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Donald Trump once again lied about the Biden administration’s response to Hurricane Helene over the weekend, but he was once again fact-checked for it — by Fox News host Laura Ingraham. And that surprised Seth Meyers a bit on Tuesday night.

While doing an interview on “The Ingraham Angle” on Saturday, Trump tried to accuse Vice President Harris of going to campaign fundraisers instead of being on the ground in North Carolina to help with relief efforts.

Ingraham immediately corrected him though, telling him that Harris was in North Carolina that very day, for several hours.

“Imagine being such a liar that you get fact-checked by Laura Ingraham. That’s like getting fashion advice from Kevin Smith,” Meyers joked, pulling up a photo of the “Clerks” star in one of his signature oversized jackets.

“And I love you, dude. You know I love you,” Meyers continued. “You look like an 8-year-old with a court date.

Former President Donald Trump is covered by members of U.S. Secret Service after a shooting at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Trump Campaign Office/Handout)

Former President Donald Trump will be interviewed by the Fox News Channel’s prime-time host Laura Ingraham during a campaign rally this weekend, the network said in a statement on Friday.

The conversation will take place at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday, marking Trump’s first visit to the city since a gunman tried to assassinate him there in July.

During the interview, Trump is expected to discuss his feelings about being back in Butler since the assassination attempt and respond to other current events, including the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which has become one of the deadliest storms of its kind in the United States.

Ingraham will also offer a behind-the-scenes look at how the U.S. Secret Service prepared...

Saturday Night Live’s landmark 50th season will kick off nearly over a month ahead of the 2024 presidential election with plenty of material for its cold opens and other political skits.

With Maya Rudolph returning to portray Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris, its likely that James Austin Johnson will portray Donald Trump and or Joe Biden in parodies of the candidates. Doug Emhoff (who has been portrayed in the past by Martin Short) and Vice President Tim Walz will also likely receive parodies, though Short’s Only Murders in the Building costar Steve Martin has declined the ask to portray Walz.

The first five consecutive SNL shows’ hosts and musical guests have been announced, and given the volume and talent of cast members over the years, a look back at political parodies by hosts, guests and members of the comedy ensemble can be found below.

Will Ferrell as...

Vice President Kamala Harris addresses supporters of her presidential campaign in Glendale, Arizona on August 9, 2024. (Photo by Gage Skidmore)

An exclusive interview with Vice President Kamala Harris on MSNBC wasn’t enough to topple the Fox News Channel from its ratings perch, according to preliminary Nielsen data reviewed by The Desk.

The interview on Wednesday drew 1.738 million overall viewers to MSNBC during the 7 p.m. hour, when the network airs “All In with Chris Hayes.” During the show, MSNBC aired its sit-down interview between Harris and MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle, who hosts her own program called “The 11th Hour” for the network.

While the show saw an increase in overall viewers compared to a normal edition of All In, the interview with Harris drew fewer overall viewers than “The Ingraham Angle” on Fox News, which saw an audience of 2.2 million tune in during the same hour.

Fox News also had...

From left: Senator J. D. Vance and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. (Vance photo by Gage Skidmore; Walz photo via Wikimedia Commons)

Fox News Media has become the first broadcaster to announce a plan to simulcast the CBS News vice presidential debate when it airs next month.

The debate, scheduled to take place on Tuesday, October 1, will pit Republican Party nominee Senator J. D. Vance and Democratic Party nominee Governor Tim Walz in their only scheduled television debate of the 2024 presidential race.

As was the case with the two presidential debates hosted by CNN and ABC News earlier this year, CBS is offering other broadcasters the opportunity to simulcast its television debate. The simulcast rules will be revealed in the coming days, but are expected to be substantially similar to the guidelines offered by CNN and ABC.

Related: ABC, Fox News grab highest ratings for Trump-Harris debate

On Tuesday, Fox News...

Greg Gutfeld hosts the prime-time comedy talk show “Gutfeld!” on the Fox News Channel. (Photo courtesy Fox News Media)

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Fox News Channel (Fnc) finished the month of August as the most watched network in all of cable, dominating total day and prime-time viewers and coming only behind Olympics-focused USA Network in the 25-54 demo. According to Nielsen, Fnc occupied nearly half of the total day (47 percent) and prime-time (45 percent) audience share. As the Democratic National Convention (DNC) commenced in Chicago, Il (August 19th through August 22nd) Fnc secured its spot as most watched for combined overall convention coverage, averaging 4.5 million viewers and 731,000 in the 25-54 demo during prime-time for the DNC and RNC. In contrast, CNN had 2.3 million viewer and 614,000 in 25-54 demo and MSNBC drew 3.2 million and 516,000 in 25-54 demo. Fnc finished the week...

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 grew by 49% to 1.08 million. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 288,000, up 15%, compared to 246,000 for MSNBC, up 46%, and 240,000 for CNN, up 63%.

In total day, Fox News averaged 1.43 million, up 22%, followed by MSNBC with 1.02 million, up 8% and CNN with 615,000, up 13%. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 190,000, up 32%, followed by CNN with 123,000, up 17%, and 121,000 for MSNBC, up 12%.

