Friday, April 4 Evening Cable News Ratings: The Five and Jesse Watters Exceed 3 Million Viewers

Fox News was No. 1 on Friday

Wednesday, April 2 Evening Cable News Ratings: Trump’s Tariff Speech Provides Viewership Bump

All three networks crossed the million-viewer mark during the 4 p.m. hour.

Ticker: Former Cable Anchors Embrace Substack for Their Next Act

A recent New York Times article reveals how anchors are pivoting to Substack after departing cable news.

Thursday, April 3 Evening Cable News Ratings: No Maddow, No Problem for The Rachel Maddow Show

The Five continues to dominate Fox News’ weekday schedule.

Thursday, April 3 Evening Cable News Ratings: No Maddow, No Problem for The Rachel Maddow Show

The Five continues to dominate Fox News’ weekday schedule.

Tuesday, April 1 Evening Cable News Ratings: Special Elections Boost CNN’s Primetime Numbers

CNN finished third overall, while Fox News took the top spot and MSNBC finished in second in primetime.

Revolving Door Round-Up: Antonia Hylton and Elise Jordan to Co-Host The Weekend

Steve Kornacki will stay with NBC News after MSNBC breaks off into SpinCo.

Sunday, March 30 Evening Cable News Ratings: Trey Gowdy Wins Sunday Night Again

The 6 p.m. hour of CNN Newsroom with Jessica Dean finished first for the network in both measured categories.

Monday, March 31 Evening Cable News Ratings: The Five Finishes Above 4 Million Total Viewers

840,000 total viewers seprated Sean Hannity from Rachel Maddow at 9 p.m.

Here’s the 1st Quarter of 2025 Cable News Ratings

Fox News remained the go-to news network posting the highest-rated quarter in cable news history.

Here are the Cable News Ratings for March 2025

Fox News finished March with 95 of the top 100 cable telecasts.

Here are the Cable News Ratings for March 2025

Fox News finished March with 95 of the top 100 cable telecasts.

Here are the Cable News Ratings for March 2025

Fox News finished March with 95 of the top 100 cable telecasts.

Week of March 24 Cable News Ratings: MSNBC and CNN Record Primetime Viewership Gains

Fox News was still the most-watched cable news network but suffered week-to-week gains during both dayparts.

Ticker: The 50th Annual Gracie Awards Honor the 3 Broadcast Networks

ABC News, CBS News, and NBC News all received five Gracie Awards.

Wednesday, March 26 Evening Cable News Ratings: Jesse Watters Leads in the Demo

Rachel Maddow and Kaitlan Collins were No. 1 in the demo for MSNBC and CNN, respectively.

Thursday, March 27 Evening Cable News Ratings: Elon Musk Gives Bret Baier a Boost

An Elon Musk appearance powered Fox News’ Special Report with Bret Baier into the pole position among total viewers, surpassing The Five by a mere 5,000 viewers. That audience spilled […]

Week of March 10 Cable News Ratings: Fox News Leads, But All 3 Networks Experience Declines

This is TVNewser’s basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of March 10, 2025. Fox News was watched by 63% of the cable news audience across total day and primetime, continuing its ratings dominance. FNC was the No. 2 network in all of television, averaging 3 million primetime total viewers and…

Friday, March 14 Evening Cable News Ratings: Fox News Is 2nd in Primetime

A Jesse Watters-less edition of Primetime saw its total viewer and Adults 25-54 audience fall on Friday night. Fox News’ 8 p.m. ET show finished third in total viewers and fourth place in the demo for the night with The Five claiming most-watched status in both categories. FNC finished as the second most-watched network in…

Donald Trump Calls CNN and MSNBC ‘Illegal’ During DOJ Speech

President Donald Trump referred to CNN and MSNBC “illegal” during a speech at the Department of Justice on Friday. It marked the latest escalation in his language about the news media and those two networks in particular since he returned to the Oval Office in January. In his remarks, Trump referred to MSNBC as MSDNC–an…