‘Fox & Friends’ extends ratings lead as MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ loses nearly half its audience since election

“Fox & Friends” continues to pull away from the competition in the ratings race since President Trump was elected – drawing more than twice the viewership of reeling rival MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” — which has lost nearly half its audience, according to the latest Nielsen figures.

Fox News’ perennially top-ranked morning show pulled in an average 1.5 million viewers between Nov. 6 and last Friday — a 29% increase over its ratings from last Jan. 1 to the Nov. 5 election, the data showed.