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MSNBC the domination of the ranking was short-lived: after beating CNN In its election night coverage for the first time in network history, the NBCUniversal-owned news network is now bleeding its viewers in the wake of Donald Trump’s victory.

On election night, MSNBC attracted 6 million viewers compared to 5.1 million for CNN. But in the days after the election, the channel’s total audience fell to 808,000, including 90,000 in the coveted 25-to-54 demographic, according to Nielsen.

These figures reflect an average from last Wednesday to Friday. This represents a 54% decrease in the network’s average audience in the month of October (1.765 million viewers) as well as a 51% decrease in the network’s average since the start of 2024 (1.655 million viewers). viewers). Additionally, on Friday, MSNBC saw 636,000 viewers and 61,000 in the demo, making it the network’s lowest-rated non-holiday night of the year.

CNN fares slightly better. In the days following the election, the news channel’s total daily audience fell to 611,000, including 159,000 in the demo. This represents a 36% drop from the network’s average audience in the month of October (953,000 viewers) as well as a 26% drop from its 2024 average (830,000 viewers).

Both networks are widely seen as having a liberal bias, which at least partly explains their viewership decline following Kamala Harris’ loss.

But the right Fox News did not share these audience problems. After seeing an astonishing spectacle 10.3 million total viewers During its election night coverage, the channel attracted an average of 4.375 million viewers from last Wednesday to Friday. This represents a 34% increase from its October audience (3.27 million viewers) as well as a 58% increase from its annual average (2.775 million viewers). All of these numbers are reported as Nielsen numbers.

Unsurprisingly, the 2024 election is one of the most-watched television events of the year. According to Nielsen, approximately 42.3 million viewers watched the US presidential election on 18 television networks. Specifically, the company monitored the hearing from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET last Tuesday. But compared to previous elections, there was a 25% audience drop. The 2020 election attracted 56.9 million prime-time viewers.