Below are July 2023 Nielsen ratings for Fox News, MSNBC and CNN, followed by a duo of full basic cable network rankers.
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Starting on July 17th, Greg Gutfeld’s late night talk show was rescheduled to begin at 10 p.M. Laura Ingraham took over the 7 p.M. Time slot previously occupied by Jesse Watters, and Fox News secured Jesse Watters as the permanent replacement for Carlson at 8 p.M., Further widening the gap between the two networks in the past couple of weeks due to the rearrangement of the weekday primetime lineup. Following Tucker Carlson’s departure in late-April, Fox News’ lead over MSNBC in the Nielsen primetime ratings competition reached its smallest margin in the past two years.
In June, the network matched the network’s 148,000 A25-54 average in primetime. The increase, caused by the reorganized weekday primetime lineup, resulted in a total of 1.57 million viewers on average during primetime, which was 5% higher than Fox News’ average in June 2023. According to Nielsen live plus same day data for July 2023, Fox News Channel had an average of 1.57 million total primetime viewers, ranking No. 1 among all basic cable channels, and 148,000 adults aged 25-54 during primetime, ranking No. 12 among all basic cable channels.
In June, the number of viewers decreased by 1% to 1.07 million, while the number of adults aged 25-54 decreased by 5% to 122,000. Furthermore, Fox News maintained its position as the top-rated network on basic cable, with an average of 1.07 million viewers throughout the day and 122,000 adults aged 25-54 (second highest on basic cable).
The ratings trend for Fox News remains poor, with a loss of 49% in primetime viewers and 26% in total viewers from July 2022. Additionally, there was a decline of 37% in demo day total and 21% in day total viewership.
Total viewers and among Adults 25-54, Fox News can claim 29 consecutive months as the top-rated cable news network despite those losses.
MSNBC.
In July 2023, there was a decrease in viewership for MSNBC as a result of live coverage of significant events such as the arraignment and subsequent indictment of ex-President Donald Trump, which were driving factors for breaking news coverage.
The cable news network, commonly known as the “Big three,” experienced a significant decline of 25% in viewership from May to June. In June, the network averaged 108,000 viewers in the key demographic of A25-54 during primetime, and a total of 1.12 million viewers overall. This placed the network behind Fox News, which averaged 1.15 million viewers in primetime. According to Nielsen data, NBCU’s politics-focused cable network maintained its viewership at 23 No. In primetime, while Fox News remained at the top with 2 No. Overall.
MSNBC, ranked second on basic cable and experiencing a 13% decrease compared to June, recorded an average of 723,000 viewers throughout the day. However, in total day viewership, the network witnessed a 23% decline from June and dropped eight spots to become the 19th most-watched channel on basic cable. Additionally, MSNBC had an average of 75,000 viewers aged 25-54.
During the previous month, MSNBC experienced a decline in viewership compared to the same period last year, which is a departure from the recent trend. The number of viewers during primetime decreased by 13% overall, while the primetime demographic witnessed a decline of 19%. Similarly, the total number of viewers throughout the day dropped by 5%, and the corresponding demographic decreased by 11%.
MSNBC beat CNN in the primetime demo for the fifth consecutive month and in total primetime viewers for the 30th consecutive month.
CNN.
After a strong June, MSNBC, much like CNN, experienced a decline in viewership in July 2023. The short-lived rebellion of Wagner and the in-depth coverage of the Titanic submersible story were overshadowed by the live coverage of Trump’s arraignment and indictment as the former President.
According to Nielsen live-plus-same-day data for July, CNN had an average of 534,000 total viewers in primetime, which ranked them as the 12th most-watched channel on basic cable (a decrease of four spots from June). In total day, CNN had an average of 426,000 total viewers, ranking them as the fourth most-watched channel on basic cable (remaining unchanged from June). During primetime, the network also had an average of 104,000 adults aged 25-54, ranking them as the 25th most-watched channel on basic cable (a decrease of five spots from June). In total day, CNN had an average of 79,000 adults aged 25-54, tying for the 15th spot on basic cable with A&E and TLC (a decrease of seven spots from June).
In the overall daytime demonstration, the network experienced a decrease of 28% in total daytime viewers, a decline of 21% in the primetime demonstration, and a decrease of 35% in total primetime viewers compared to the same month last year (July 2022). Among adults aged 25-54, CNN lost 21% of viewers in the total daytime viewership and 14% in overall daytime viewers, with a 19% decrease in viewership among adults aged 25-54 compared to June.
CNN came out on top of MSNBC in the total day demonstration for the second month in a row.
July 2023 cable news network ratings (Nielsen live plus same day data).
1,571,000 1,124,000 534,000 256,000 92,000 • Total Viewers: PRIMETIME Fox News MSNBC CNN Newsmax NewsNation148,000 108,000 104,000 26,000 18,000 • A25-54: Fox News MSNBC CNN Newsmax NewsNation1,071,000 723,000 426,000 165,000 56,000 • Total Viewers: TOTAL DAY Fox News MSNBC CNN Newsmax NewsNation122,000 75,000 79,000 15,000 11,000 • A25-54: Fox News MSNBC CNN Newsmax NewsNation
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