Fox News’ The Five was the top regularly scheduled program in cable news, averaging 3.29 million viewers, followed by Jesse Watters Primetime with 2.97 million, Hannity with 2.61 million, Gutfeld! with 2.55 million and The Ingraham Angle with 2.44 million.

In adults 25-54, Gutfeld! topped with an average of 365,000 viewers,...

The newsroom of the Fox News Channel appears in an undated photographer. (Image courtesy Fox Corporation)

(The following is a press release; its contents were not editorially vetted by The Desk.)

Fox News Media (Fnm) will present special programming surrounding the 2024 Democratic National Convention (DNC) beginning Sunday, August 18th through Friday, August 23rd. Originating from Chicago, Illinois, the network’s convention coverage will be available across all of Fox News Media’s signature platforms, including Fox News Channel (Fnc), Fox Business Network (Fbn), Fox News Audio, Fox News Digital and Fox Nation.

Fnc will commence its special coverage from Chicago on Sunday with Fox News Sunday anchored by Shannon Bream (check your local listings). From 10 Am-12 Pm/Et on Fnc, Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino will anchor America’s Newsroom, followed by Outnumbered at 12 Pm/Et, America Reports from 1-3 Pm/Et, The Story with Martha MacCallum at 3 Pm/Et and...

The assassination attempt on Donald Trump, the Republican National Convention and President Joe Biden’s exit from the presidential race gave major news networks a breaking news bounce in July.

Fox News’ average primetime audience was 3.45 million viewers, up a whopping 120% from the same period in 2023. MSNBC grew by 5% to 1.18 million, and CNN got a 60% bump to 856,000.

In the adults 25-54 category, Fox News averaged 498,000 in primetime, up 236%; while CNN posted 206,000, up 98%; and MSNBC averaged 136,000, up 26%.

In total day, Fox News averaged 1.9 million, up 78%, while MSNBC posted 721,000, about the same as 2023, and CNN averaged 523,000, up 23%.

In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 268,000, up 78%; CNN was at 111,000, up 42%; and MSNBC averaged 82,000, up 9%.

Fox News said that its viewership during the month set a record for July and topped even the broadcast networks, while being the only channel to grow its audience versus 2020 and 2016.

MSNBC said that it saw an uptick following...

Donald Trump weighed in on the controversy over the Olympics opening ceremony, which featured men in drag and a segment that some have interpreted as a satire of The Last Supper.

Appearing on Fox News’ The Ingraham Angle on Monday evening, Trump called the ceremony a “disgrace.”

“The mocking of the Last Supper,” Ingraham said.

“I thought it was a disgrace,” Trump said.

Ingraham then asked him, if he is elected, whether he will “have enough influence on the organizers that we won’t be insulting Christians.” The term of the next president runs through 2029. The next summer Olympics, in 2028, will take place in Los Angeles.

“We won’t be having a Last Supper, as portrayed the way they portrayed it the other night,” Trump said. “I just think — look, I’m for everybody. I’m very open-minded. You understand me.

“You know me better than most people know me.

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Fox News saw double digit ratings growth during the month of May, as all cable networks some some year-over-year total viewership uptick with Donald Trump’s hush money trial dominating the coverage.

In primetime, Fox News averaged 2 million viewers, up 41% from the same month a year earlier. MSNBC averaged 1.16 million, about the same as last year, and CNN averaged 518,000, up 5%.

It was a mixed picture in the 25-54 demo. Fox News averaged 199,000, up 47% from a year earlier, compared to 110,000 for MSNBC, down 8% and CNN with 96,000, down 15%.

Another potential factor in Fox News’ ratings gains: In May 2023, Fox News saw a primetime ratings dip after the network parted ways with its top personality, Tucker Carlson, and initially filled the slot with guest hosts. The network has seen some audience recovery since Jesse Watters filled the slot permanently. In his last full month on the air, Carlson averaged 3.25 million viewers in March,...

Greg Gutfeld hosts the prime-time comedy talk show “Gutfeld!” on the Fox News Channel. (Photo courtesy Fox News Media)

Fox News Channel continued to exert its dominance over its cable news peers during the month of May, delivering nearly four times the number of viewers in prime-time compared to CNN and grabbing its largest audience for that programming block since March of last year.

Nearly all the top 100 cable news shows in terms of overall viewership were broadcast by Fox News in May, according to Nielsen ratings data. Fox News had 97 of the top 100 shows among the demographic of adults ages 25 to 54 (A25-54), which are most-attractive to cable news advertisers. The channel had 94 of the top 100 shows in terms of overall viewers, Nielsen data showed.

In total-dating ratings, Fox News had an average of 1.3 million overall viewers and 147,000 in the A25-54 demographic. The total viewership figure was 176 percent...

Fox News continued its dominance in the April ratings, while network coverage of Donald Trump’s hush money trial has failed to produce blockbuster viewership.

In fact, all the major cable news networks saw a drop off in the key 25-54 demo versus a year ago.

Working against the networks is the fact that the television coverage of the Trump trial is prohibited in the courtroom, leaving it to correspondents to check in with regular reports along with an assortment of legal analysts. CNN and MSNBC have added scrolls on the side of their screens with real time text updates from the courthouse.

