The December podcast rankings from Podtrac have been released, and there’s positive news for the Fox News Hourly Update.
The podcast moved up one position from the previous month, returning to the top five of the U.S. Unique Monthly Audience rankings.
Fox News Hourly Update earned the fifth position during the final month of 2025. It was only bested by Dateline NBC (+1 to 4th), and NPR News Now, The Daily, and Up First From NPR, which finished in the top three positions, respectively. Those three programs remained unchanged from the prior month.
The Ben Shapiro Show was one of the biggest movers inside the top 15, as the program jumped two places to finish the month 12th overall. The Shawn Ryan Show, meanwhile, tumbled 11 positions, falling out of the top 10 to earn the 15th overall place. Similarly, The Tucker Carlson Show also saw a decline, dropping two spots to #19.
The Tim Dillon Show was the largest overall riser in the top 20, moving up eight positions to finish 18th.
In the top U.S. Podcast Publishers & Networks category, iHeart Audience Network remained first, followed by iHeartPodcasts. Acast, NPR, Libsyn, Disney, Vox Media, Fox Audio Network, PodcastOne, and Barstool Sports rounded out the top 10.
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