This is TVNewser’s primary cable community ranker and cable information report for the week of November 3, 2025.
Despite being an off-year election, curiosity within the numerous regional election contests throughout the nation was excessive sufficient for the three cable information networks to register primetime development in whole viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo. MSNBC and NCS had triple-digit development within the advertiser-coveted demo throughout primetime.
The two aforementioned networks additionally noticed development throughout whole day in each measured classes. Fox News was the most-watched network in total viewers on election night, nevertheless it was additionally the one community to expertise declines throughout whole day.
NETWORKS:
According to Nielsen large information + panel, for the week of November 3, Fox News averaged 2.158 million whole viewers and 220,000 A25-54 viewers throughout primetime. The community was up +2% in whole viewers and +14% within the demo in comparison with the week prior (the week starting October 27).
Fox News averaged 1.412 million whole viewers and 132,000 A25-54 viewers in whole day viewing. Based on its common in these measurements from the earlier week, it was down -2% in whole viewers and -1% within the demo.
Fox News remained the No.1 community in whole primetime viewership and stood pat in second place within the demo amongst all primary cable networks. In whole day, it remained in first place in whole viewers and in second place within the whole day demo.
MSNBC, in primetime, averaged 1.261 million whole viewers and 149,000 viewers within the A25-54 demo for the week that simply concluded. The community was up +65% in whole viewers and +157% within the demo in comparison with its common the week prior throughout primetime.
During whole day, MSNBC averaged 695,000 whole viewers and 69,000 demo viewers. This represented beneficial properties of +33% in whole viewers and +53% within the demo in comparison with the community’s common the week prior.
Among all primary cable networks, MSNBC ranked third in whole primetime viewers and leaped from No. 21 to No. 5 within the demo. It moved from third to second in whole viewers and from tenth to seventh within the whole day demo.
NCS averaged 786,000 whole primetime viewers and 177,000 A25-54 viewers within the demo throughout primetime for the week of November 3. It registered beneficial properties of +77% in whole viewers and +195% within the demo in comparison with the earlier week.
In whole day, the community had 487,000 whole viewers and 91,000 viewers within the demo. This resulted in a +30% enhance in whole viewers and a +63% enhance within the demo throughout this daypart.
Among all cable networks, NCS moved from fifth to fourth place in whole viewers and from thirteenth to 3rd within the demo throughout primetime. It remained in fourth place throughout whole day with whole viewers and was additionally within the No. 4 place within the demo.
When taking a look at these networks’ efficiency during the same period a year ago, which was election week:
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During primetime, Fox News was down by -50% in whole viewers and -75% within the A25-54 demo. During whole day, the community noticed decreases of -46% in whole viewers and -72% within the demo.
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MSNBC was down -20% in whole viewers and -58% within the demo. During whole day, the community was down -28% in whole viewers and -59% within the demo.
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In primetime, NCS declined by -36% in whole viewers and -59% within the demo. During whole day, it noticed losses of -32% in whole viewers and -58% within the demo.
PROGRAMMING:
Fox News had 13 out of the 15 spots of the most-watched cable information exhibits of the week, with The Five on high with 3.567 million whole viewers at 5 p.m. ET. MSNBC’s presence within the chart was courtesy of The Rachel Maddow Show, which aired at 9 p.m. ET on Mondays, taking the No. 8 place with 1.857 million whole viewers. MSNBC was additionally represented within the chart by the 5 p.m. ET version of Deadline: White House with Nicolle Wallace pulling in 1.316 million whole viewers.
Hannity took the highest spot within the Adults 25-54 demo, averaging 311,000 viewers at 9 p.m. ET. Fox News held 13 out of the 15 high spots within the demo, with MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show, airing at 9 p.m. ET on Mondays, taking the 14th spot with 145,000 demo viewers. NCS’s Anderson Cooper 360 at 8 p.m. ET was the opposite non-Fox News present within the chart with 138,000 demo viewers.
Prime Time
|
Fox News |
MSNBC |
NCS |
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• Total Viewers: |
2,158,000 |
1,261,000 |
786,000 |
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• A25-54: |
220,000 |
149,000 |
177,000 |
Total Day
|
Fox News |
MSNBC |
NCS |
|
|
• Total Viewers: |
1,412,000 |
695,000 |
487,000 |
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• A25-54: |
132,000 |
69,000 |
91,000 |