Fox News

==Ratings and reception==
In 2003, Fox News saw a large ratings jump during the early stages of the [[U.S. invasion of Iraq]]. At the height of the conflict, according to some reports, Fox News had as much as a 300% increase in viewership (averaging 3.3&nbsp;million viewers daily).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3148015.stm |title=War coverage lifts News Corp |date=August 13, 2003 |website=BBC News |access-date=November 29, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512061740/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3148015.stm |archive-date=May 12, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2004, Fox News' ratings for its broadcast of the [[2004 Republican National Convention|Republican National Convention]] exceeded those of the three major broadcast networks. During President [[George W. Bush]]'s address, Fox News attracted 7.3&nbsp;million viewers nationally; NBC, ABC, and CBS had a viewership of 5.9&nbsp;million, 5.1&nbsp;million, and 5.0&nbsp;million respectively.

Between late 2005 and early 2006, Fox News saw a brief decline in ratings. One was in the second quarter of 2006, when it lost viewers for every prime-time program compared with the previous quarter. The audience for ''[[Special Report with Brit Hume]]'', for example, dropped 19%. Several weeks later, in the wake of the [[2006 North Korean missile test]] and the [[2006 Lebanon War]], Fox saw a surge in viewership and remained the top-rated cable news channel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/ratings/fncs_2554_prime_downward_spiral_20939.asp |title=FNC's 25–54 Prime "Downward Spiral" |date=April 26, 2005 |website=[[TVNewser]] |access-date=October 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517073747/http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/ratings/fncs_2554_prime_downward_spiral_20939.asp |archive-date=May 17, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stateofthemedia.org/2005/narrative_cabletv_contentanalysis.asp?media=5&cat=2 |title=Cable TV: Content Analysis |year=2005 |website=The State of the News Media |access-date=October 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100803033420/http://www.stateofthemedia.org/2005/narrative_cabletv_contentanalysis.asp?media=5&cat=2 |archive-date=August 3, 2010}}</ref> Fox produced eight of the top ten most-watched nightly cable news shows, with ''The O'Reilly Factor'' and ''[[Hannity & Colmes]]'' finishing first and second respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/original/ranker_april05.pdf |title=Competitive Program Ranker (M-F 6a-11p programs) |date=April 2005 |website=TVNewser |access-date=October 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070614001942/http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/original/ranker_april05.pdf |archive-date=June 14, 2007}}</ref>

FNC ranked No. 8 in viewership among all cable channels in 2006, and No. 7 in 2007.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6517290.html |title=Fox News Channel Leads in 2007 Cable News Ratings |first=Marisa |last=Guthrie |date=April 1, 2008 |magazine=[[Broadcasting & Cable]] |access-date=August 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914232913/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6517290.html |archive-date=September 14, 2008 }}</ref> The channel ranked number one during the week of Barack Obama's election (November 3–9) in 2008, and reached the top spot again in January 2010 (during the week of the [[United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 2010|special Senate election in Massachusetts]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60R0F720100128 |title=Fox News Channel tops USA in cable ratings |last=Crupi |first=Anthony |date=January 27, 2010 |work=Reuters |access-date=October 17, 2019 |archive-date=December 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230132858/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60R0F720100128 |url-status=live }}</ref> Comparing Fox to its 24-hour-news-channel competitors, in May 2010, the channel drew an average daily prime-time audience of 1.8&nbsp;million viewers (versus 747,000 for MSNBC and 595,000 for CNN).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/fox-news-north-primed-for-launch/article1603483/ |title='Fox News North' primed for launch |last=Krashinsky |first=Susan |date=June 15, 2010 |newspaper=[[The Globe and Mail]] |access-date=October 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616041152/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/fox-news-north-primed-for-launch/article1603483/ |archive-date=June 16, 2010}}</ref>

In September 2009, the [[Pew Research Center]] published a report on the public view of national news organizations. In the report, 72 percent of polled Republican Fox viewers rated the channel as "favorable", while 43 percent of polled Democratic viewers and 55 percent of all polled viewers shared that opinion. However, Fox was given the highest "unfavorable" rating of all national outlets studied (25 percent of all polled viewers). The report went on to say that "partisan differences in views of Fox News have increased substantially since 2007".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1341/press-accuracy-rating-hits-two-decade-low |title=Press Accuracy Rating Hits Two-Decade Low |date=September 14, 2009 |website=[[Pew Research Center]] |access-date=September 16, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101107091046/http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1341/press-accuracy-rating-hits-two-decade-low |archive-date=November 7, 2010}}</ref>

