TV Ratings: Why Fox News Suffered Its Largest Pre-Election Month Drop in the Past Decade
Headline from The Hollywood Reporter
It still leads rivals MS NOW and CNN by wide margins, however.
The Hollywood Reporter's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.
While MS NOW and CNN’s ratings have gone up in October, Fox News’s viewership has dropped to its lowest point in years as Republicans appear to be tuning out the midterm election.
In the lead-up to the 2026 midterm elections, Fox News lost more than a quarter of its overall viewing audience in the month of October, according to new data. That said, the network remains the most-watched news outlet on cable, well ahead of rivals CNN and MS NOW.
Fox News again topped October ratings by a wide margin, but its viewership fell during the month when compared to the same period in 2025. MS NOW and CNN, meanwhile, showed gains, likely driven by the approaching midterms. In primetime, Fox News averaged 1.
