Fox News Outdraws Broadcast TV in Primetime

7 Sept 2025 · 8 min
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YouTube video by TJ Walker (uploaded Sept 7, 2025) analyzing a shift in U.S. television viewership: Fox News Channel outdrew the three major broadcast networks (ABC, NBC, CBS) in primetime over the summer. From June to early September Fox averaged 2.43 million viewers nightly in the 8–11pm slot, compared with ABC (2.38M), NBC (2.21M) and CBS (2.03M). The video places this in historical context (higher broadcast-era audiences in 1980s–2000s), cites that this is only the second time a cable network has topped all three broadcasters (the first was 2020), and notes standout programs and hosts (The Five: 3.48M in August; Jesse Watters, Greg Gutfeld, Sean Hannity each topped 2.5M). The narrator draws lessons about differentiation in media, Fox’s low-cost/talk-radio approach, and implications for broadcast programming and content creators.

Questions this video answers

2.43 million viewers (average per evening, 8–11 pm).

ABC: 2.38 million; NBC: 2.21 million; CBS: 2.03 million.

Once before (the first time was in 2020).

The Five — 3.48 million viewers in August.

Jesse Watters, Greg Gutfeld, and Sean Hannity each exceeded 2.5 million viewers in August.

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