The newest cable information rankings are in, and whereas Fox News stays within the prime spot, MS NOW and NCS are displaying vital year-over-year features.
According to AdWeek, citing Nielsen large knowledge + panel for the week of May 25, Fox News averaged 2.299 million whole viewers and 183,000 viewers within the coveted Adults 25-54 demographic. This was up 2 % in whole viewers and down 12 % within the demo in comparison with the earlier week.
During whole day, the community averaged 1.448 million whole viewers and 130,000 demo viewers. Compared to the week prior, Fox News was down 4 % in whole viewers and down 6 % within the demo.
MS NOW, in the meantime, averaged 881,000 whole viewers and 100,000 key demo viewers in primetime for the week of May 25. This was down 4 % in whole viewers in comparison with the week earlier than however up 23 % within the 25-54 demo.
In whole day, MS NOW averaged 554,000 whole viewers and 57,000 demo viewers. This was down 4 % in whole viewers in comparison with the week prior, however up 2 % in the important thing demo.
NCS averaged 590,000 whole primetime viewers and 108,000 demo viewers for the week of May 25. This was down 1 % in whole viewers and flat within the demo in comparison with the week earlier than.
Across whole day, the community averaged 432,000 whole viewers and 69,000 demo viewers. This was down 2 % in whole viewers however up 3 % within the demo.
Compared to the identical interval in 2025, Fox News was flat in whole viewers throughout primetime however down 24 % within the demo. In whole day, Fox News was down 2 % in whole viewers and down 26 % within the demo, making it the one community with declines in each measured classes.
MS NOW was up 23 % in whole viewers and up 54 % within the demo in primetime in comparison with final yr. It was additionally up in whole day, with a rise of 10 % in whole viewers and 21 % within the demo.
NCS was additionally up yr over yr, with whole viewers up 58 % and the demo up a large 77 % in primetime. During whole day, the community was up 40 % in whole viewers and 41 % in the important thing demo.
As standard, Fox News held 14 out of the 15 spots for the most-watched cable information exhibits of the week in whole viewers. The Five stood on the prime with 3.33 million whole viewers within the 5 pm slot. The solely non-Fox News present within the Top 15 was MS NOW’s The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell, with 1.194 million whole viewers at 10 pm.
Fox News additionally held 12 of the highest 15 spots within the demo, with The Five once more ending on the prime with 285,000 demo viewers. NCS’s The Source with Kaitlan Collins took the eighth spot with 161,000 viewers, whereas NCS NewsNight with Abby Phillip held the 14th spot with 142,000 viewers. MS NOW’s All In with Chris Hayes ranked fifteenth with 141,000 viewers.
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