In primetime, Fox News topped with an average of 1.98 million viewers, down 5% versus 2023, compared to MSNBC with 1.25 million, down 5%, and CNN with 624,000, up 6%. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 219,000, down 9%, compared to MSNBC with 114,000, down 3%, and CNN with 113,000, down 16%.

In total day, Fox News averaged 1.27 million,...

Fox News topped its rivals in the March and first-quarter 2024 ratings by a wide margin, but MSNBC and CNN showed the biggest growth versus the same period a year ago.

The past month saw major events like Super Tuesday and President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. Although the numbers aren’t giving the networks the blockbuster audiences of the 2020 cycle, the networks have for now staved off the large double-digit declines of recent years.

In primetime in March, Fox News averaged 2.14 million viewers, up 2% from the same period a year ago. MSNBC posted 1.31 million, up 15%, and CNN averaged 601,000, up 27%. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 246,000, up less than 1% over 2023, while MSNBC averaged 133,000, up 24%, and CNN was at 124,000, up 24%.

In total day in March, Fox News topped with 1.31 million, down less than 1%, while MSNBC posted 830,000, up 18%, and CNN averaged 461,000, up 8%. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News led...

Fox News again topped the February ratings, while MSNBC saw double digit growth in total day and primetime.

The networks have had a mixed ratings picture so far during the election year, a time that has typically seen a large viewer uptick. But the dominance of Donald Trump and Joe Biden in the race for their parties’ nominations has likely had an impact, more than anything, on viewer interest, with much less suspense on the outcome.

That said, MSNBC did show gains. In primetime, the network averaged 1.35 million viewers, up 15% from the same period a year earlier. Fox News was still well ahead of its rivals with an average of 2.07 million, but that was down 9%. CNN posted 573,000, down 2%.

In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 231,000, down 23%, while MSNBC posted 122,000, up 3%, and CNN was at 116,000, down 5%.

In total day, Fox News averaged 1.34 million, down 7%, while MSNBC was at 852,000, up 20%, and CNN...

Greg Gutfeld hosts the prime-time comedy talk show “Gutfeld!” on the Fox News Channel. (Photo courtesy Fox News Media)

The Fox News Channel was cable television’s most-watched news network for the 36th straight month, notching higher total day and key demographic viewers throughout the month of February when compared to its two closest competitors, according to Nielsen data.

The channel was also the most-watched in prime-time across cable news for the 37th straight month, the Nielsen ratings showed, with programs like “Hannity,” “The Ingraham Angle,” “Jesse Watters Primetime” and “Gutfeld!” drawing millions of viewers to the network during the week.

Fox News grew its television audience 8 percent during the day among total viewers and 5 percent in prime-time among the key demographic of adults ages 25 to 54 years old (A25-54), a group that is most attractive to advertisers, according to Nielsen data. The increases were compared to the prior month.

Former President Donald Trump participates in a town hall-style interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham. (Courtesy photo)

More than 3.2 million Americans tuned in to watch former President Donald Trump’s town hall-style interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham on Tuesday, according to preliminary data from Nielsen Media Research.

The one-hour program grabbed 55 percent of the cable news share among the key demographic of viewers ages 25 to 54 years old (A25-54), a group that is attractive to cable news advertisers, with more than 327,000 viewers in that data set. Among all viewers, Fox News had 60 percent of the cable news share in the 7 p.m. Eastern time slot, according to Nielsen.

By comparison, MSNBC saw 1.39 million overall viewers during the 7 p.m. hour, with around 131,900 A25-54 viewers. CNN had 742,000 overall viewers and around 135,700 A25-54 viewers in the same time slot.

The special edition of “The Ingraham Angle” scored...

Fox News and MSNBC saw slight viewership increases in primetime in the month of January as the 2024 primary season got underway, although the whole contest may be short-lived given Donald Trump’s sweep of Iowa and New Hampshire and Joe Biden’s nominal opposition.

Fox News topped the month with an average of 1.98 million viewers in seven-night primetime, a 2% increase from the same month a year ago, while MSNBC averaged 1.09 million, up 4%, and CNN posted 605,000, down 4%.

In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 219,000, down 8%, compared to CNN with 124,000, down 14%, and MSNBC with 106,000, off by 3%.

In total day, Fox News averaged 1.25 million, down 7%, compared to MSNBC with 761,000, up 8%, and CNN with 463,000, down 12%. In the total-day demo, Fox News averaged 149,000, down 14%, compared to CNN with 86,000, down 20% and MSNBC with 77,000, down 1%.

Overall, cable news networks’ coverage of the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary was down versus 2020, perhaps because of an aura...

Fox News dominated the ratings for 2023, but only MSNBC showed slight growth in audience compared to a year earlier.

Fox News, for an eighth year in a row, also was the top-rated cable network overall.

In seven-day primetime, Fox News averaged 1.85 million viewers, down 20% from a year earlier. MSNBC averaged 1.22 million, up 2%, and CNN posted 582,000, down 19%. In the adults 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 212,000, down 38%, while CNN posted 125,000, down 27% and MSNBC had 124,000, down 6%.

