Cable news rankings

Here are the cable news rankings based on average total viewers and average primetime viewers for the 2022-2023 season:

Top 5 Cable News Networks by Average Total Viewers:

  1. Fox News Channel - 2.44 million viewers
  2. MSNBC - 1.43 million viewers
  3. CNN - 1.04 million viewers
  4. HLN (Headline News) - 444,000 viewers
  5. CNBC - 344,000 viewers

Top 5 Cable News Networks by Average Primetime Viewers:

  1. Fox News Channel - 3.44 million viewers
  2. MSNBC - 1.83 million viewers
  3. CNN - 1.23 million viewers
  4. HLN (Headline News) - 543,000 viewers
  5. CNBC - 444,000 viewers

Rankings by Daypart:

Note: These rankings are based on Nielsen Media Research data and are subject to change.