the advertiser-coveted demo of A25-54 with 345,000 viewers.
- MSNBC – Its most-watched show in total viewers and the demo continued to be The Rachel Maddow Show (1.894 million and 177,000 viewers, respectively, at 9 p.m. ET).
- CNN – Erin Burnett OutFront at 7 p.m. ET was the network’s top performer in total viewers, with 510,000, and in the A25-54 demo, CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip at 10 p.m. ET remained in first place with 106,000 viewers.
Among Total Viewers
- The Five – Fox News (3,479,000)
- Jesse Watters Primetime – Fox News -(3,062,000)
- Gutfeld! – Fox News – (2,848,000)
- Hannity – Fox News – (2,612,000)
- Special Report with Bret Baier – Fox News – (2,550,000)
- The Ingraham Angle – Fox News – (2,485,000)
- The Will Cain Show – Fox News – (1,950,000)
- The Rachel Maddow Show – MSNBC – (1,894,000)
- Outnumbered – Fox News – (1,862,000)
- The Faulkner Focus – Fox News – ( 1,820,000)
- America’s Newsroom – Fox News – (1,790,000)
- America Reports – Fox News – (1,716,000)
- The Story with Martha MacCallum – Fox News (1,691,000)
- Fox News @Night – Fox News – (1,518,000)
- Fox & Friends – Fox News – (1,261,000)