In total day, Fox News averaged 1.22 million, down 18%, compared to MSNBC with 780,000, up 6%, and CNN with 479,000, down 15%. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 149,000, down 35%, compared to CNN with 94,000, down 23% and MSNBC with 87,000, up 5%.

The past year lacked a major election, ala the midterms in 2022 and the presidential election in 2020, that have proven to be audience boosts. Fox News’ figures also reflected its decision to drop its most watched personality, Tucker Carlson. Although his successor, Jesse Watters,...

Fox News topped November ratings among cable news networks, but the numbers were down across almost all categories versus the same period in 2022, when midterm election news dominated coverage.

MSNBC showed a slight gain in total day viewers versus November 2022, but otherwise networks saw declines.

In primetime, Fox News averaged 1.73 million viewers, down 29% versus November 2022. MSNBC averaged 1.136 million, down 5%, and CNN posted 540,000, off by 28%. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 199,000, down 44%, compared to CNN with 122,000, off by 36%, and MSNBC with 109,000, down 26%.

In total day, Fox News averaged 1.18 million viewers, down 25%, compared to MSNBC with 778,000, up 3%, and CNN with 474,000, down 15%. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 143,000, down 37%, compared to 93,000 for CNN, down 13%, and 81,000 for MSNBC, off by 13%.

The Five was the top cable weekday news show, averaging 2.87 million viewers, followed by Jesse Watters Primetime with 2.57 million, Hannity with 2.26 million, Special Report with 2.18 million and The Ingraham Angle with 2.15 million.

Fox News again topped all the cable news networks in October, but only CNN and MSNBC gained viewers versus last year, as Israel-Gaza coverage and the House Speaker upheaval dominated the news cycle.

In primetime, Fox News averaged 2.12 million viewers, down 7% from October 2022. MSNBC drew 1.33 million, up 12%, and CNN posted 722,000, an increase of 16%. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 256,000, off by 13%, while CNN averaged 167,000, up 25%, and MSNBC posted 132,000, up 16%.

In total day, Fox News averaged 1.36 million, down 8%, followed by MSNBC with 895,000, up 19%, and CNN with 600,000, an increase of 12%. In the adults 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 174,000, down 15%, while CNN posted 124,000, up 17%, and MSNBC was at 98,000, up 23%.

The ratings figures are from Nielsen via Fox News.

Fox News’ The Five was once again the most viewed cable news show, drawing 3 million viewers, followed by Jesse Watters Primetime with 2.58 million, Hannity with 2.41 million, Special Report with 2.21 million and The Ingraham Angle with 2.17 million.

Fox News topped the September and third quarter ratings, but its audience and that of CNN continued to erode vs. 2022 while MSNBC made some slight gains.

In September, Fox News won primetime, averaging 1.69 million viewers, off by 21% versus the same month last year. MSNBC averaged 1.22 million, a drop of 2%, while CNN posted 548,000, a drop of 20%. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 187,000, off by 33%, compared to MSNBC with 116,000, a gain of 2%, and CNN averaged 109,000, falling by 20%.

In total day, Fox News averaged 1.07 million, a drop of 24% from a year earlier, while MSNBC averaged 792,000, an increase of less than 1%. CNN averaged 457,000, off by 21%. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 131,000, falling by 35%, while CNN posted 85,000, a drop of 23%, and MSNBC averaged 84,000, a gain of 2%.

In the third quarter primetime, Fox News averaged 1.75 million, a drop of 20%, versus MSNBC with 1.29 million, a gain of less than 1%, and CNN posted 596,000, falling by 17%. In the 25-54 demo,...

Fox News’ retooled primetime lineup topped rivals in July, but all cable news networks saw audience erosion versus the same month a year ago.

Jesse Watters Primetime, which debuted in the 8 p.m. Et time slot on July 17, averaged 2.4 million viewers, an improvement over the temporary occupant of the period, Fox News Tonight, with its series of rotating hosts, after Tucker Carlson’s show was pulled in April. Tucker Carlson Tonight averaged 3.1 million viewers in July, 2022.

Another schedule change was the move of Greg Gutfeld up an hour to 10 p.m. Et. Gutfeld! averaged 1.98 million viewers and 252,000 in the 25-54 demo. The latter was enough to place it second in that category, to Fox News’s The Five, which averaged 254,000. The Five also was the most watched cable news show, averaging 2.59 million viewers.

Overall, though, audiences were off versus July 2022, with Fox News and CNN seeing the most significant drops.

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A new primetime lineup is already paying off for Fox News, posting improvements across the board in total viewership and the key cable demographic among adults 25-54.

The cable news network’s shifted primetime schedule saw 2.13 million average total viewers Monday through Friday during its debut week. Fox News saw a 24% increase in total viewership across all primetime hours, 7-11 p.m., as compared to the months leading up to the shifted schedule. From April 24 to July 14 of this year, the network averaged 1.96 million total viewers, according to Nielsen-live-plus-same-day figures.

As expected, Fox News also improved in demo viewers, landing 202,000 adults 25-54 and marking a 23% increase from the period before the change, during which Fox News’ averaged 164,000 demo viewers.

