NBC News’ Today has officially completed a hat trick, celebrating three continuous weeks as the No. 1 morning show in total viewers and the advertiser-coveted Adults 25-54 demo. It’s the show’s longest reign at the top of both measured categories since March 2020. That achievement is all the more impressive considering that few significant news…
This is TVNewser’s basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of November 4, 2024. President-elect Donald Trump’s defeat of Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election was certainly good news for Fox News. The network finished Election Week as the No. 1 television outlet during primetime in total viewers,…
America went to the polls one week ago today and while experts initially predicted a deadlocked race, a clear winner emerged by the early morning hours. President-elect Donald Trump declared victory at 2:24 a.m. ET on Nov. 7 buoyed by news outlets like NewsNation and Fox News calling the race in his favor. Other outlets…
The first week of November began with a consequential U.S. presidential election that saw President-elect Donald Trump defeating Vice President Kamala Harris. The drama surrounding Election Night and its aftermath lifted all three evening news broadcasts in both total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo. NBC News and CBS News’ evening newscasts faired particularly well…
NBC News’ Today remained America’s No. 1 morning show in total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo for the second week in a row. This particular feat occurred during the week of the presidential election, which resulted in President-elect Donald Trump defeating Vice President Kamala Harris. Not including the Paris 2024 Olympics, Today saw its…
Tuesday, November 5 Fox News was the go-to network on Election Night in both total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo. The network peaked with over 10 million viewers between 9 p.m. and 12 a.m. ET. CNN still held its own in the demo, finishing in second place, but it fell behind MSNBC in total…
Election Night ratings are in and Fox News was viewers’ network of choice on Tuesday. FNC attracted 10.3 million total viewers and 3.1 million viewers in the advertiser-rich Adults 25-54 demo during the 8-11 p.m. hours (All times Eastern). But it’s worth noting that the 2024 presidential election wasn’t a particularly big ratings driver overall….
Friday, Nov. 1 CNN finished ahead of MSNBC in the Adults 25-54 demo, with The Source with Kaitlan Collins registering as the network’s most-watched program of the evening in both total viewers and the demo. MSNBC saw its highest total viewer audience for the 4 p.m. ET hour of Deadline: White House with Nicole Wallace,…
Donald Trump made a political comeback, but the ratings didn’t. On Tuesday, 42.3 million viewers tuned in to watch presidential election coverage across 18 networks, according to Nielsen Media Research. That’s a 25% decline in viewership compared to 2020, which drew 56.9 million viewers in primetime. During the evening, which showcased the Republican presidential candidate,…
This is TVNewser’s basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of October 28, 2024. The final week of the 2024 presidential election was all about 2024 presidential campaign. The three major cable news networks covered every move that Vice President Kamala Harris and President-elect Donald Trump made as they criss-crossed the…
The last week of October and the final week of the 2024 campaign season held positive news for CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell. The perpetual third place newscast was also the only program to see week-to-week gains in both total viewers and the advertiser-coveted demo of Adults 25-54. The news was especially encouraging in…
After five weeks at the top of the charts, ABC News’ Good Morning America surrendered its crown on the last week of October. NBC News’ Today finished first in total viewers–and retained its usual top spot in the Adults 25-54 demo–for the week of Oct. 28. That wasn’t the only unfortunate piece of news for…
Tuesday, Oct. 22 In a close fight for the night’s most-watched cable news program, The Five narrowly edged out Jesse Watters Primetime by 2,000 total viewers: 3.642 million vs. 3.640. But Watters was the clear winner in the Adults 25-54 demo, scoring 502,000 viewers to The Five’s 319,000. 25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day:…
This is TVNewser’s basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of October 21, 2024. With the presidential election two weeks away, the big three cable news networks focused on politics and were rewarded with high viewership. CNN, Fox News and MSNBC were all up in both measured categories across both dayparts….
The presidential race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump has dominated the news cycle since the summer, and October was no different. The one exception to the non-stop election cycle was the brief period last month when all eyes turned to Florida as Hurricane Milton barreled through the Sunshine State. As…
The closing days of the presidential election are upon us, but the deadlocked race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump doesn’t seem to be piquing viewer interest in the evening newscasts. The week of Oct. 21 saw a mixed bag of ratings results for the three broadcast networks. On the positive…
ABC News’ Good Morning America maintained its status as America’s No. 1 morning show for the new season, extending that reign to five weeks. At the same time, GMA was also the only morning show to see week-to-week declines in both total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo for the week of October 21. NBC…
This is TVNewser’s basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of October 14, 2024. Fox News’ Bret Baier’s interview with Vice President Kamala Harris was no match for an active sports week that included NFL, college football, and the baseball post-season. Sports-heavy networks like TBS, ESPN, and FS1 all saw a…
Friday, Oct. 18 Only 30,000 total viewers separated the 4 p.m. ET shows on Fox News and MSNBC–Your World with Neil Cavuto and Deadline: White House with Nicole Wallace, respectively. (All times Eastern.) In the Adults 25-54 demo, though, Cavuto was the clear winner. 25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day: FNC: 235 | CNN:…
For the fourth week in a row, ABC News’ Good Morning America remained America’s No. 1 morning show in total viewers. GMA continued to build on its lead over NBC News’ Today with 166,000 total viewers separating the two morning shows for the week of October 14. Despite that piece of good news, all three…
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