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Cable News Networks See August Ratings Bump From 2024 Campaign, But Viewership Is Still Well Below Last Presidential Cycle


Cable news networks continued to see a campaign 2024 ratings bounce in August, which saw the Democratic National Convention and a tightened presidential race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. Fox News topped primetime, averaging 2.27 million viewers, up 12% from the same period in 2023. MSNBC was up 18% to 1.83 million, and CNN […]

Cable news networks continued to see a campaign 2024 ratings bounce in August, which saw the Democratic National Convention and a tightened presidential race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. MSNBC topped networks for coverage of the Democratic National Convention, averaging 5.2 million viewers in primetime. CNN said it topped the 25-54 demo during the convention’s later time frame, when all broadcast and cable networks were carrying marquee speakers, with an average of 933,000 viewers.

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