MSNBC ended the month announcing major programming changes, but had double-digit growth in primetime and total day.

MSNBC’s primetime audience grew by 54% in total viewers versus January, and by 76% in the 25-54 demo. Its top rated The Rachel Maddow Show, running five nights a week for the first 100 days of Trump’s term, averaged 2.1 million viewers, the network said.

The Fox News Channel was already crushing the competition in cable news — and then the network received a Trump bump.

This is TVNewser's basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of Feb. 17, 2025. Fox News and CNN were the recipients of positive momentum as the two cable networks recorded week-to-week growth in total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo during primetime,

Per a Fox News press release, the show hosted by President Donald Trump ‘s daughter-in-law drew 2.4 million total viewers and 290,000 in the 25-54 demo. According to Nielsen, it ranked as cable’s No. 2 non-sports telecast of the weekend, beating out the likes of Real Housewives of the Potomac, Married to Medicine, and The White Lotus.

Fox News Channel has started 2025 off with a bang, averaging the largest audience in the first two months of a year in cable news history, while CNN and MSNBC continue to struggle. Fox News averaged nearly two million total day viewers to crush all cable competitors,

F ox News is reaping the benefits of President Donald Trump’s second term, with the network topping rating charts across the board and earning its highest-rated start to a year

Fox News had the five highest-rated shows in cable news, with several programs posted all-time high ratings for the month.