The cable information rankings are in for the primary full week of May, and it’s excellent news for NCS, the one community to indicate will increase in each whole viewers and the coveted Adults 25-54 demographic throughout primetime.
According to AdWeek, citing nationwide dwell+same-day huge knowledge plus program rankings from Nielsen, NCS averaged 683,000 whole primetime viewers and 126,000 demo viewers for the week of May 4. This was up 8 p.c in whole viewers and up 25 p.c within the demo in comparison with the week prior.
NCS was additionally up 11 p.c in the important thing demo throughout whole day, averaging 80,000 viewers. However, the community dropped by 1 p.c in whole viewers, averaging 484,000.
Despite the positive factors, NCS nonetheless trailed its rivals, with Fox News remaining within the prime slot for each whole and demo viewers. In truth, Fox News additionally completed above ESPN in whole viewers throughout primetime for the third week operating.
In primetime, Fox News averaged 2.469 million whole viewers and 222,000 demo viewers. This was down 5 p.c in whole viewers and down 7 p.c in the important thing demo in comparison with the earlier week.
During whole day, Fox News averaged 1.57 million whole viewers and 147,000 demo viewers. These numbers have been additionally down from the week earlier than, with a 4 p.c drop in whole viewers and a 3 p.c drop within the demo.
MS NOW averaged 972,000 whole viewers and 91,000 demo viewers in primetime for the week of May 4. This was down 6 p.c in whole viewers and down 13 p.c within the demo in comparison with the earlier week.
In whole day, MS NOW averaged 606,000 whole viewers and 62,000 demo viewers. This was down 6 p.c in whole viewers and down 9 p.c within the demo in comparison with the week earlier than.
Fox News additionally claimed 13 of the 15 most-watched cable information exhibits of the week, with The Five as soon as once more topping the checklist with 3.663 million whole viewers. The Five additionally held the highest spot within the Adults 25-54 demo, averaging 318,000 viewers.
The solely non-Fox News exhibits within the Top 15 have been MS NOW’s The Rachel Maddow Show, which landed in fourth place with 234,000 demo viewers, and NCS NewsEvening with Abby Phillip, which averaged 1370,000 demo viewers.
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