That is TVNewser’s primary cable community ranker and cable information report for the week of Might 4, 2026.
CNN stood out from its friends because it was the one cable information community to file week-to-week progress in complete viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo throughout primetime.
In the meantime, Fox Information remained the most-watched information community in each measured classes. It completed forward of ESPN in complete viewers throughout primetime for the third straight week, regardless of the sports activities community having NBA and NHL playoff motion.
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In accordance with Nielsen large information + panel for the week of Might 4, Fox Information averaged 2.469 million complete viewers and 222,000 A25-54 viewers throughout primetime. The community was down -5% in complete viewers and -7% within the demo in comparison with the week prior (the week starting April 27).
Throughout complete day viewing, Fox Information averaged 1.57 million complete viewers and 147,000 A25-54 viewers. Primarily based on its common from the earlier week’s measurements, the community noticed declines of -4% in complete viewers and -3% within the demo.
Fox Information continued to rank first in complete primetime viewership and third in demo viewership amongst all primary cable networks. Throughout complete day, it additionally completed first in complete viewers and was No. 2 within the complete day demo.
MS NOW completed under the 1 million complete viewer mark, averaging 972,000 complete viewers and 91,000 viewers within the A25-54 demo for the week that simply concluded. The community was down -6% in complete viewers and -13% within the demo in comparison with its primetime common the week prior.
Throughout complete day, MS NOW averaged 606,000 complete viewers and 62,000 demo viewers. It was down -6% in complete viewers and -9% within the demo in comparison with the community’s common the week prior.
Amongst all primary cable networks, MS NOW was third in complete primetime viewers and dropped to seventeenth from 14th within the demo. It completed third in complete viewers and slipped one spot to ninth within the complete day demo.
CNN averaged 683,00 complete primetime viewers and 126,000 A25-54 viewers throughout primetime for the week of Might 5. The community grew by +8% in complete viewers and +25% within the demo in comparison with the earlier week.
Throughout complete day, the community had 484,000 complete viewers and 80,000 viewers within the demo. CNN declined by -1% in complete viewers however noticed positive aspects of +11% within the demo throughout this daypart.
Amongst all cable networks, CNN moved from sixth to fifth in complete viewers and jumped from fifteenth to seventh within the demo throughout primetime. It remained at No. 4 in complete day amongst complete viewers and sixth within the demo.
When taking a look at these networks’ efficiency throughout the identical interval a 12 months in the past:
