- Fox News is facing historic viewership drops ahead of the midterms, with October 2026 on track to be its lowest-rated month since December 2023.
- Ratings in the key 25-54 demographic plummeted to a 25-year low, averaging just 98,000 viewers as total viewership fell 27 percent from last year.
- Despite the decline, Fox News maintains its lead over all other cable networks, including ESPN, while drawing significant engagement online.
- Competing networks such as MS NOW and CNN saw modest viewership increases of 16 percent and 3 percent over the past year.
- The ratings slump coincides with criticism from President Donald Trump, who slammed the network for broadcasting interviews with Democratic candidates.
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