Lara Trump's Fox News Show Dominates Ratings with Impressive Debut

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Lara Trump's new Fox News show, My View with Lara Trump, has debuted to impressive ratings, attracting 2.4 million viewers and beating out CNN, MSNBC, and ESPN college basketball games. The show, which features interviews with prominent figures such as Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, also rated higher than the NAACP Image Awards and AEW Collision. According to Nielsen ratings, the show ranked as cable's No. 2 non-sports telecast of the weekend, with 290,000 viewers in the 25-54 demographic.

The success of Lara Trump's show is a significant boost for Fox News, which has seen its ratings soar in recent months. The network announced that this month has been its highest-rated February in its history in total viewership, up 50% from last year in total viewers and 68% in the 25-54 demographic. Fox News averaged 3.09 million viewers in primetime, compared to MSNBC's 1.13 million and CNN's 553,000. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 387,000 viewers, while CNN posted 122,000 and MSNBC averaged 111,000.

The show's debut has also sparked interest in the media landscape, with many noting that a sitting president's close relative has never before hosted a high-profile news program. Some have speculated that the show is Fox's attempt to return to Donald Trump's good graces after the network turned increasingly against him after his first term. Others have praised the show as a smart move by Fox to attract conservative viewers. The show's success has also been seen as a testament to the influence of the Trump family in American politics.

Meanwhile, MSNBC and CNN have seen ratings slumps following President Trump's election victory in November, but both networks have started clawing audiences back since the inauguration. MSNBC's primetime audience has grown by 54% in total viewers compared to January and by 76% in the 25-54 demo, while CNN's audience has grown by 6% in primetime total viewers compared to January and 3% in the 25-54 demo. The ratings landscape is likely to continue to shift in the coming months, with many eyes on Lara Trump's show to see if it can maintain its impressive debut.

Some of the notable shows and their ratings include:

• The Five: 4.7 million total viewers
• Jesse Watters Primetime: 4.19 million total viewers
• Hannity: 3.6 million total viewers
• Special Report with Bret Baier: 3.59 million total viewers
• The Ingraham Angle: 3.49 million total viewers