Fox Business’s Kudlow and Varney & Co. top business news programs for fourth straight year

Published December 16, 2025 2:36pm ET



Fox Business Network is set to close out 2025 with two of its programs topping viewership, marking the network’s achievement for the fourth year in a row.

Kudlow and Varney & Co. snagged the top two spots in viewership for business news programs in 2025, besting competition from CNBC in their respective time slots. Kudlow, airing at 4 p.m., garnered 290,000 viewers, outpacing CNBC’s Closing Bell by 72%, and Varney & Co. received 276,000 viewers, putting it ahead of CNBC’s Squawk on the Street and Money Movers by 32%.

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