Compared to the week before the changes — in...

Jesse Watters debuted on Monday as the permanent host of Fox News’s 8 p.m. Et time slot and wrapped up the hour with a conversation with “a very special guest on the line,” as he introduced his mom.

Watters noted that his mom was a Democrat.

In the phone interview (watch it above), she told him, “We are so proud of you and your accomplishments and you’ve worked so hard. Now let’s aim to have you keep your job.”

She said that she had some suggestions. “Do not tumble into any conspiracy rabbit holes. We do not want to lose you and we want no lawsuits.”

That was an obvious reference to the previous occupant of the 8 p.m. slot, Tucker Carlson. In April, the network removed his show, which often generated controversy and furor as he promoted conspiracy theories over the January 6th attack on the Capitol,...

Fox News Channel debuts a new primetime lineup July 17, 2023, starting with Laura Ingraham’s "The Ingraham Angle" at 7 p.m. Et, followed by "Jesse Watters Primetime" shifting to 8 p.m. Et, "Hannity" remaining at 9 p.m. Et and "Gutfeld!", now at 10 p.m. Et:

"The Ingraham Angle" stars cable news’ highest-rated female host, and is the top-rated 10 p.m. program on cable news since it debuted in 2017. Ingraham, a former litigator and Supreme Court law clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas, joined Fnc in 2007 as a contributor.

"Jesse Watters Primetime" will air at 8 p.m. Et starting July 17. Launching last year "Jesse Watters Primetime" has since emerged as the fastest growing cable news program. Watters will continue to co-host "The Five," which has been the most-watched cable news program for seven-straight quarters. With Watters’ fresh take on the major headlines of the day along with news-making interviews, "Jesse Watters Primetime" has been No.

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Fox News’ lineup changes will shift two familiar faces, Jesse Watters and Greg Gutfeld, to primetime — a move that is bound to secure a ratings bump while ushering in a new brand of extremism that media experts warn could be a “liability” for the network in the wake of the Dominion Voting Systems settlement.

Announced just over two months after Tucker Carlson’s abrupt departure, Watters has effectively been crowned his successor after taking over the 8 p.m. timeslot, which had been occupied by “Fox News Tonight” since Carlson’s absence.

“Crowning odious Jesse Watters as the new face of Fox News is a reflection of Fox’s dogged commitment to bigotry and deceit as well as an indication of their desperation to regain audience share,” said Angelo Carusone, president of...

Fox News again topped the June ratings, but the gap has narrowed with MSNBC, the only news network to see across-the-board viewership gains versus 2022.

The exit of Tucker Carlson continued to weigh on Fox News’ primetime. The network averaged 1.49 million viewers, down 31% versus the same period a year ago, while MSNBC averaged 1.32 million, up 3% from a year earlier. CNN posted 635,000 viewers, down 3%. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 148,000, down 54%, while MSNBC posted 144,000, up 6%, and CNN averaged 129,000, down 12%.

In total day, Fox News averaged 1.09 million, down 21%, compared to MSNBC with 831,000, up 9%, and 492,000 for CNN, up 1%. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 128,000, down 39%, compared to 100,000 for CNN, down 3%, and 97,000 for MSNBC, up 13%.

In the second quarter in primetime, Fox News averaged 1.69 million viewers, down 25%, compared to 1.27 million for MSNBC, up 12%, and 573,000 for CNN, down 14%. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 179,000, down 48%, compared to 139,000 for MSNBC, up 15%, and 126,000 for CNN,...

Fox News Channel will debut a new primetime lineup July 17, 2023, starting with Laura Ingraham’s "The Ingraham Angle" at 7 p.m. Et, followed by "Jesse Watters Primetime" shifting to 8 p.m. Et, "Hannity" remaining at 9 p.m. Et and "Gutfeld!", now at 10 p.m. Et:

"The Ingraham Angle" stars cable news’ highest-rated female host, and is the top-rated 10 p.m. program on cable news since it debuted in 2017. Ingraham, a former litigator and Supreme Court law clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas, joined Fnc in 2007 as a contributor.

"Jesse Watters Primetime" will air at 8 p.m. Et starting July 17. Launching last year "Jesse Watters Primetime" has since emerged as the fastest growing cable news program. Watters will continue to co-host "The Five," which has been the most-watched cable news program for seven-straight quarters. With Watters’ fresh take on the major headlines of the day along with news-making interviews, "Jesse Watters Primetime" has been No.

Jesse Watters will take over Tucker Carlson‘s primetime time slot at Fox News. Carlson was ousted from the network effective immediately on April 24, and his show, Tucker Carlson Tonight, was simultaneously canceled. Fox News Tonight replaced Carlson’s spot, with former Trump aide Kayleigh McEnany temporarily hosting in May. Jesse Watters Primetime will move into the 8/7c time on the Fox News Channel starting Monday, July 17. Laura Ingraham‘s The Ingraham Angle is also moving up in the conservative network’s nightly lineup from 10/9c to 7/6c. Hannity will remain at 9/8c and Gutfeld! will move to 10/9c. Fox News @ Night with Trace Gallagher will move up one hour to 11/10c. Gutfeld is the only late-night talk show that’s still airing new episodes during the WGA writers strike. All of the other late-night titles have been airing reruns in solidarity with the striking writers. Jesse Watters Primetime is...

