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Cable News Ratings 2024: Fox Gets Big Bounce, While MSNBC And CNN Look To Come Back From Post-Election Tune-Out
CNN and MSNBC saw a big post election dropoff
While Fox News, MSNBC and CNN did see a rise in their ratings, the latter two networks saw a big post-election drop off as politics weary viewers tuned out after Trump’s victory and Vice President Kamala Harris’ loss. The question for 2025 is whether those regular viewers come back after a bit of a break from burnout, as some executives expect, or if their habits turn to other sources, like ideologically friendly podcasts or digital streaming. CNN’s hosting of the first presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump was the fifth most watched show of the year, drawing 52.7 million viewers, albeit it was simulcast across major networks.
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