In 2010, the [[Wikipedia community]] had its first major discussion on Fox News' reliability. The community decided that Fox News was politically biased, but generally reliable.<ref name="Breslow-2022">{{Cite web |last=Breslow |first=Samuel |date=September 29, 2022 |title=Wikipedia's Fox News Problem |url=https://slate.com/technology/2022/09/wikipedia-fox-news-reliability.html |access-date=September 30, 2022 |website=Slate |language=en |archive-date=October 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006081833/https://slate.com/technology/2022/09/wikipedia-fox-news-reliability.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

A Public Policy Polling poll concluded in 2013 that positive perceptions of FNC had declined from 2010. 41% of polled voters said they trust it, down from 49% in 2010, while 46% said they distrust it, up from 37% in 2010. It was also called the "most trusted" network by 34% of those polled, more than had said the same of any other network.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_National_206.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130319024503/http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_National_206.pdf |archive-date=March 19, 2013 |url-status=live |title=Fox News' Credibility Declines |date=February 6, 2013 |website=[[Public Policy Polling]] |access-date=October 17, 2019}}</ref>

[[File:2012 DNC day 3 Fox News (7959676796).jpg|thumb|Then-Fox anchor [[Megyn Kelly]] covering the [[2012 Democratic National Convention]]]]
On the night of October 22, 2012, Fox set a record for its highest-rated [[Broadcasting|telecast]], with 11.5&nbsp;million viewers for the third [[United States presidential election debates, 2012|U.S. presidential debate]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/final-obama-romney-debate-gives-381956 |title=Final Debate Breaks Fox News Ratings Record With 11.5 Million, Topping Cable Competition |first=Michael |last=O'Connell |date=October 23, 2012 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=September 30, 2014 |archive-date=October 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031060553/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/final-obama-romney-debate-gives-381956 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deadline.com/2012/10/fox-news-breaks-ratings-record-with-third-presidential-debate/ |title=UPDATE: 59.2M Watch Final Presidential Debate; NBC Wins Coverage Battle |last=Patten |first=Dominic |date=October 23, 2012 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=October 17, 2019 |archive-date=November 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102192010/http://www.deadline.com/2012/10/fox-news-breaks-ratings-record-with-third-presidential-debate/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In prime time the week before, Fox averaged almost 3.7&nbsp;million viewers with a total day average of 1.66&nbsp;million viewers.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-fox-news-ratings-20121023,0,240248.story |title=Fox News scores big ratings win |last=Flint |first=Joe |date=October 23, 2012 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=October 17, 2019 |archive-date=November 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102191539/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-fox-news-ratings-20121023,0,240248.story |url-status=live }}</ref>

