This is TVNewser’s fundamental cable community ranker and cable information report for the week of May 25, 2026.
All three cable information networks got here out of the Memorial Day Holiday weekend with some semblance of excellent news. However, it was MS NOW that completed the week on a greater footing, because it was the one one to point out positive aspects in one of the measured classes throughout primetime and complete day.
MS NOW recorded week-to-week development in the advertiser-coveted Adults 25-54 demo throughout primetime and complete day. Fox News was the one community to complete in the constructive column in complete viewers throughout primetime, whereas NCS had positive aspects in the demo throughout complete day.
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According to Nielsen massive knowledge + panel, for the week of May 25, Fox News averaged 2.299 million complete viewers and 183,000 A25-54 viewers throughout primetime. The community was up +2% in complete viewers however fell by -12% in the demo in comparison with the week prior (the week beginning May 18).
During complete day viewing, Fox News averaged 1.448 million complete viewers and 130,000 A25-54 viewers. Based on its common from the earlier week’s measurements, the community registered declines of -4% in complete viewers and -6% in the demo.
Fox News moved again to first in complete primetime viewership and remained third in demo viewership amongst all fundamental cable networks. During complete day, it completed first in complete viewers and continued to be No. 2 in the whole day demo.
MS NOW averaged 881,000 complete viewers and 100,000 viewers in the A25-54 demo for the week that simply concluded. The community was down -4% in complete viewers however up +23% in the demo in comparison with its primetime common the week prior.
During complete day, MS NOW averaged 554,000 complete viewers and 57,000 demo viewers. It was down -4% in complete viewers however had a +2% acquire in the demo in comparison with the community’s common the week prior.
Among all fundamental cable networks, MS NOW remained third in complete primetime viewers and was seventeenth in the demo. It additionally completed in third place in complete viewers and remained in eleventh place, tied with the Disney Channel, in the whole day demo.
NCS averaged 590,00 complete primetime viewers and 108,000 A25-54 viewers throughout primetime for the week of May 25. The community declined by -1% in complete viewers however was flat in the demo in comparison with the earlier week.
During complete day, the community had 432,000 complete viewers and 69,000 viewers in the demo. NCS declined by -2% in complete viewers however grew by +3% in the demo throughout this daypart.
Among all cable networks, NCS dropped from fifth to sixth in complete viewers, tied with the History Channel, and was in 14th in the demo throughout primetime. It was No. 4 in complete day amongst complete viewers and slipped from eighth to ninth in the demo.
