During the week of March 2, Fox News received massive in the ratings in opposition to rivals NCS and MS NOW, however nonetheless noticed a large decline in each complete viewers and the important thing Adults 25-54 demo.
The community averaged 3.113 million complete viewers and 362,000 in the important thing demo throughout primetime, a significant lower (21% in complete viewers and 25% within the 25-54 demo) from the week starting February 23. For complete day viewing, Fox News noticed a median of two.042 million viewers and 220,000 in the important thing demo, which was a ten% and 15% lower, respectively from the prior week.
These numbers put Fox News within the No. 1 spot for complete primetime viewership and complete day viewership amongst all fundamental cable networks. The community completed in second place in key demo viewership for each primetime and complete day. Still, of all the essential cable networks, Fox News noticed the biggest drop in week-to-week numbers.
Compared to the identical time interval one 12 months in the past, Fox News was down 21% in complete viewers and 34% in the important thing demo throughout primetime. For complete day, the community noticed a 3% decline in complete viewers and 21% lower within the demo in comparison with the identical week one 12 months in the past, making it the one fundamental cable information community to see year-to-year declines.
MS NOW completed in second place in complete primetime viewers and 6 place within the demo, averaging 1.354 million complete viewers and 160,000 in the important thing demo throughout primetime. This was a 5% lower in complete viewers and 4% lower within the demo in comparison with the week of February 23. MS Now’s complete day numbers averaged 796,000 in complete viewers and 91,000 in the important thing demo, down 6% and 4%, respectively, from the week prior. This put the community at No. 2 in complete day viewers and No. 6 in complete day demo viewers for the week.
These numbers put MS NOW at a 15% improve in primetime complete viewers and 43% improve in primetime key demo viewers in comparison with the identical week in 2025. The community additionally noticed a year-to-year 23% improve in complete viewers and 47% improve in the important thing demo for complete day viewing.
Finally, NCS averaged 1.046 million complete primetime viewers and 220,000 within the Adults demo, a 4% and eight% lower from the earlier week, respectively. For primetime viewing, the community completed in fourth place for complete viewers and fourth in the important thing demo.
NCS’s complete day common was 724,000 complete viewers and 135,000 viewers in the important thing demo, a 1% week-to-week lower in each classes. This put NCS in third place for complete day viewers and third place within the demo in opposition to the opposite fundamental cable networks.
NCS’s primetime numbers have been a 46% improve in complete viewers and 32% improve in the important thing demo in comparison with the identical week final 12 months. For complete day, the community noticed a rise of 54% in complete viewers and 55% in the important thing demo
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