Fox News unveiled a new primetime lineup, with Jesse Watters moving to Tucker Carlson’s old 8 p.m. Et time slot and Laura Ingraham slotted earlier in the evening at 7 p.m.

Hannity will remain at 9 p.m. Et, while Greg Gutfeld’s show will take over Ingraham’s slot at 10 p.m. Et.

The network also said that Fox News @ Night with Trace Gallagher would move to 11 p.m. Et.

The changes will be effective as of July 17.

A scheduling shakeup had been anticipated since Fox News pulled Carlson’s show in April, leaving the 8 p.m. Et hour with a series of rotating hosts as Fox News Tonight. Although the show has been winning the time period against cable news rivals, it has generally drawn about half of Carlson’s audience, while Newsmax has had a ratings bump during the time period and MSNBC has improved its performance.

Update: Fox News issued another statement to address potential changes to its primetime schedule, this time on the status of Laura Ingraham.

A network spokesperson said, “Reports based on various tweets by left wing activists are wildly inaccurate — Laura Ingraham, the top-rated woman in cable news, is now and will continue to be a prominent host and integral part of the Fox News lineup.”

The latest Fox News statement does not address whether she will remain in her 10 p.m. Et time period, but the network statement is a pushback on social media rumors that she is exiting.

The speculation about Ingraham started after the Drudge Report, in its main headline, reported that Fox News was about to overhaul its primetime line up, with Hannity leading the 8 p.m. hour and shows hosted by Jesse Watters and Greg Gutfeld taking the later slots. That left the question of what would happen to Ingraham.

Lachlan Murdoch declined to comment on Wednesday about what’s next for Fox News’ programming after the shocking ouster of Tucker Carlson, but the Fox Corporation CEO predicted that the conservative channel would do just fine without him.

“Our program decisions are made with the long-term interests of the Fox News brand and the Fox News business,” Murdoch said during MoffettNathanson’s Technology, Media & Telecom Conference. “So we make those decisions really thinking broadly or long-term in terms of what’s the best thing for the company … And we’ve done it before, right? Bill O’Reilly was a superstar, Megyn Kelly was a superstar, Glenn Beck was a superstar and we’re able to move forward with programming decisions that ultimately result in long-term growth and profitability of the business.”

Carlson and Fox parted ways on April 24, shortly after the company settled a defamation lawsuit from Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million.

After Tucker, a deluge of speculation.

Fox News Channel is considering “multiple scenarios” for its primetime lineup after the ouster of Tucker Carlson, with the network declining to comment on a recent report that veteran Sean Hannity might move into its primetime lead-off hour at 8 p.m.

“No decision has been made on a new primetime line-up and there are multiple scenarios under consideration,” Fox News said in a statement Wednesday. Since Carlson was ousted in late April, Fox News has filled his hour with “Fox News Tonight,” an opinion show that relies on a rotating array of hosts. Lawrence Jones, Brian Kilmeade and Kayleigh McEnany are among those who have filled the seat for a week.

Fox News issued the comment in the wake of The Drudge Report posting a plan it said could be underway: moving Sean Hannity to 8 p.m.; switching Jesse Watters, who has fared well at 7 p.

Tucker Carlson is out at 8 p.m. on Fox News Channel, and the network hopes that a host of blue-chip advertisers that for years avoided his controversial hour will soon come back in.

Since Carlson’s stunning exit last month, a timeslot that has been shunned by many Madison Avenue stalwarts seems as if it is being embraced. Procter & Gamble, one of the nation’s largest and most influential advertisers, has been running ads in “Fox News Tonight,” the network’s new 8 p.m. program, for female-skewing products like Venus razor blades by Gillette and Secret underarm deodorant. Also showing up in commercial breaks: Novo Nordisk’s trendy medication Ozempic, and Scotts Miracle-Gro.

“We have had over 40 new advertisers come into the hour since we launched the new program, including some of the largest in the country and, really, across all major categories,” says Jeff Collins, executive vice president...

Unsurprisingly, Fox News ratings suffered Monday night without the channel’s most watched host.

After the surprise of Fox News and Tucker Carlson “agree[ing] to part ways” on Monday, the network’s 8 p.m. hour had a significantly smaller audience Monday night. The debut of Fox News Tonight, hosted by Brian Kilmeade (the first in a series of rotating hosts), pulled in just under 2.6 million viewers — about 21 percent below the average for Tucker Carlson Tonight (3.3 million viewers) over the past eight Mondays.

Fox News Tonight also took a hit in the key news demographic of adults 25-54: Its 0.24 rating was 37 percent lower than the 0.38 Carlson averaged over the prior eight Monday shows.

Those figures were still more than enough to lead the 8 p.m. hour on cable news by a sizable margin. A Joe Scarborough Presents special on MSNBC came in at 1.51 million viewers, while Anderson Cooper 360 drew 728,000 people to CNN.