In prime time and total day ratings for the week of April 15 to 21, 2013, Fox News, propelled by its coverage of the [[Boston Marathon bombing]], was the highest-ranked network on U.S. cable television, for the first time since August 2005, when [[Hurricane Katrina]] hit the [[Gulf Coast of the United States]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/04/fox-news-tops-all-cable-for-1st-time-since-2005 |title=Fox News Tops All Cable For 1st Time Since 2005 |date=April 23, 2007 |work=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=September 30, 2014 |archive-date=March 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307045541/http://www.deadline.com/2013/04/fox-news-tops-all-cable-for-1st-time-since-2005/ |url-status=live }}</ref> January 2014 marked Fox News's 145th consecutive month as the highest-rated cable news channel. During that month, Fox News beat CNN and MSNBC combined in overall viewers in both prime time hours and the total day.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deadline.com/2014/01/fnc-extends-cable-news-ratings-winning-streak-in-january/ |title=Fox News Channel Tops Cable News Ratings In January |date=January 28, 2014 |work=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=September 30, 2014 |archive-date=June 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140618041026/http://www.deadline.com/2014/01/fnc-extends-cable-news-ratings-winning-streak-in-january/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the third quarter of 2014, the network was the most-watched cable channel during prime time hours.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/fox-news-nabs-historic-cable-736624 |title=Fox News Nabs Historic Cable Ratings Victory |first=Michael |last=O'Connell |date=September 30, 2014 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=September 30, 2014 |archive-date=January 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109171840/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/fox-news-nabs-historic-cable-736624 |url-status=live }}</ref> During the final week of the campaign for the [[United States elections, 2014]], Fox News had the highest ratings of any cable channel, news or otherwise. On election night itself, Fox News' coverage had higher ratings than that of any of the other five cable or network news sources among viewers between 25 and 54 years of age.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/tv/z-on-tv-blog/bal-fox-news-ratings-dominance-demands-analysis-20141117-story.html |title=New level of Fox News dominance demands analysis, not dismissal |last=Zurawik |first=David |date=November 17, 2014 |newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |access-date=November 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206031300/http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/tv/z-on-tv-blog/bal-fox-news-ratings-dominance-demands-analysis-20141117-story.html |archive-date=February 6, 2015}}</ref> The network hosted the first prime-time GOP candidates' forum of the 2016 campaign on August 6. The debate reached a record-breaking 24 million viewers, by far the largest audience for any cable news event.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://money.cnn.com/2015/08/07/media/gop-debate-fox-news-ratings/index.html |title=Fox's GOP debate had record 24 million viewers |first=Brian |last=Stelter |date=August 7, 2015 |website=[[CNN Money]] |access-date=August 8, 2015 |archive-date=December 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230105910/https://money.cnn.com/2015/08/07/media/gop-debate-fox-news-ratings/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

A 2017 study by the [[Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society]] at [[Harvard University]] found that Fox News was the third most-shared source among supporters of [[Donald Trump]] on [[Twitter]] during the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 presidential election]], behind [[The Hill (newspaper)|''The Hill'']] and ''[[Breitbart News]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Blake|first=Aaron|date=August 22, 2017|title=Analysis {{!}} Trump backers' alarming reliance on hoax and conspiracy theory websites, in 1 chart|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/08/22/trump-backers-disturbing-reliance-on-hoax-and-conspiracy-theory-websites-in-1-chart/|access-date=October 10, 2021|issn=0190-8286|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105084340/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/08/22/trump-backers-disturbing-reliance-on-hoax-and-conspiracy-theory-websites-in-1-chart/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Faris|first1=Robert|title=Partisanship, Propaganda, and Disinformation: Online Media and the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election|last2=Roberts|first2=Hal|last3=Etling|first3=Bruce|date=August 8, 2017|publisher=[[Berkman Center for Internet & Society]]|page=72|ssrn=3019414|oclc=1048396744|url=https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3019414|access-date=January 17, 2023|archive-date=February 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208093807/https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3019414|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2018, Fox News was rated by Nielsen as America's most watched cable network, averaging a record 2.4&nbsp;million viewers in prime time and total day during the period of January 1 to December 30, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.multichannel.com/news/fox-news-ends-2018-as-most-watched-cable-network |title=Fox News Ends 2018 as Most Watched Cable Network |last=Umstead |first=R. Thomas |date=January 2, 2019 |website=[[Multichannel News]] |access-date=April 4, 2019 |archive-date=August 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807212515/https://www.multichannel.com/news/fox-news-ends-2018-as-most-watched-cable-network |url-status=live }}</ref> In an October 2018 [[Simmons Research]] survey of the trust in 38 news organizations, Fox News was ranked roughly in the center, with 44.7% of surveyed Americans saying they trusted it.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Benton |first=Joshua |author-link=Joshua Benton |date=October 5, 2018 |title=Here's how much Americans trust 38 major news organizations (hint: not all that much!) |url=https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/10/heres-how-much-americans-trust-38-major-news-organizations-hint-not-all-that-much/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208001945/https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/10/heres-how-much-americans-trust-38-major-news-organizations-hint-not-all-that-much/ |archive-date=December 8, 2020 |access-date=July 1, 2021 |website=[[Nieman Lab]]}}</ref>

