Fox News Media ended the first quarter of 2026 as the top news brand on YouTube, achieving an impressive 1.5 billion video views, according to Emplifi. This performance left its nearest rival, MS NOW, trailing by approximately 500 million views, as MS NOW recorded 974 million views.
In comparison, Fox News garnered double the views of CNN, which had 707 million, and surpassed the combined views of ABC News, NBC News, and CBS News. It’s worth noting that ABC managed 440 million views, NBC reached 364 million, and CBS had 194 million.
This marks the sixth straight quarter in which Fox News has outperformed all news brands on YouTube. Year over year, their video views rose by 21%, and there was a significant 51% increase quarter over quarter.
The flagship Fox News account boasts over 15.2 million subscribers, while the Fox News Clips platform, launched last year, continues to expand with more content and analysis. In total, Fox News Media amassed nearly 2 billion video views during the quarter across its integrated platform. Meanwhile, FOX Business accounted for an additional 193 million video views.
Fox News also excelled in social media engagement, achieving 426 million interactions across platforms like Facebook, Instagram, X, and TikTok. Breaking it down, they received around 219 million interactions on Facebook, 75 million on Instagram, 20 million on X, and nearly 116 million on TikTok, according to Comscore Social.
Furthermore, Fox News Channel has maintained its position as the leader in cable TV ratings for 20 consecutive quarters, a remarkable streak.
In terms of daily viewership, Fox News averaged 1.7 million viewers in the first quarter of 2026, compared to 691,000 for MS NOW and 577,000 for CNN. In prime time, Fox pulled in 2.6 million viewers, while MS NOW garnered 1.1 million and CNN just 797,000. Overall, Fox News accounted for about 60% of cable news viewers during both daytime and prime time.
Interestingly, Fox News aired 14 out of the top 15 programs in cable news, showcasing significant hourly increases from the previous quarter.
