2025 was one for the record books for Fox News. The network saw its highest-rated non-election year ever.
In the weekday primetime window, Fox News averaged 3.2 million viewers for the duration of 2025. That surpasses even broadcast network channels like NBC, which averaged 3.1 million viewers in weekday prime.
64% of the cable news audience was held by Fox News in both the primetime and total day viewership categories. That marks the highest share for the network since it launched in 1996.
The success of the brand wasn’t limited to linear television, either. On YouTube, Fox News saw more than 4.3 billion views in 2025. That figure represents a 57% increase compared to the prior year.
“Delivering another record-breaking year, outpacing broadcast networks, and reaching new highs on YouTube is a testament to the strength of our brand and our ability to meet the audience where they are,” said Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott. “I am incredibly proud of our unrivaled team on and off camera, whose journalism, global newsgathering skills and powerful voices continue to set the standard in news and connect with Americans nationwide.”
The 12 highest-rated programs in cable news were from Fox News. The Five, Jesse Watters Primetime, Hannity, Special Report with Bret Baier, Gutfeld!, The Ingraham Angle, The Will Cain Show, Outnumbered, The Faulkner Focus, America’s Newsroom, The Story with Martha MacCallum, and America Reports all saw double-digit growth in year-over-year metrics.
While Fox was up 14% in the primetime ratings, competitors CNN (-15%) and MS NOW (-25%) went down. The two networks saw double-digit ratings decline in primetime.
The only areas where Fox News did not see double-digit growth were in the Primetime ratings with the Adults 25-54 demographic, seeing a 2% decline compared to 2024. It also saw a 1% dip in the total day ratings in the same sector.
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