MSNBC Viewership Craters 38%, CNN 27%, While Fox News Audience Jumps 41% Post-Election

Ratings

“Morning Joe” ratings continued to fall after the hosts’ meeting with Trump, with Wednesday’s telecast ranking as its lowest-rated program since 2021

Ari Melber, Joy Reid, Rachel Maddow, Nicolle Wallace and Chris Hayes on Election Night (Credit: MSNBC)
Ari Melber, Joy Reid, Rachel Maddow, Nicolle Wallace and Chris Hayes on Election Night (Credit: MSNBC)

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MSNBC and CNN have shed hundreds of thousands of viewers while Fox News viewership has skyrocketed after Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election.

From the day after the election to date, MSNBC has averaged a total day viewership of 521,000 — down 38% from its 2024 average through election day — while CNN averaged 367,000 total viewers — a 27% decline from before the election, according to Nielsen figures. Meanwhile Fox News saw a
41% boost in total day viewership, now averaging 2.001

Loree Seitz

Loree joined TheWrap as a reporter in 2022 after interning at the publication during the summer of 2021. Loree has covered entertainment, film and television for TheWrap and has reported on the media industry and the cable news beat. She has also written for MovieMaker Magazine, where she interned in 2020.

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