Fox News Romps Cable Competition in February, Scores 35% More Viewers Than CNN and MS NOW Combined

"Fox News averaged 34% more primetime viewers and 35% more total day viewers than CNN and MS NOW combined this month. Fox News averaged 2.61 million primetime viewers between Monday and Sunday compared to 1.94 million for both CNN and MS NOW and that figure jumped to 3.07 million viewers when just looking at primetime viewership during the week."

"The Five was the highest-rated show during the month, pulling in 4.00 million viewers a night; Jesse Watters Primetime came in second place with 3.44 million viewers, and Bret Baier's Special Report averaged 3.10 million viewers. That edged out Greg Gutfeld's show, which averaged 3.04 million viewers, and The Ingraham Angle averaged 2.90 million viewers."

"All three had double-digit percentage increases in both categories compared to January. Fox's total day viewership was up 19% month-over-month, while CNN's was up 11% and MS NOW's was up 21%; for primetime, Fox was up 28%, CNN was up 22%, and MS NOW was up 28%."

Fox News significantly outperformed its cable news competitors in February ratings. Fox averaged 2.61 million primetime viewers compared to 1.94 million for CNN and MSNBC combined, representing a 34% advantage. The Five led all programming with 4.00 million viewers nightly, followed by Jesse Watters Primetime at 3.44 million and Special Report at 3.10 million. Gutfeld! won the key 25-54 demographic with 347,000 viewers. Despite Fox's dominance, all three networks showed positive growth compared to January, with Fox up 28% in primetime, CNN up 22%, and MSNBC up 28%. MSNBC's programming changes, including The Weeknight replacing The ReidOut, showed promising results.

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