Fox News top-rated cable channel for eighth straight year

Fox News took the crown as the top-rated cable channel in 2023, the eighth consecutive year it has done so.

On a 24-hour total day basis, the network pulled in a daily average of more than 1.2 million viewers including 150,000 in the advertiser-coveted 25 to 54 age demographic, according to Nielsen Media Research data.

MSNBC, meanwhile, pulled in an average of 784,000 viewers while CNN earned 482,000 in 2023.

Fox has been the top-rated cable news channel for more than two decades.

Fox’s afternoon table-talk program “The Five” was again the top-rated cable news show, averaging 2.9 million viewers and 303,000 in the 25-54 demographic.

Overall cable news ratings have been steadily declining in recent years as more consumers cut cable and alternative sources of news proliferate on social media and on streaming platforms.

Last year, Fox notched an average of 1.4 million viewers compared with 733,000 who watched MSNBC and 568,000 who watched CNN.

Each of the major networks spent a large amount of resources and airtime covering the largest stories of the year, such as the ongoing wars in Ukraine and Gaza, multiple Speaker of the House nominations and the beginning of the 2024 GOP presidential primary.

Updated: 3:57 p.m.