{"id":158116,"date":"2025-07-24T04:52:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T04:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/abc-fox-news-maintain-leads-in-second-quarter-tv-news-ratings-the-hollywood-reporter\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T04:52:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T04:52:11","slug":"abc-fox-news-maintain-leads-in-second-quarter-tv-news-ratings-the-hollywood-reporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/abc-fox-news-maintain-leads-in-second-quarter-tv-news-ratings-the-hollywood-reporter\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC, Fox News Maintain Leads in Second Quarter TV News Ratings &#8211; The Hollywood Reporter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter<br \/>Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter<br \/>Audiences shrank some across the board, however, following high viewing levels in the first three months of the year.<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy  <a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/author\/rick-porter-thr\/\" \t\t\t> \tRick Porter<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Television Business Editor<br \/> \t<a  href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/fox-news\/\"  id=\"auto-tag_fox-news_2\"  data-tag=\"fox-news\"  >Fox News<\/a> and <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/abc-television-ne-0\/\"  id=\"auto-tag_abc-television-ne-0_2\"  data-tag=\"abc-television-ne-0\"  >ABC News<\/a> continued to hold sizable leads in TV news ratings for the second quarter.<br \/> \tOn the broadcast networks, ABC&rsquo;s <em>World News Tonight<\/em> led the April-to-June period with an average of 7.37 million viewers each weeknight. The David Muir-anchored evening newscast led the <em>NBC<\/em> <em>Nightly News<\/em> (5.79 million) and <em>CBS Evening News<\/em> (3.85 million) by sizable margins. In fact, <em>World News Tonight&rsquo;<\/em>s 1.58 million-viewer lead over NBC is its largest margin of victory in a second quarter in 30 years.   <br \/> \t<em>World News Tonight<\/em> also led the key demographics of adults 25-54 (1.01 million viewers) and adults 18-49 (700,000) for the quarter. It has led network evening newscasts in the 25-54 demo for every quarter  since January to March of 2020 and topped the quarterly total-viewer ranks since the second quarter of 2017.  \t<\/p>\n<div class=\"admz\" id=\"adm-inline-article-ad-1\">\n<div class=\"adma boomerang\" data-device=\"Desktop\" data-width=\"300\">\n<div style=\"min-width:50px;min-height:75px;\" \tclass=\"pmc-adm-boomerang-pub-div ad-text\" \tdata-priority=\"10\" >\n<div id=\"gpt-article-mid-article-uid0\" \t\tclass=\"adw-300 adh-250\" data-is-adhesion-ad=\"\"> \t\t<script type=\"application\/javascript\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tblogherads.adq.push(function () {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblogherads\n\t\t\t\t\t.defineSlot( 'medrec', 'gpt-article-mid-article-uid0' )\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.setTargeting( 'pos', [\"mid-article1\",\"mid-articleX\",\"mid\",\"mid-article\"] )\n.setTargeting( 'viewable', 'yes' )\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.setSubAdUnitPath(\"ros\/mid-article\")\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.addSize([[300,250],[2,2],[300,251],[620,350],[2,4],[4,2],[320,480],[620,366]])\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.setClsOptimization(\"minsize\")\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t<\/script> \t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ u-margin-tb-250 u-margin-t-4@desktop-xl u-margin-b-3@desktop-xl\" >\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-u-margin-b-075\">  \t \t \t\t \t\t\t\t\tRelated Stories\t\t \t <\/h3>\n<div class=\"lrv-u-flex lrv-u-padding-tb-1 lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-b-1 lrv-u-border-color-grey-dark\" >\n<div class=\"o-card lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-grow-1 lrv-u-width-100p@mobile-max lrv-u-width-50p\">  \t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/business\/business-news\/niche-sports-streaming-viewership-1236325720\/\" class=\"\" \t\t\t> \t \t \t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  u-width-150\">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-3x2 a-crop-1x1@desktop-and-tablet-only\" style=\"\"> \t \t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-hollywoodreporter-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2226053768.jpg?w=1500\" alt=\"Caitlin Clark wears a shirt saying &quot;Pay us what you owe us&quot; prior to the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game on July 19, 2025\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"> \t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content lrv-u-padding-lr-050 u-padding-lr-125@tablet\"> \t\t \t\t \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap a-font-accent-bold-xs lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-margin-b-025\"> \t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/c\/business\/\" class=\"c-span__link  a-font-accent-bold-xs lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-margin-b-025\" style=\"\"> \t \tBusiness \t\t\t<\/a> \t<\/span> \t\t \t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-secondary-m\">  \t \t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/business\/business-news\/niche-sports-streaming-viewership-1236325720\/\" class=\"c-title__link a-font-secondary-m lrv-u-display-block lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover\" \t\t\t\t> \t \t\t \t\t\t\t\tNiche Sports Aren&#039;t So Niche Anymore As Networks Place More Bets\t\t \t\t\t<\/a> \t <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  \t\t<\/a> \t <\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card lrv-u-flex@tablet lrv-u-flex-grow-1 lrv-u-padding-l-125 lrv-u-display-none@mobile-max lrv-u-width-100p@mobile-max lrv-u-width-50p u-border-l-1 u-border-dotted-l\">  \t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/fox-nation-hulk-hogan-real-american-freestyle-tv-rights-1236324587\/\" class=\"\" \t\t\t> \t \t \t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  u-width-150\">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-3x2 a-crop-1x1@desktop-and-tablet-only\" style=\"\"> \t \t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-hollywoodreporter-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Hulk-Hogan.jpg?w=1500\" alt=\"Hulk Hogan\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"> \t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content lrv-u-padding-l-125\"> \t\t \t\t \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap a-font-accent-bold-xs lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-margin-b-025\"> \t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/c\/tv\/\" class=\"c-span__link  a-font-accent-bold-xs lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-margin-b-025\" style=\"\"> \t \tTV \t\t\t<\/a> \t<\/span> \t\t \t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-secondary-m\">  \t \t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/fox-nation-hulk-hogan-real-american-freestyle-tv-rights-1236324587\/\" class=\"c-title__link a-font-secondary-m lrv-u-display-block lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover\" \t\t\t\t> \t \t\t \t\t\t\t\tFox Nation Acquires TV Rights to Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff&#039;s New Wrestling League\t\t \t\t\t<\/a> \t <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  \t\t<\/a> \t <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \tAll three network newscasts lost viewers compared to the first three months of the year, when ABC averaged 8.13 million viewers, NBC 6.6 million and CBS 4.59 million. NBC did, however, close the gap with ABC in the 25-54 demo a little in the quarter, which also saw <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/business\/business-news\/nbc-news-tom-llamas-new-anchor-nbc-nightly-news-1236155458\/\"  >Tom Llamas<\/a> take over as <em>Nightly News<\/em> anchor after Lester Holt decided to leave the program. <em>Nightly News<\/em> also grew among adults 18-49 and 25-54 vs. the same quarter last year, while <em>World News Tonight<\/em> edged up year to year in the 25-54 demo.<br \/> \tOn cable, Fox News maintained its big lead over <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/cnn\/\"  id=\"auto-tag_cnn_2\"  data-tag=\"cnn\"  >CNN<\/a> and <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/msnbc\/\"  id=\"auto-tag_msnbc_2\"  data-tag=\"msnbc\"  >MSNBC<\/a> in both the full-day and primetime Nielsen numbers, though the margin shrunk a bit: Fox came down some from a record-setting first quarter, fueled by the early days of the second Trump administration, and the other two were fairly steady.  \t<\/p>\n<div class=\"admz\" id=\"adm-inline-article-ad-2\">\n<div class=\"adma boomerang\" data-device=\"Desktop\" data-width=\"300\">\n<div style=\"min-width:50px;min-height:75px;\" \tclass=\"pmc-adm-boomerang-pub-div ad-text\" \tdata-priority=\"10\" >\n<div id=\"gpt-dsk-tab-mid-article2-uid1\" \t\tclass=\"adw-300 adh-250\" data-is-adhesion-ad=\"\"> \t\t<script type=\"application\/javascript\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tblogherads.adq.push(function () {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblogherads\n\t\t\t\t\t.defineSlot( 'medrec', 'gpt-dsk-tab-mid-article2-uid1' )\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.setTargeting( 'pos', [\"mid\",\"mid-article2\",\"mid-articleX\"] )\n.setTargeting( 'viewable', 'yes' )\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.setSubAdUnitPath(\"ros\/mid-article2\")\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.addSize([[300,250],[300,251],[620,350],[2,4],[4,2],[320,480],[620,366]])\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.setClsOptimization(\"minsize\")\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t<\/script> \t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \tFox News averaged 1.63 million viewers for the full broadcast day and 2.63 million in primetime for the quarter, vs. 1.92 million and 3.01 million in the (again, record-setting) first quarter. MSNBC&rsquo;s 596,000 average for the full day inched up from 593,000 in Q1, but its primetime audience of 1.01 million viewers was off a tick from 1.02 million. CNN drew 406,000 total-day viewers and 538,000 in primetime, down a little from 428,000 and 558,000 in the first quarter.<br \/> \tAmong adults 25-54, Fox News averaged 202,000 viewers over the full day and 304,000 in prime for the quarter, vs. 247,000 and 380,000 in the first quarter. MSNBC&rsquo;s 57,000-viewer average for the full day was even with Q1, while primetime slipped slightly to 91,000 from 96,000. CNN (71,000 full day\/105,000 primetime) dipped from averages of 79,000 and 121,000 in the first quarter.  <br \/>Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day<br \/>Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day<br \/>Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter<br \/>Send us a tip using our anonymous form.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMimAFBVV95cUxOYVRraGZNUWl5eGFKRzMteXBKVlVhZDZVejh5Q1dSaXhZaElZdWJoWU02OGlHN3MxcEx3RVcwSThGTV9SanpnMFhvQmZoNlhvb0w4dTdySzhzNF8tWkk5RTVYSVRFY0xhQ2ZBRTZ6MllBSlNQb2dNTmFTRDk3MnlGYTZCWkh4emozaVdWcmhJN09vNU1IVHFaSA?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood ReporterSubscribe for full access to The Hollywood ReporterAudiences shrank some across the board, however, following high viewing levels in the first three months of the year. By Rick Porter Television Business Editor Fox News and ABC News continued to hold sizable leads in TV news ratings for the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":158117,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-158116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158116"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158116\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/158117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=158116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}