TV news ratings show CNN far behind Fox and losing ground even to smaller Newsmax — a bad sign for CNN.

• CNN's daytime audience has shrunk to around 680,000–700,000 viewers.
• Fox News pulls in five times more, at 3.4 million.
• Even smaller, lower-budget Newsmax is closing in on half of CNN's numbers.
• The gap points to CNN steadily losing its grip on cable news viewers.

Outlook: Expect Fox to stay dominant and pressure on CNN to grow as its ratings keep sliding.