Fox News Channel has hit 85 consecutive quarters as the highest-rated cable network in prime time. It finished the first quarter of 2023 in first place drawing an average audience of 2.088 million viewers. MSNBC had 1.110 million and CNN 568,000. All the networks saw a year-over-year decline in total audience in prime time. Among viewers 25-54 Fox was number one in prime time with an average audience of 259,000. That was down 40% from a year ago.