John Leguizamo’s Latino crusade goes back decades. Over the past 30 years, his performances and outspoken off-screen presence have merged autobiography and activism, as he delivers assertive Latino personalities while advocating for more representation. From his acerbic and autobiographical one-man shows to dynamic screen roles such as “To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newman,” “Carlito’s Way,” and “Moulin Rouge!”, Leguizamo’s persona has essentially become a brand transferrable to any number of pop culture templates. In the last few years, he’s played the “Bruno” in “Encanto” earworm “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”, an obnoxious celebrity in the horror-satire “The Menu,” and Gor Koresh on “The Mandalorian.”

Now Leguizamo has added another notch to his resume: TV host. With MSNBC’s “Leguizamo Does America,” the 62-year-old travels across the country visiting Latino communities in cities ranging from New York to San Francisco. Leguizamo’s template is equal parts Anthony Bourdain and Rick Steves,...

Succession star Zoë Winters has revealed the inspiration behind her character’s disastrous news anchor audition tape in the latest episode.

Winters plays Kerry Castellabate, the assistant and assumed romantic partner of media mogul Logan Roy (Brian Cox) in the HBO drama, which is said to be based on the Murdoch family. You can tead The Independent’s five-star review of episode two here.

In episode two of season four, which aired on Sunday (2 April), Kerry auditions to be the latest newsreader Logan’s Fox News-esque network, Atn.

Unfortunately, Kerry’s cringeworthy audition tape quickly becomes a running joke among the upper echelons of the Roy empire.

“We went into a real newsroom, so we had a whole set-up, prompter, multiple cameras and screens – and it was really fun,” Winters said of filming the scene in an interview with Variety.

“I had watched Tomi Lahren and Laura Ingraham, and...

Donald Trump did draw the media spotlight for his presidential announcement speech on Tuesday, but the networks varied in how they approached the event, carrying parts of it and cutting away at others.

The coverage perhaps offers a glimpse of how Trump will be covered as he embarks on his third presidential bid — certainly a top story, but not the only one.

Trump promoted the speech as “one of the most important ones in the history of our country,” but the networks alternated their focus on other stories throughout the day. That included the missile hit on Poland that, just minutes before Trump took the stage, put the focus on his nemesis, President Joe Biden.

CNN carried the speech from Mar-a-Lago for more than 20 minutes before cutting away when Trump made the official announcement. Anderson Cooper then went to a fact check with Daniel Dale, a fixture during the 2020 election cycle.

Don Lemon will lose his primetime CNN show on weeknights to co-anchor the network’s reimagined morning show with Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins, the network announced Thursday.

The new morning show will debut later in the year with a new name, format and set — and signals the end of “Don Lemon Tonight” after an eight-year run. CNN did not announce any plans for how it will fill Lemon’s primetime slot, which has long lagged behind Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle” in the ratings.

John Berman and Brianna Keilar, who currently anchor the network’s ratings-challenged “New Day,” will shift to other roles at CNN later in the year.

CNN CEO Chris Licht, who had previously signaled that he planned to shake up the network’s morning programming, praised his newly named team. “There is no stronger combination of talent than Don, Poppy and Kaitlan to deliver on our...

Fox News again topped the monthly ratings, as The Five topped in total viewers and Tucker Carlson Tonight won the adults 25-54 demographic in August.

The network saw a 4 rise in total-day viewership, while it said that its late-night show Gutfeld! saw its highest-rated month since its April 2021 launch, with 2.19 million viewers.

MSNBC, meanwhile, saw an uptick in its total day and primetime viewers for the month versus last year, while all the major cable news networks saw a fall-off in the demo.

One of the biggest news stories during the month was the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, driving plenty of Donald Trump commentary on Fox News and MSNBC.

The biggest debut of the month was Alex Wagner Tonight, taking over the 9 Pm Et slot from Rachel Maddow on Tuesdays through Fridays. Wagner’s show debuted with 2 million viewers on August 16, but, with a fall-off after that, ended up averaging 1.55 million viewers.

Fox News topped the June viewership figures as well as the second quarter ratings, but all of the news networks continued to show steep declines in a post-election, post Donald Trump presidency news environment.

In primetime, Fox News topped with an average of 2.13 million viewers, compared to 1.31 million for MSNBC and 798,000 for CNN. Compared to the same month a year earlier, Fox News was off 42%, MSNBC was down 36% and CNN dropped 57%. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News drew an average of 329,000, down 50%; compared to 179,000 for CNN, falling 68%; and 166,000 for MSNBC, off by 48%.

In total day, Fox News averaged 1.17 million in total viewers, down 35%; MSNBC posted 763,000, down 37% and CNN was at 580,000, down 49%. In the 25-54 demo, the numbers were 195,000 for Fox News, down 42%, 133,000 for CNN, falling 59% and 99,000 for MSNBC, dropping by 48%.

Tucker Carlson Tonight was the top show in cable news, averaging 2.81 million total viewers, followed by Hannity with 2.59 million, The Five with 2.53 million,...

November turned out to be a huge month for the cable news networks, as all three major outlets touted ratings milestones with the boost from Election Day and its aftermath.

