This is TVNewser’s basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of Dec. 9, 2024. The cable news nets had a ho-hum week as none of the big three outlets posted week-to-week gains with total viewers in primetime. But CNN did have something to be happy about as the network saw a…
ABC World News with David Muir remained America’s No. 1 evening news program in total viewers and the Adults 25-54 audience for the week of December 9. All three evening newscasts showed minimal to no movement in total viewers compared to the previous week. However, WNT was the only broadcast with week-to-week gains in the…
The morning show battles are settling into the new normal as NBC News’ Today continues to be the most-watched program among total viewers and the advertiser-coveted demo of Adults 25-54. Today widened its lead over ABC News’ Good Morning America during the week of Dec. 9, and extended its winning streak in total viewers to…
Friday, Dec. 6 The Five ends the week as the most-watched show with over four million total viewers. Deadline: White House with Nicole Wallace finished as MSNBC’s most-watched program and OutFront with Erin Burnett was first for CNN. Those three shows repeated their victories in the Adults 25-54 demo. 25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000) Total…
This is TVNewser’s basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of Dec. 2, 2024. News of Hunter Biden’s pardon, plus the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and the subsequent manhunt for the killer, was enough to lift the cable news networks out of the holiday doldrums. All three cable news…
Tuesday, Dec. 3 The most-watched programs on all three networks aired in the pre-primetime evening hours. Fox News’ The Five led with over four million total viewers at 5 p.m. ET, while The Beat with Ari Melber finished first for MSNBC at 6 p.m. and the 4 p.m. hour of The Lead with Jake Tapper…
With Thanksgiving in the rearview, the first week of December saw a total viewer bump for all three evening newscasts. News of President Joe Biden pardoning son Hunter Biden as well as the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson were the top stories in an active news week. Excluding sports, ABC World News with David…
NBC News’ Today continued its winning streak as America’s No. 1 morning show in total viewers and the advertiser-prized Adults 25-54 for the week of Dec. 2. It’s the sixth week in a row that Today has claimed the crown over the former top dog, ABC News’ Good Morning America. But the show’s latest win…
Three million viewers tuned in to watch President-elect Donald Trump sit for his first post-election interview with a non-Fox News legacy media outlet over the weekend. According to Nielsen Media Research, Trump’s appearance on NBC News’ Meet the Press with Kristen Welker brought 2.914 total viewers and 569,000 viewers in the Adults 25-54 demo to…
Three million viewers tuned in to watch President-elect Donald Trump sit for his first post-election interview with a non-Fox News legacy media outlet over the weekend. According to Nielsen Media Research, Trump’s appearance on NBC News’ Meet the Press with Kristen Welker brought 2.914 total viewers and 569,000 viewers in the Adults 25-54 demo to…
Friday, Nov. 22 CNN’s total viewer audience once again fell below 500,000 total viewers in primetime and total day. The network’s most-watched program in total viewers was the 5 p.m. hour of The Lead with Jake Tapper, while NewsNight with Abby Phillip was first in the demo. 25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day: FNC:…
Tuesday, Nov. 26 Even during the slow Thanksgiving holiday period, Fox News’ The Five continues to be appointment television. The show hovered above the four million mark in total viewers, and was the network’s second most-watched show in Adults 25-54 demo. MSNBC’s most-watched program in total viewers was Deadline: White House with Nicolle Wallace, while…
This is TVNewser’s basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of Nov. 25, 2024. The long Thanksgiving holiday resulted in all three networks experiencing week-to-week declines in total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo. Double-digit drops in both measured categories were recorded during this slow news period. Fox News continued to…
NBC News’ Today remained America’s top morning show in both total viewers and the advertiser-prized Adults 25-54 for the Thanksgiving week of Nov. 25. However, this week’s win comes with a big caveat: the show’s performance was boosted by its annual coverage of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, which typically lifts Today to a win…
The Thanksgiving holiday weekend understandably led to lower viewership across all three evening newscasts during the week of Nov. 25. NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt was the lone standout during this holiday period. The flagship NBC newscast avoided steep audience erosion in both total viewers and the advertiser-coveted Adults 25-54 demo. Note: The weekly…
The culmination of the 2024 presidential election between Vice President Kamala Harris and President-elect Donald Trump resulted in big numbers for Fox News and audience erosion for MSNBC and CNN. Trump’s win was a big boon for FNC as it commanded the largest cable news share in its history with 62% of the cable news…
This is TVNewser’s basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of Nov. 18, 2024. All three cable news networks continued to see week-to-week declines in both total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo in the period following the 2024 presidential election. However, Fox News remained the most-watched of the three major…
Viewer interest in national and global affairs apparently returned the week of Nov. 18 as all three evening news broadcasts saw audience gains. Controversy surrounding Matt Gaetz’s now-withdrawn nomination as President-elect Donald Trump’s next attorney general, plus other administration appointments made for a newsy week. ABC News and NBC News’ newscasts both saw gains in…
It’s a month at the top for NBC News’ Today. The morning show celebrated its fourth week as No. 1 among total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo for the week of Nov. 18. This is Today’s first November sweep since 2018 and its most significant total viewer advantage over ABC News’ Good Morning America…
Tuesday, November 19 Fox News continues to lap the competition in both total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo. Jesse Watters Primetime was the network’s most-watched show in the latter category, while The Five took No. 1 with the former crowd. Meanwhile, CNN fell short of 500,000 total viewers during primetime, and only mustered 379,000…
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