Thursday, March 13 Evening Cable News Ratings: Abby Phillip’s Star Continues to Shine Brightly in the Demo

CNN may have found its hit roundtable show as NewsNight with Abby Phillip continues to shine for the network. The 10 p.m. newscast repeated as CNN’s most-watched show in the Adults 25-54 demo and finished second place in total viewers. The success of the format has seen CNN experimenting Saturday morning shows also hosted by…

Streaming Ratings, Week of Feb. 10: Sweet Magnolias Climbs to No. 1

The power of friendship pushed the Netflix drama series Sweet Magnolias to the top of the chart of the most-watched streaming title for the week of Feb. 10, according to Nielsen Streaming Content Ratings. Season 4 of Sweet Magnolias, which debuted in second place the week of Feb. 3, enjoyed 1.162 million viewing minutes, dethroning…

Week of March 3 Cable News Ratings: Fox News Leads All of TV, Including the Broadcast Networks

This is TVNewser’s basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of March 3, 2025. One week after Fox Corporation CEO Lachlan Murdoch observed that Fox News should be considered “the fifth broadcast network,” the network continued to cement that moniker with a No. 1 finish for the first week of March….

Saturday, March 8 Evening Cable News Ratings: Have I Got News For You Continues to Lead the Demo for CNN

Fox News’ My View with Lara Trump was the most-watched show on Saturday night in total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo. Meanwhile, an interesting Saturday night trend is beginning to emerge on CNN. The network’s re-airing of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher consistently wins in total viewers, while its partner show Have I…

Sunday, March 9 Evening Cable News Ratings: The 2-Hour Big Weekend Show Is a Big No. 1 on Sundays

The expanded Big Weekend Show is proving to be a winner for Fox News as it ranked as Sunday’s most-watched show. In recent weeks, the two-hour block has regularly supplanted Life, Liberty & Levin as the network’s top Sunday show. Elsewhere, CNN finished as the No. 2 network in the demo during primetime and total…

Monday, March 10 Evening Cable News Ratings: Gutfeld! Takes No. 1 in the Demo Over The Five

Gutfeld! kicked off the week as Fox News’ most-watched program in the Adults 25-54 demo, overtaking usual No. 1, The Five. On MSNBC, The Rachel Maddow Show remained in first place with that advertiser-coveted cohort. And on CNN, Erin Burnett OutFront eked out a slim demo victory, finishing with 1000 more A25-54 viewers than The…

Week of March 3 Evening News Ratings: World News Tonight Stays at No. 1 Despite No Week-to-Week Growth

The first week of March yielded mixed results for the three evening newscasts. The CBS Evening News was the only newscast to see week-to-week growth in total viewers, while NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt enjoyed positive movement in the Adults 25-54 demo. As for World News Tonight with David Muir, the flagship ABC News…

Week of March 3 Evening News Ratings: World News Tonight Stays at No. 1 Despite No Week-to-Week Growth

The first week of March yielded mixed results for the three evening newscasts. The CBS Evening News was the only newscast to see week-to-week growth in total viewers, while NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt enjoyed positive movement in the Adults 25-54 demo. As for World News Tonight with David Muir, the flagship ABC News…

Friday, March 7 Evening Cable News Ratings: Rachel Maddow Sweeps the Week for MSNBC

Another week, another dominant performance by The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC. The newscast finished first in total viewers and the demo on Friday, as it did the rest of the week save for Tuesday when the 9 p.m. time slot was claimed by President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress. Elsewhere, The Five was…

Donald Trump’s Joint Address to Congress Draws 36.6 Million Viewers

President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress was seen by 36.6 million people, according to final figures from Nielsen Media Research. The address aired on Tuesday night from approximately 9:15 to 11:00 p.m. and was seen across 15 networks. Peak viewership occurred between 9:45 to 10:00 p.m. when an average of 37.9 million viewers tuned…

Sunday, March 2 Evening Cable News Ratings: Fox News Wins on Oscar Night

The 97th Academy Awards may have contributed to a decline in viewership numbers across all three cable networks. Fox News continued its run as the most-watched network, with MSNBC finishing in second place in total viewers and CNN–which ceded much of its primetime lineup to CNN to repeats of United States of Scandal–taking the No….

Week of Feb. 24 Evening News Ratings: CBS Evening News Scores Modes Demo Growth

The CBS Evening News continues to show signs of positive movement a month into its existence. The reimagined newscast recorded modest gains in the Adults 25-54 demo for the final week of February. The Eye Network’s flagship evening newscast was the only broadcast newscast to see gains in either measured category. ABC World News Tonight…

Friday, Feb. 28 Evening Cable News Ratings: Special Report’s Special Interview Posts Blockbuster Numbers

Bret Baier’s interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy lifted his Fox News to the top of the viewing charts on Friday. Special Report was first in total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo on the cable news outlets, and also topped the total viewer totals of the Friday editions of NBC Nightly News with Lester…

Saturday, March 1 Evening Cable News Ratings: Real Time and Have I Got News For You Make a Strong Double Bill for CNN

CNN’s re-air of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher was the network’s most watched Saturday show in total viewers, nearly cracking the million mark. Meanwhile, its partner show Have I Got News For You took first place in the Adults 25-54 demo and finished second in total viewers. On Fox News, the sophomore edition of…

Week of Feb. 24 Morning News Ratings: Today Snatches Top Spot From Good Morning America in Total Viewers

NBC News’ Today snapped ABC News’ Good Morning America’s two-week win streak in total viewers. The competitive battle for the top spot favored Today as it dethroned GMA with +40,000 additional total viewers for the week of Feb. 24. The back-and-forth action for first place between NBC News and ABC News clouded the fact that…

Streaming Ratings, Week of Jan. 27: Second Week at No. 1 for Netflix’s The Night Agent

Netflix’s crime thriller The Night Agent made it two weeks in a row as the most-watched streaming title, taking the honor for the final week of January, according to Nielsen Streaming Content Ratings. The Night Agent had 2.924 billion viewing minutes for Netflix, which had six titles in the top 10, with two having shared…

Wednesday, Feb. 26 Cable Evening News Ratings: The Five Regains Top Position in the Demo

Fox News’ The Five returned to the top spot in both total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo. CNN reclaimed second place in the demo, while viewers apparently left MSNBC Prime in its second day. The ReidOut’s temporary replacement was the lowest-rated show of the evening in the demo and second-lowest in total viewers. 25-54…

Wednesday, Feb. 26 Cable Evening News Ratings: The Five Regains Top Position in the Demo

Fox News’ The Five returned to the top spot in both total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo. CNN reclaimed second place in the demo, while viewers apparently left MSNBC Prime in its second day. The ReidOut’s temporary replacement was the lowest-rated show of the evening in the demo and second-lowest in total viewers. 25-54…

Wednesday, Feb. 26 Cable Evening News Ratings: The Five Regains Top Position in the Demo

Fox News’ The Five returned to the top spot in both total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo. CNN reclaimed second place in the demo, while viewers apparently left MSNBC Prime in its second day. The ReidOut’s temporary replacement was the lowest-rated show of the evening in the demo and second-lowest in total viewers. 25-54…

Disney Leads in January TV Consumption Thanks to ESPN and College Football

Seven of the highest-rated cable telecasts in January belonged to Disney, which was the top media company in TV consumption. According to Nielsen’s Media Distributor Gauge, which looks at which media company is responsible for the largest share of TV viewing, January consumption was up +5%, with Disney-owned entities accounting for 12% of that TV…