With the U.S. military attacking Iran in conjunction with Israel on Saturday, millions of viewers tuned to Fox News for the coverage.
On Saturday, February 28th, Fox News averaged 3 million viewers throughout the total day. That marked its highest-rated Saturday with total day viewers since April 2003.
In primetime, the network averaged 4 million viewers, with 517,000 coming from the Adults 25-54 demographic.
Every hour between 3 PM and 9 PM ET on Saturday featured an average audience of more than 4 million viewers for the network, according to Nielsen.
For the full weekend, it was the network’s largest audience since the weekend of July 13-14, 2024, when President Donald Trump was struck by a would-be assassin in Butler, Pennsylvania.
NewsNation Scores Highest Weekend Broadcasts Ever
NewsNation also saw a record weekend, with its total day average rising 209% compared to the same day in March 2025.
It was the second-highest-rated daily delivery ever, averaging 167,000 total viewers.
Three back-to-back-to-back editions of NewsNation Live at 9 AM, 1 PM, and 4 PM ET all saw their highest ever broadcasts in total viewership.
The average audience rose from 197,000 at 9 AM ET to 218,000 and 220,000 in the subsequent broadcasts.
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