- During primetime, Fox News was up by +1% in whole viewers however down by -13% within the A25-54 demo. During whole day, the community posted losses of -1% in whole viewers and -22% within the demo—the one community with declines inside this yearly comparability.
- MS NOW was up by +9% in whole viewers and +18% within the demo. During whole day, the community was up +7% in whole viewers and +19% within the demo.
- In primetime, NCS grew by +50% in whole viewers and the demo. During whole day, it rose by +29% in whole viewers and +25% within the demo.
PROGRAMMING:
Fox News had 13 out of the 15 spots of the most-watched cable information reveals of the week, with The Five on high with 3.663 million whole viewers at 5 p.m. ET. MS NOW was represented within the chart by The Rachel Maddow Show, airing solely on Mondays at 9 p.m. ET, which ranked eighth with 2.094 million whole viewers.
The Five additionally completed No. 1 within the Adults 25-54 demo, averaging 318,000 viewers. Fox News held 13 of the 15 high spots within the demo, with MS NOW’s The Rachel Maddow Show touchdown in fourth place with 234,000 demo viewers. NCS was represented within the chart by NCS NewsEvening with Abby Phillip, which airs weeknights at 10 p.m. ET with 137,000 demo viewers, putting it in fifteenth.
May 4, 2026 (Nielsen Big Data + Panel):
Prime Time
| Fox News | MS NOW | NCS | |
| • Total Viewers: | 2,469,000 | 972,000 | 683,000 |
| • A25-54: | 222,000 | 91,000 | 126,000 |
Total Day
| Fox News | MS NOW | NCS | |
| • Total Viewers: | 1,570,000 | 606,000 | 484,000 |
| • A25-54: | 147,000 | 62,000 | 80,000 |
Week 5-4-26 Cable Ranker P25-54 by (*4*)