CNN, MSNBC and Fox News See Ratings Surge During Trump Trial Coverage | Charts

Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York led to a ratings surge for all three cable news networks, with CNN and MSNBC seeing outsized growth year-over-year in daytime segments during Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen’s blockbuster testimonies. 

The salacious trial of the former president has captivated cable news viewers, even as the networks themselves are unable to capture video footage from inside the courtroom. The networks have leaned into the surging interest in the historic criminal case...