That is TVNewser’s fundamental cable community ranker and cable information report for the week of June 1, 2026.
MS NOW started the month on strong footing because it was the one cable information community to complete with positive factors in complete viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo throughout primetime and complete day.
This was the week that noticed the information networks commit prolonged protection on Tuesday night time to the first elections happening in a number of states. Curiosity within the numerous main races, particularly these in California, led the cable information community to proceed dwell protection into the in a single day hours.
Fox Information was nonetheless the most-watched community in complete viewers between 1 a.m. and three a.m. ET, however MS NOW completed forward of Fox Information within the prized demo throughout these two hours. MS NOW had 156,00 vs. Fox Information’ 134,00 demo viewers at 1 a.m. ET, and throughout the 2 a.m. ET hour, MS NOW had 174,000 demo viewers, whereas Fox Information completed with 81,000 demo viewers.
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Based on Nielsen Huge Knowledge + Panel, for the week of June 1, Fox Information averaged 2.3 million complete viewers and 203,000 A25-54 viewers throughout primetime. The community was flat in complete viewers and grew by +11% within the demo in comparison with the week prior (the week starting Could 25).
Throughout complete day viewing, Fox Information averaged 1.432 million complete viewers and 130,000 A25-54 viewers. Primarily based on its common from the earlier week’s measurements, the community slipped by -1% in complete viewers and was flat within the demo.
Fox Information was first in complete primetime viewership and moved from third to second in demo viewership amongst all fundamental cable networks. Throughout complete day, it continued to be No. 1 in complete viewers and No. 2 within the complete day demo.
MS NOW averaged 976,000 complete viewers and 102,000 viewers within the A25-54 demo for the week that simply concluded. The community was up +11% in complete viewers and +2% within the demo in comparison with its primetime common the week prior.
Throughout complete day, MS NOW averaged 603,000 complete viewers and 64,000 demo viewers. It grew +9% in complete viewers and +12% within the demo in comparison with the community’s common the week prior.
Amongst all fundamental cable networks, MS NOW remained third in complete primetime viewers and twelfth within the demo, tied with Freeform, HGTV, and A&E. It moved up from third to second in complete viewers and completed in eighth place within the complete day demo.
CNN averaged 637,00 complete primetime viewers and 116,000 A25-54 viewers throughout primetime for the week of June 1. The community noticed positive factors of +8% in complete viewers and +7% within the demo in comparison with the earlier week.
Throughout complete day, the community had 439,000 complete viewers and 69,000 viewers within the demo. CNN was up +2% in complete viewers and flat within the demo throughout this daypart.
