{"id":3169,"date":"2026-07-07T09:06:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T09:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3169"},"modified":"2026-07-07T09:06:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T09:06:28","slug":"tv-ratings-fourth-of-july-specials-boom-for-nbc-fox-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3169","title":{"rendered":"TV Ratings: Fourth of July Specials Boom for NBC, Fox News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg> <span>Logo text<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fourth of July festivities drew millions of people outside to watch their local fireworks displays, but millions more also took in a show on TV.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3167\">\u2018The Odyssey\u2019 First Reactions: \u201cStaggering \u2026 Nolan\u2019s Biggest Film to Date\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>NBC had a sizable increase in viewing for its annual <em>Macy\u2019s 4th of July Fireworks<\/em> special as the United States marked the 250th anniversary of its founding. Fox News also had a strong night on cable \u2014 scoring its best-ever ratings for the Independence Day holiday.<\/p>\n<p>Across all platforms (NBC, Telemundo and Peacock) and telecasts, including replays, <em>Macy\u2019s 4th of July Fireworks<\/em> drew 11.2 million viewers, based on preliminary Nielsen numbers. That\u2019s a 59 percent improvement year to year and the highest total for the special since 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The live airing (8-10 p.m. ET) on NBC drew 5.1 million viewers, up about 42 percent from 3.6 million in 2025 and the highest since 2019. Peacock users more than doubled the amount of time they spent watching the fireworks special vs. last year.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3165\">The Villain Made of Gas: Inside Netflix and Toho\u2019s Ambitious Bet on \u2018Human Vapor\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith our partners at Macy\u2019s, we are proud to have brought viewers around the country together for a night that honored this historic milestone through unforgettable music, inspiring moments and one of the country\u2019s most iconic fireworks traditions,\u201d said Jen Neal, executive vp live events and specials for NBC and Peacock. \u201cA huge thank you to [producer] Jesse Collins Entertainment for their invaluable work in creating such a wonderful celebration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fox News drew 3.3 million viewers in primetime, and 2.2 million for the full day, with slate of coverage of the semiquincentennial. Both are well above the channel\u2019s typical Saturday audience. The peak for Fox News came after primetime, with 5.5 million people watching President Trump\u2019s speech from 11:15-11:45 p.m. ET, based on preliminary Nielsen figures. (CNN averaged 1.2 million viewers in primetime, and MS NOW, which doesn\u2019t air first-run programming on weekend nights, had 317,000.)<\/p>\n<p>Final ratings for July 4, including those for specials on other networks, will be available later in the week.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3163\">\u2018The Odyssey\u2019 Comes Ashore: London Goes Wild for Christopher Nolan Epic at Star-Studded World Premiere<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fourth of July specials on NBC and Fox News delivered strong ratings as the U.S. celebrated its 250th anniversary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3168,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2127,1229,344,345],"class_list":["post-3169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-fourth-of-july","tag-fox-news","tag-nbc","tag-tv-ratings"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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