- Throughout primetime, Fox Information was up by +1% in complete viewers however down by -13% within the A25-54 demo. Throughout complete day, the community posted losses of -1% in complete viewers and -22% within the demo—the one community with declines inside this yearly comparability.
- MS NOW was up by +9% in complete viewers and +18% within the demo. Throughout complete day, the community was up +7% in complete viewers and +19% within the demo.
- In primetime, CNN grew by +50% in complete viewers and the demo. Throughout complete day, it rose by +29% in complete viewers and +25% within the demo.
PROGRAMMING:
Fox Information had 13 out of the 15 spots of the most-watched cable information reveals of the week, with The 5 on high with 3.663 million complete viewers at 5 p.m. ET. MS NOW was represented within the chart by The Rachel Maddow Present, airing solely on Mondays at 9 p.m. ET, which ranked eighth with 2.094 million complete viewers.
The 5 additionally completed No. 1 within the Adults 25-54 demo, averaging 318,000 viewers. Fox Information held 13 of the 15 high spots within the demo, with MS NOW’s The Rachel Maddow Present touchdown in fourth place with 234,000 demo viewers. CNN was represented within the chart by CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip, which airs weeknights at 10 p.m. ET with 137,000 demo viewers, inserting it in fifteenth.
Might 4, 2026 (Nielsen Massive Knowledge + Panel):
Prime Time
| Fox Information | MS NOW | CNN | |
| • Complete Viewers: | 2,469,000 | 972,000 | 683,000 |
| • A25-54: | 222,000 | 91,000 | 126,000 |
Complete Day
| Fox Information | MS NOW | CNN | |
| • Complete Viewers: | 1,570,000 | 606,000 | 484,000 |
| • A25-54: | 147,000 | 62,000 | 80,000 |
Week 5-4-26 Cable Ranker P25-54 by Adweek
