According to Nielsen data shared with the Washington Examiner, the network’s 11 p.m. broadcast on Dec. 31, 2024, saw its smallest audience since 2019. 

CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live, which aired from 8:30 p.m. until 12:30 a.m., drew only 1.88 million viewers combined. The program was hosted by Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper during the Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration in New York.

The network ended 2024 with a 20% year-over-year decline in viewership along with a 22% decline in the key 25-54 age demographic.

CNN’s fourth-quarter viewership also saw a 52% drop in its key prime-time demographic, with an average of 75,000 viewers. Meanwhile, MSNBC saw a 61% decline at 54,000 viewers in the key 25- to 54-year-old demographic. 

Fox News and NewsNation, however, saw viewership gains in 2024. 

Fox News notched the top viewership spot among cable networks in the fourth quarter of 2024, recording double-digit gains in its prime-time and total day viewers compared to the year prior, making it cable’s most-watched network for nine years straight. Additionally, Fox’s The Five drew the highest cable news audience of New Year’s Eve day, with 2.3 million viewers. 

NewsNation, which began three years ago, also gained traction among cable news viewers, growing its overall prime-time viewership by 25% and increasing its key 25-54 age demographic by 45%.