This is TVNewser’s primary cable community ranker and cable information report for the week of May 4, 2026.
NCS stood out from its friends because it was the one cable information community to report week-to-week development in whole viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo throughout primetime.
Meanwhile, Fox News remained the most-watched information community in each measured classes. It completed forward of ESPN in whole viewers throughout primetime for the third straight week, regardless of the sports activities community having NBA and NHL playoff motion.
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According to Nielsen huge knowledge + panel for the week of May 4, Fox News averaged 2.469 million whole viewers and 222,000 A25-54 viewers throughout primetime. The community was down -5% in whole viewers and -7% within the demo in comparison with the week prior (the week starting April 27).
During whole day viewing, Fox News averaged 1.57 million whole viewers and 147,000 A25-54 viewers. Based on its common from the earlier week’s measurements, the community noticed declines of -4% in whole viewers and -3% within the demo.
Fox News continued to rank first in whole primetime viewership and third in demo viewership amongst all primary cable networks. During whole day, it additionally completed first in whole viewers and was No. 2 within the whole day demo.
MS NOW completed under the 1 million whole viewer mark, averaging 972,000 whole viewers and 91,000 viewers within the A25-54 demo for the week that simply concluded. The community was down -6% in whole viewers and -13% within the demo in comparison with its primetime common the week prior.
During whole day, MS NOW averaged 606,000 whole viewers and 62,000 demo viewers. It was down -6% in whole viewers and -9% within the demo in comparison with the community’s common the week prior.
Among all primary cable networks, MS NOW was third in whole primetime viewers and dropped to seventeenth from 14th within the demo. It completed third in whole viewers and slipped one spot to ninth within the whole day demo.
NCS averaged 683,00 whole primetime viewers and 126,000 A25-54 viewers throughout primetime for the week of May 5. The community grew by +8% in whole viewers and +25% within the demo in comparison with the earlier week.
During whole day, the community had 484,000 whole viewers and 80,000 viewers within the demo. NCS declined by -1% in whole viewers however noticed positive aspects of +11% within the demo throughout this daypart.
Among all cable networks, NCS moved from sixth to fifth in whole viewers and jumped from fifteenth to seventh within the demo throughout primetime. It remained at No. 4 in whole day amongst whole viewers and sixth within the demo.
When these networks’ efficiency during the same period a year ago:
