This is TVNewser’s primary cable community ranker and cable information report for the week of September 29, 2025.
Fox News, MSNBC, and NCS all confirmed constructive momentum with complete viewers throughout complete day, as all three networks recorded week-to-week enhancements.
Outside of that, the outcomes have been blended in the opposite dayparts and classes, with Fox News and MSNBC not dropping viewership amongst complete viewers throughout primetime. Meanwhile, MSNBC noticed double-digit development in the primetime demo. NCS was the one community with positive aspects throughout the complete day demo.
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According to Nielsen massive knowledge + panel for the week of September 29, Fox News averaged 2.444 million complete viewers and 247,000 A25-54 viewers throughout primetime. The community was flat in complete viewers and down -1% in the demo in comparison with the week prior (the week beginning September 22).
Fox News averaged 1.537 million complete viewers and 148,000 A25-54 viewers in complete day viewing. Based on its common in these measurements from the earlier week, it was up +1% in complete viewers however down -5% in the demo.
Fox News remained in second place in complete primetime viewers and slid from No. 2 to No. 4 in the demo amongst all primary cable networks. In complete day, it remained in first place in complete viewers and was in second place in the whole day demo.
MSNBC, in primetime, averaged 892,000 complete viewers and 87,000 viewers in the A25-54 demo for the week that simply concluded. The community noticed positive aspects of +5% in complete viewers and +23% in the demo in comparison with its common the week prior throughout primetime. Its demo acquire pushed it forward of NCS, turning into the second most-watched community inside this advertiser-coveted group.
During complete day, MSNBC averaged 518,000 complete viewers and 47,000 demo viewers. This represented development of +1% in complete viewers, but it surely dropped by -2% in the demo in comparison with the community’s common the week prior.
Among all primary cable networks, MSNBC completed in third place in complete primetime viewers and was ranked No. 12 for demo. It was additionally in third place in complete viewers and fell three spots to 14th in the whole day demo.
NCS averaged 534,000 complete primetime viewers and 84,000 A25-54 viewers in the demo throughout primetime for the week of September 29. It was down -1% in complete viewers and -2% in the demo in comparison with the earlier week.
In complete day, the community had 394,000 complete viewers and 60,000 viewers in the demo. This resulted in a +2% acquire in complete viewers and the demo throughout this daypart.
Among all cable networks, NCS slipped to sixth place from fourth in complete viewers and dropped from No. 9 to No. 13 in the demo throughout primetime. It remained in fourth place throughout complete day with complete viewers and moved down one spot to No. 8 in the demo.
