In 2022, the average number of TVs tuned into CNN during the primetime news timeslot reached 0.83 million, down from 1.1 million in the previous year. MSNBC's average primetime viewership fared similarly, whereas Fox News outperformed both its competitors by a large margin with an average of 2.15 million televisions tuned in to its primetime slot.
Average number of TVs tuned into cable news programming during the primetime news timeslot in the United States from 2016 to 2022
(in millions)
Figures have been rounded.
Numbers represent CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC for each full year and include live viewership only. The source explains "average audience" as the average number of televisions tuned to an entity throughout the selected time frame. The number is calculated by dividing the total hours viewed by the length of the time frame (in hours). The prime news time slot includes newscasts that air from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
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Pew Research Center. (September 14, 2023). Average number of TVs tuned into cable news programming during the primetime news timeslot in the United States from 2016 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/648064/cable-news-primetime-viewers-usa/
Pew Research Center. "Average number of TVs tuned into cable news programming during the primetime news timeslot in the United States from 2016 to 2022 (in millions)." Chart. September 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/648064/cable-news-primetime-viewers-usa/
Pew Research Center. (2023). Average number of TVs tuned into cable news programming during the primetime news timeslot in the United States from 2016 to 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/648064/cable-news-primetime-viewers-usa/
Pew Research Center. "Average Number of Tvs Tuned into Cable News Programming during The Primetime News Timeslot in The United States from 2016 to 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/648064/cable-news-primetime-viewers-usa/
Pew Research Center, Average number of TVs tuned into cable news programming during the primetime news timeslot in the United States from 2016 to 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/648064/cable-news-primetime-viewers-usa/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Average number of TVs tuned into cable news programming during the primetime news timeslot in the United States from 2016 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph], Pew Research Center, September 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/648064/cable-news-primetime-viewers-usa/