The question, of course, is whether these levels will be sustained once Joe Biden takes office with the implicit promise of a return to normal news cycles.

CNN saw the greatest growth in its primetime numbers, jumping by 180% from November, 2019, to 2.8 million total viewers, in what it said was its most watched month ever. The figures are from Nielsen and come from Fox News and CNN.

Fox News still led handily in primetime and was up a robust 41% with 3.94 million total viewers, in what the network said was its highest rated November ever. MSNBC also jumped, up 29% to 2.7 million viewers, in what the network also said was its highest rated month ever.

In the 25-54 demographic, CNN topped with 948,000, up...

Donald Trump launched into a series of rage retweets against Fox News, amid a report that he wants to start a streaming rival to the network.

Trump also tweeted, “@FoxNews daytime ratings have completely collapsed. Weekend daytime even Worse. Very sad to watch this happen, but they forgot what made them successful, what got them there. They forgot the Golden Goose. The biggest difference between the 2016 Election, and 2020, was @FoxNews!”

On Thursday, Trump retweeted more than a dozen posts critical of Fox News, including ones in which followers say that they have switched to other outlets like Newsmax and One America News Network, which have trafficked in the president’s unfounded and unproven claims that the election was rigged and stolen from him. Newsmax has yet to declare Biden the winner.

The editorial side of Fox News has at times pushed back against some of those claims, including an incident...

Each presidential election day — and night — is about as big an event as it gets for the cable news networks, and Fox News will be treating it as such with days of dedicated coverage leading up to the main show on the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 3. Coverage that will be available for streaming no matter where you happen to find yourself.

For the big day itself, Fox News will present an eight-hour live special, “Democracy 2020,” that will begin at 6 p.m. Et/3 p.m. Pt on Tuesday, Nov. 3. As has been the case for all of Fox News’ special coverage events during the 2020 presidential election, Martha MacCallum and Bret Baier will be anchoring throughout the evening.

Those two will be joined by its usual array of talking heads for the duration: Donna Brazile, Dana Perino, Juan Williams and Katie Pavlich, and some others. Fox News correspondents Peter Doocy and Jacqui Heinrich...

This 2020 presidential election cycle is, finally, coming to a close as we arrive at the final presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump — with less than two weeks left to go before Election Day. And, of course, you’ll find plenty of coverage of this debate on Fox News.

So if Fox News is your TV news network of choice, you’ve come to the right place — we’ve got everything you need to know about the channel’s coverage plans for the Thursday, Oct. 22 debate, which are pretty similar to its coverage plan from the first debate and the vice presidential debate a couple weeks back.

The debate itself is scheduled for 9 p.m. Et/6 p.m. Pt on Thursday, and is set to run for 90 minutes. Fox News’ dedicated coverage, which will open up at the scheduled debate start time, will be anchored by Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum,...

July marked Laura Ingraham’s eighth month as the top female host in cable news, according to Nielsen Media Research.

Ingraham’s first ratings win over Rachel Maddow, who hosts MSNBC’s 9 p.m. hour, came in June 2018 and the two primetime hosts switched off periodically from there, with Ingraham claiming a win in some months but Maddow generally staying dominant.

Since December 2019, Ingraham’s 10 p.m. “The Ingraham Angle” has beaten Maddow every month, giving her the title of top female host in both total average viewers and average viewers in the advertiser-coveted 25-to-54 age demographic.

Also Read: MSNBC and CNN Have Daytime Ratings Wins in July, Fox News Is Most-Watched

In July, Ingraham’s total average viewers totaled about 3.4 million and Maddow’s totaled around 3.3 million. In the key age demo, Ingraham pulled in an average of 578,000 viewers while Maddow brought in 498,000.

Ingraham did see a dip from...

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in an interview on Fox News yesterday evening that the United States government is looking into a ban of buzzy micro-video app TikTok amid ongoing concerns that the China-owned platform has been suspected to be a tool of surveillance and propaganda for the Chinese government.

Last week, TikTok was banned in the massive Indian market, following a military standoff between the two countries last month that resulted in the death of 20 Indian soldiers.

“We’re taking this very seriously, we’re certainly looking at it,” Pompeo said of TikTok in an appearance on The Ingraham Angle. “With respect to Chinese apps on people’s cell phones, I can assure you the United States will get this one right too. I don’t want to get out in front of the President, but it’s something we’re looking at.” Pompeo also quipped that citizens...

The second quarter of this year was a kind one for cable news networks ratings-wise, as all three major networks saw ratings boosts due to their coverage of the coronavirus pandemic and the wave of police brutality and racial justice protests sweeping across the country.

CNN, Fox News and MSNBC all posted double-digit gains from Q2 last year in both total viewership and the key demographic of adults aged 25-54.

Fox News led the way once again, scoring an average of just under 2 million average viewers each day in the quarter, according to Nielsen Media Research. MSNBC came second with just over 1.2 million viewers per day in the same time period, followed by CNN with just under 1.2 million. In primetime, Fnc averaged 3.6 million viewers, MSNBC 2 million and CNN 1.8 million.

Looking at the 25-54 demo, Fox News’ lead was a little more slender, averaging 366,000 viewers over a full day, to CNN...