The [[COVID-19 pandemic]] led to increased viewership for all cable news networks. For the first calendar quarter of 2020 (January 1 – March 31), Fox News had their highest-rated quarter in the network's history, with Nielsen showing a prime time average total audience of 3.387&nbsp;million viewers. [[Sean Hannity]]'s program, ''[[Hannity]]'', weeknights at 9&nbsp;pm ET was the top-rated show in cable news for the quarter averaging 4.2&nbsp;million viewers, a figure that not only beat out all of its cable news competition but also placed it ahead of network competition in the same time slot. Fox ended the quarter with the top five shows in prime time, with Fox's ''[[Tucker Carlson Tonight]]'' finishing the quarter in second overall with an average audience of 4.2&nbsp;million viewers, followed by ''[[The Five (talk show)|The Five]]'', ''[[The Ingraham Angle]]'', and ''[[Special Report with Bret Baier]]''. ''[[The Rachel Maddow Show]]'' was the highest non-Fox show on cable, coming in sixth place. Finishing the quarter in 22nd place was ''[[The Lead with Jake Tapper]]'', [[CNN]]'s highest rated show.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Joyella |first1=Mark |title=Fox News Has Highest-Rated Quarter In Network's History |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/markjoyella/2020/03/31/fox-news-has-highest-rated-quarter-in-networks-history/ |website=Forbes |access-date=April 22, 2020 |archive-date=December 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230122936/https://www.forbes.com/sites/markjoyella/2020/03/31/fox-news-has-highest-rated-quarter-in-networks-history/ |url-status=live }}</ref> According to a Fox News article on the subject, ''Fox & Friends'' averaged 1.8&nbsp;million viewers, topping CNN's ''[[New Day (TV series)|New Day]]'' and MSNBC's ''[[Morning Joe]]'' combined. The same Fox News article said that the [[Fox Business Network]] also had its highest-rated quarter in history and that Fox News finished March as the highest-rated network in cable for the 45th consecutive month.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Flood |first1=Brian |title=Fox News Channel ratings for first quarter of 2020 are the highest in network history |date=March 31, 2020 |url=https://www.foxnews.com/media/fox-news-ratings-2020-best-history |publisher=Fox News |access-date=April 22, 2020 |archive-date=January 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102132549/https://www.foxnews.com/media/fox-news-ratings-2020-best-history |url-status=live }}</ref>

In July 2020, the Wikipedia community announced that Fox News would no longer be considered "generally reliable" in its reporting of science and politics, and that it "should be used with caution to verify contentious claims" for those topics.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Darcy|first=Oliver|date=July 24, 2020|title=Wikipedia administrators caution editors about using Fox News as source on 'contentious' claims|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/24/media/wikipedia-fox-news-reliable-sources/index.html|access-date=June 24, 2021|website=[[CNN]]|archive-date=June 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629043839/https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/24/media/wikipedia-fox-news-reliable-sources/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Cohen-2020">{{Cite news |last=Cohen |first=Noam |date=August 10, 2020 |title=Why Wikipedia Decided to Stop Calling Fox a 'Reliable' Source |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |url=https://www.wired.com/story/why-wikipedia-decided-to-stop-calling-fox-a-reliable-source |access-date=June 24, 2021 |issn=1059-1028 |archive-date=January 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129135721/https://www.wired.com/story/why-wikipedia-decided-to-stop-calling-fox-a-reliable-source/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The decision was made due to Fox News downplaying the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as allegations of Fox News spreading misinformation about [[climate change]] and reporting on the false concept of "no-go zones" for non-Muslims in British cities. The decision did not affect Fox News' reliability on other topics.<ref name="Cohen-2020" />

According to the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' on August 19, 2020: "Fox News Channel had six of last week's 11 highest-rated prime-time programs to finish first in the network ratings race for the third time since June" 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-08-19/tv-ratings-aug-10-16-week-2020|title=Fox News Channel wins the ratings race again|date=August 19, 2020|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=August 26, 2020|archive-date=January 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111000036/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-08-19/tv-ratings-aug-10-16-week-2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

A [[Morning Consult]] survey the week after [[Election Day (United States)|Election Day]] 2020 showed 30 percent of Republicans in the United States had an unfavorable opinion of Fox News, while 54 percent of Republicans viewed the network favorably, compared to 67 percent before the election. A [[McClatchy]] news story suggested criticism from Donald Trump as a major reason, as well as the network's early calling of [[Arizona]] for [[Joe Biden]], and later joining other networks in declaring Biden the winner of the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 election]].<ref name=Herald/>

