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Fox News continues cable news lead over MS NOW, CNN in October viewership

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Wulfsohn, J. (2026, October 29). Fox News continues cable news lead over MS NOW, CNN in October viewership. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/media/fox-news-continues-cable-news-lead-ms-now-cnn-october-viewership

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Fox News Channel led cable news viewership in October, reaching an average of 1.1 million total day viewers and 1.7 million primetime viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. This marked Fox's 68th consecutive month at the top among daytime and prime-time cable news networks. MSNBC followed with 588,000 average total day viewers, while CNN had 402,000. Additionally, Fox News is the most-watched news brand on YouTube with over 3.8 billion views in 2026, according to Emplifi data.

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Story summary

Fox News maintained its lead over CNN and MS NOW in October 2026, according to Nielsen Media Research. The network had an average of 1.1 million total day viewers from Monday through Sunday, representing more than half of the cable news audience, surpassing the combined totals of CNN (402,000) and MS NOW (588,000). In primetime, Fox News averaged 1.7 million viewers, with "Jesse Watters Primetime" being the most-watched cable news show at 2.3 million viewers. This marks Fox News Channel's 68th consecutive month leading in daytime and prime-time viewership among other cable news networks.

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“While both articles discuss Fox News' viewership numbers for October 2026, they present different narratives and focus on distinct aspects of the ratings: one highlights a drop in viewership relative to previous performance, while the other emphasizes maintaining a lead over competitors.”

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Narrative

"The Five" maintained its status as the most-watched show in all cable news with 2.7 million total viewers, while "Jesse Watters Primetime" also continued its streak as the most-watched cable news show in primetime with 2.3 million viewers.

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2026-10-29 · Fox News

Fox News continues cable news lead over MS NOW, CNN in October viewership · assertive framing

Claims (10 extracted, 2 hedged)

Fox News Channel maintained its viewership lead among cable news rivals throughout October, according to Nielsen Media Research data. uncertain

Channel → maintain → data

The network reached an average of 1.1 million total day viewers Monday through Sunday, more than 50% of the share of the cable news audience and topping the combined audiences of MS NOW and CNN. asserted

network → reach → NOW

MS NOW trailed in second place with 588,000 average total day viewers while CNN averaged just 402,000. asserted

CNN → trail → 402,000

Fox News commanded the lead in primetime as well, averaging 1.7 million total viewers. asserted

News → command → viewers

MS NOW came in second with 925,000 total viewers and CNN came in third with 598,000. asserted

CNN → come → 598,000

October marked Fox News Channel's 68th consecutive month leading in both daytime and prime-time viewership among the other cable news networks. asserted

October → mark → networks

Primetime → maintain → viewers

"Special Report with Bret Baier," "Gutfeld!" and "The Ingraham Angle" rounded out the five most-watched shows among the cable news networks. asserted

Report → round → networks

Meanwhile, Fox News also continues to make great strides in the digital landscape. asserted

News → continue → landscape

Throughout 2026, Fox News has collected more than 3.8 billion views on YouTube, making it the most-watched news brand on the platform, according to data from Emplifi. uncertain

it → collect → Emplifi