Fox News continued to show robust ratings growth for the month of May, again dominating its cable news rivals MSNBC and CNN , which have seen year-over-year declines.
The past month saw the debut of MSNBC’s new nighttime lineup, with The Weeknight taking the 7 p.m. ET slot, Rachel Maddow returning to one night a week at 9 p.m. ET and Jen Psaki filling that time period Tuesday to Thursday.
But the new shows are not reversing the trendlines vs. 2024. While MSNBC has recovered some audience since a post-election fall off, the network, like CNN, has seen double-digit drops from a year ago. The caveat is that last year was a presidential election year, when networks typically see an increase in viewership.
In primetime, Fox News averaged 2.46 million viewers, up 23%, while MSNBC pos