More than 10 million viewers watched Fox News’ inaugural coverage, crushing all other networks
More Americans watched President Trump’s historic inauguration on Fox News than on any other television network.
From 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET, Fox News averaged 10.3 million total viewers, including 2 million in the advertiser-coveted adults 25 to 54 demographic, according to Nielsen Media Research. FOX Business’ total audience reached 282,000, while FOX News Media’s total audience peaked at nearly 11 million.
ABC ranked second in coverage of Trump’s inauguration, with just 4.7 million total viewers. NBC ranked third with 4.4 million viewers, followed by CBS with 4.1 million viewers.
After the fiasco in the libel case, CNN only had 1.7 million viewers. MSNBC’s liberal ratings have plummeted since Trump won the election in November, averaging just 848,000 viewers.
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Chief Justice John Roberts holds a Bible as Donald Trump speaks during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, January 20, 2025 ) was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. (Morrie Gash/AP Photo, Pool)
Fox News’ coverage, led by anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum, accounted for 80% of cable news’s audience share, far exceeding the shares of CNN and MSNBC.
Fox News maintained its dominance throughout the day and moved into prime time. The network averaged more than 6 million total viewers between 8pm and 11pm ET, including 1 million viewers in the key demo.
MSNBC ranked second, averaging 1.1 million total viewers and just 93,000 viewers in the key demo. CNN was third with 1 million total viewers, but beat MSNBC in the main demo audience, averaging 269,000 viewers.
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President Trump will deliver his second presidential inaugural address on January 20, 2024. (Fox News)
Compared with Trump’s first inauguration in 2017 and President Biden’s inauguration in 2021, Fox News Media’s digital assets have grown significantly. day. FOX News Go’s total viewing time increased 83% from 2021, media activity increased 72%, and unique viewing devices increased 35%.
According to Emplifi, Fox News also has strong social media engagement compared to other news outlets, collecting a staggering 8.8 million interactions across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and X.
Fox News also became the largest news brand on YouTube, surpassing NBC News with 142% more video views.
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President-elect Donald Trump arrives for the 60th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Monday, January 20, 2025, in Washington. (Chipsomod Villa/AP Pool Photo)
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Trump is the second president in history to serve non-consecutive terms, the first being Grover Cleveland more than 100 years ago. Due to record low temperatures, Monday’s inauguration was held in the Capitol Rotunda for the first time since Ronald Reagan’s second inauguration 40 years ago.
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