A general downward trend continued for cable news consumption in 2022, with the left-leaning MSNBC and CNN networks particularly hard hit, according to the latest Nielsen Media Research ratings.
Despite 2022 being a newsworthy year, opening with the Jan. 6 hearings and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and moving forward with coverage of the economy and supply chain issues, the overturning of Roe vs. Wade, the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the midterm elections and Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover, the top three cable news networks—Fox, MSNBC and CNN—saw a 14 percent drop collectively during prime time (eight to 11 p.m., Monday through Friday) as compared to 2021, Axios reported.
