- Throughout primetime, Fox Information was down by -7% in complete viewers and -18% within the A25-54 demo. Throughout complete day, the community posted losses of -4% in complete viewers and -21% within the demo—the one community with declines inside this yearly comparability.
- MS NOW was up +16% in complete viewers and +35% within the demo. Throughout complete day, the community was up +10% in complete viewers and +24% within the demo.
- In primetime, CNN grew by +55% in complete viewers and +64% within the demo. Throughout complete day, it rose by +27% in complete viewers and +20% within the demo.
PROGRAMMING:
Fox Information had 13 out of the 15 spots of the most-watched cable information exhibits of the week, with The 5 on high with 3.543 million complete viewers at 5 p.m. ET. MS NOW was represented within the chart by The Rachel Maddow Present, which airs solely on Mondays at 9 p.m. ET and ranked eighth with 1.863 million complete viewers. The Final Phrase with Lawrence O’Donnell, airing weeknights at 10 p.m. ET, was the opposite MS NOW present within the chart with 1.359 million complete viewers at No. 15.
The 5 additionally completed first within the Adults 25-54 demo, averaging 324,000 viewers at 9 p.m. ET on weeknights. Fox Information held 13 of the 15 high spots within the demo, with MS NOW’s The Rachel Maddow Present touchdown in eighth place with 163,000 demo viewers. CNN was represented within the chart at No. 14 by CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip, airing weeknights at 10 p.m. ET, with 150,000 demo viewers.
Might 18, 2026 (Nielsen Huge Knowledge + Panel):
Prime Time
| Fox Information | MS NOW | CNN | |
| • Whole Viewers: | 2,260,000 | 918,000 | 598,000 |
| • A25-54: | 207,000 | 81,000 | 108,000 |
Whole Day
| Fox Information | MS NOW | CNN | |
| • Whole Viewers: | 1,501,000 | 578,000 | 439,000 |
| • A25-54: | 138,000 | 56,000 | 67,000 |
Week 5-18-26 Cable Ranker P25-54 BDP by Adweek
