At the midpoint of 2026, networks have flooded inboxes with all sorts of figures on their latest news ratings.
The takeaway: ABC and NBC have posted audience gains in their evening broadcasts, while CBS has had a very slight uptick from the same quarter last year.
Fox News continues to lead its main rivals by a wide margin, exceeding even their combined audience, but its audience is down versus 2025, while MS NOW and CNN saw increases. Because of the variability of viewing patterns throughout the year, the comparison is of year-over-year numbers as opposed to previous quarters.
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