Fox News Ratings Sink 27% in October Amid Midterm Elections
The network lost over a quarter of its audience but remains the most-watched cable news outlet ahead of rivals CNN and MS NOW.
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First reported by Variety, 4h 46m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
The story so far
3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 28 Oct 2026. Variety published first, on 28 October at 15:10 UTC; Deadline followed 4h 46m later. The most recent article, from The Hollywood Reporter, appeared on 28 October at 22:03 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), The Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), Deadline.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- VarietyFox News Ratings Sink a Staggering 27% in October, but It Still Has Much a Larger Audience Than CNN or MS NOW
- DeadlineFox News Tops October Ratings, But Viewership Drops Vs. 2025; MS NOW And CNN Show Gains As Midterms Approach
- The Hollywood ReporterTV Ratings: Why Fox News Suffered Its Largest Pre-Election Month Drop in the Past Decade
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- TV Ratings: Why Fox News Suffered Its Largest Pre-Election Month Drop in the Past Decade The Hollywood Reporter ·
- Fox News Ratings Sink a Staggering 27% in October, but It Still Has Much a Larger Audience Than CNN or MS NOW Variety ·
- Fox News Tops October Ratings, But Viewership Drops Vs. 2025; MS NOW And CNN Show Gains As Midterms Approach Deadline
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- Fox News
- CNN
- MS NOW