Evening News Ratings Mid-2026: ABC and NBC Gain, Fox News Leads Cable but Declines Year-Over-Year
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Ted Johnson
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A mid-year ratings roundup for cable and broadcast evening news shows that ABC and NBC posted audience gains in their evening broadcasts, while CBS saw a slight uptick. On the cable side, Fox News remains dominant with a wide lead over rivals, but its audience is down compared to 2025, while MSNBC and CNN saw increases. The article compares year-over-year numbers to account for viewing pattern variability.
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· 3 pulledABC 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 MSNBC 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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