Ratings were also down for Fox News. Although it remained ahead of other networks overall, its morning show fell out of first place for the first time since 2001. Trump recommended [[OANN]], which was gaining viewers. [[Newsmax]] was also increasing in popularity.<ref name=Herald>{{cite news |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article247314829.html |title=Fox News popularity slipping among Republicans, poll shows. Where are viewers going? |first=Mike |last=Stunson |date=November 20, 2020 |work=[[Miami Herald]] |via=[[McClatchy]] |access-date=November 21, 2020 |archive-date=December 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230010346/https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article247314829.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Following a decline in ratings post-[[2020 U.S. presidential election]], in 2021, Fox News regained its lead in cable news ratings ahead of CNN and MSNBC.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keveney |first=Bill |date=June 30, 2021 |title=Cable news race: Fox holds onto top spot in ratings after post-election dip |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2021/06/30/fox-news-leads-ratings-after-falling-behind-cnn-post-election/7801577002/ |access-date=September 5, 2022 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US |archive-date=September 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905000818/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2021/06/30/fox-news-leads-ratings-after-falling-behind-cnn-post-election/7801577002/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ellison |first=Sarah |date=December 23, 2021 |title=A year ago, Fox News considered a breakup with Trump. 2021 changed those plans. |language=en-US |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021/12/23/fox-news-trump-ratings-2021-lawsuit/ |access-date=September 5, 2022 |issn=0190-8286 |archive-date=January 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115203123/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021/12/23/fox-news-trump-ratings-2021-lawsuit/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2022, the Wikipedia community announced that Fox News would now be considered "marginally reliable" in its reporting of science and politics, that Fox News cannot be used as a source for "exceptional claims", and that its reliability would be decided on an individual case-by-case basis for other scientific and political claims. The decision only applies to news articles on Fox News' website and does not apply to Fox News articles about topics that are not scientific or political.<ref name="Breslow-2022" />

===Demographics===
As indicated by a ''New York Times'' article, based on [[Nielsen ratings|Nielsen]] statistics, Fox appears to have a mostly aged demographic.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/23/business/its-viewers-are-graying-but-their-passion-pays-for-fox-news.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220102/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/23/business/its-viewers-are-graying-but-their-passion-pays-for-fox-news.html |archive-date=January 2, 2022 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |title=Fox Viewers May Be Graying, but Their Passion Still Pays |first=Bill |last=Carter |date=July 22, 2013 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=October 17, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2008, in the 25–54 age group, Fox News had an average of 557,000 viewers, but dropped to 379,000 in 2013 while increasing its overall audience from 1.89&nbsp;million in 2010 to 2.02&nbsp;million in 2013. The median age of a prime-time viewer was 68 {{as of|2015|lc=y}}.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/business/dealbook/fox-scandals-may-weaken-murdochs-tv-future.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220102/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/business/dealbook/fox-scandals-may-weaken-murdochs-tv-future.html |archive-date=January 2, 2022 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |title=Fox Scandals May Weaken Murdochs' TV Future |last1=Saba |first1=Jennifer |date=April 4, 2017 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=April 12, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> A 2019 [[Pew Research Center]] survey showed that among those who named Fox News as their main source for political news, 69% are aged 50 or older.<ref name="Grieco-2020">{{Cite web|last=Grieco|first=Elizabeth|date=April 1, 2020|title=Americans' main sources for political news vary by party and age|url=https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/04/01/americans-main-sources-for-political-news-vary-by-party-and-age/|access-date=October 3, 2020|website=Pew Research Center|archive-date=December 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203190557/https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/04/01/americans-main-sources-for-political-news-vary-by-party-and-age/|url-status=live}}</ref>

According to a 2013 [[Gallup (company)|Gallup]] poll, 94% of Fox viewers "either identify as or lean Republican".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.gallup.com/poll/163412/americans-main-source-news.aspx |title=TV Is Americans' Main Source of News |first=Lydia |last=Saad |date=July 8, 2013 |work=Gallup |access-date=August 10, 2018 |quote=Two-thirds of core Fox News viewers identify themselves as Republican, and 94% either identify as or lean Republican. |archive-date=December 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230053028/https://news.gallup.com/poll/163412/americans-main-source-news.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> The 2019 Pew survey showed that among people who named Fox News as their main source for political and election news, 93% identify as Republicans. Among the top eight political news sources named by at least 2% of American adults, the results show Fox News and [[MSNBC]] as the two news channels with the most partisan audiences.<ref name="Grieco-2020"/>