Media & Politics
American TV Networks Enjoying a Boom
"War, what is it good for?" you might be tempted to ask like Edwin Starr did on his 1972 record. Well, it’s not "absolutely nothing". U.S. President Donald Trump has said he’s fighting an all-out war against the media. It seems that at least the TV networks are profiting from Trump in office, according to a report by The Economist. All networks seem to be profiting, but Fox News' lead is pretty hefty.
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This chart shows average daily prime-time viewers of selected tv networks in the first 6 weeks (in million)
Coronavirus impact: increase in year-on-year viewership of leading cable news networks in the United States between March 2019 and March 2020, by number of primetime viewers (in millions)
Leading cable news networks in the United States in 2025, by number of primetime viewers (in 1,000s)
Leading primetime networks in the United States in the 2017-2018 season, by number of viewers (in millions)
Leading cable news networks in the United States in Q4 2020, by number of total day viewers (in thousands)
Leading ad-supported broadcast and cable networks among adults aged 18 to 49 in the United States in 2025, by average number of viewers (in 1,000s)
Average number of TVs tuned into cable news programming during the primetime news timeslot in the United States from 2016 to 2022 (in millions)
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