What’s confirmed about Harris Faulkner:
In January 2025, her show The Faulkner Focus averaged 2.552 million viewers, narrowly surpassing ABC’s The View (2.508 million) in total viewership—a historic first for a cable news program to beat that broadcast benchmark The Sun+12Forbes+12TV Insider+12.
Two High-Rated Shows
She anchors The Faulkner Focus (weekday 11 a.m.) and co-hosts Outnumbered (noon), both of which consistently dominate their timeslots on cable and frequently outperform competitors on MSNBC and CNN combined The Sun+2The Sun+2Wikipedia+2.
Barrier-Breaking Career
Faulkner is the only Black woman to host two back-to-back daily cable news programs, breaking longstanding representation barriers in conservative media Business Insider+2The Sun+2TheWrap+2.
Industry Recognition
She has appeared regularly on Mediaite’s “Most Influential in News Media” lists (ranked as high as #59) and was honored by the Multicultural Media and Correspondents Association as Broadcast Journalist of the Year Wikipedia+1Wikipedia+1.
✅ In Summary
✅ Fact: The Faulkner Focus surpassed The View in January 2025 ratings.
✅ Fact: Harris Faulkner hosts two top‑rated daily cable news shows.
✅ Fact: She has received multiple Emmy Awards and industry honors.