Fox News CEO Lachlan Murdoch told investors on Monday's earnings call the network is seeing "audience fatigue" ahead of the US midterm elections, with viewership down nearly 30% year-on-year. Nielsen data show Fox News primetime ratings fell 28% YoY in October. By contrast, CNN's primetime average audience rose 19% YoY to 598,000, while MSNBC, rebranded as MS NOW, gained 13% to 925,000. Murdoch said last year's ratings had been boosted by Trump's inauguration and the killing of conservative acti

Fox News CEO Lachlan Murdoch told investors on Monday's earnings call the network is seeing "audience fatigue" ahead of the US midterm elections, with viewership down nearly 30% year-on-year. Nielsen data show Fox News primetime ratings fell 28% YoY in October. By contrast, CNN's primetime average audience rose 19% YoY to 598,000, while MSNBC, rebranded as MS NOW, gained 13% to 925,000. Murdoch said last year's ratings had been boosted by Trump's inauguration and the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.