Iran War Leads to Massive Ratings Jolt for Three Major Cable News Networks

Iran War Leads to Massive Ratings Jolt for Three Major Cable News Networks


CNN and MS NOW each enjoyed more than a 10% surge in primetime as well — with CNN pulling in 898,000 primetime viewers (up 11%) and 175,000 in the demo (up 14%), while MS NOW notched 1.26 million primetime viewers (up 11%); MS NOW’s demo viewers slipped slightly from last month to 130,000 (down 1%). CNN: 641,000 total viewers (up 13%), 111,000 in 25-54 demo (up 19%) MS NOW: 759,000 total viewers (up 7%), 81,000 in the demo (up 3%) Fox News: 1.90 million total viewers (up 11%), 198,000 in the demo (up 18%) Q1 Ratings Daily Viewership: CNN: 577,000 total viewers (up 42% from 2025), 101,000 in 25-54 demo (up 66%) MS NOW: 691,000 (up 23%), 72,000 in demo (up 47%) Fox News: 1.71 million (up 23%), 172,000 in demo (up 37%) Primetime: CNN: 797K total viewers (up 54%), 156K in demo (up 88%) MS NOW: 1.11 million (up 25%), 114,000 in demo (up 46%) Fox News: 2.59 million (up 25%), 265,000 in demo (up 39%)

Author: Sean James


Published at: 2026-04-01 21:38:13

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