That is TVNewser’s fundamental cable community ranker and cable information report for the week of July 20, 2026.
All three cable networks reported week-to-week declines in complete viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo throughout primetime and complete day. The summer season season and the dearth of main political tales could have contributed to the viewership loss throughout all three networks.
Fox Information remained the most-watched cable information community with 96 out of the highest 100 cable newscasts.
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In keeping with Nielsen massive knowledge + panel for the week of July 20, Fox Information averaged 2.28 million complete viewers and 201,000 A25-54 viewers throughout primetime. The community was down -7% in complete viewers and -14% within the demo in comparison with the week prior (the week starting July 13).
Throughout complete day viewing, Fox Information averaged 1.434 million complete viewers and 129,000 A25-54 viewers. Primarily based on its common from the earlier week’s measurements, the community declined by -3% in complete viewers and -4% within the demo.
Fox Information continued to rank first in complete primetime viewership and slid one spot to second place in demo viewership amongst all fundamental cable networks. Throughout complete day, it additionally completed first in complete viewers and within the complete day demo.
MS NOW averaged 965,000 complete viewers and 80,000 viewers within the A25-54 demo for the week that simply concluded. The community fell by -16% in complete viewers and -23% within the demo in comparison with its primetime common the week prior.
Throughout complete day, MS NOW averaged 630,000 complete viewers and 51,000 demo viewers. It was down -9% in complete viewers and -16% within the demo in comparison with the community’s common the week prior.
Amongst all fundamental cable networks, MS NOW was second in complete primetime viewers and dropped from thirteenth to nineteenth within the demo. It was additionally second in complete viewers and twelfth within the complete day demo.
CNN averaged 668,00 complete primetime viewers and 95,000 A25-54 viewers throughout primetime for the week of July 20. The community was down -6% in complete viewers and -16% within the demo in comparison with the earlier week.
Throughout complete day, the community had 468,000 complete viewers and 63,000 viewers within the demo. CNN fell by -2% in complete viewers and -6% within the demo throughout this daypart.
Amongst all cable networks, CNN was fourth in complete viewers and slid to thirteenth from tenth place within the demo throughout primetime. It was No. 3 in complete day amongst complete viewers and No. 9 within the demo.
When these networks’ efficiency throughout the identical interval a 12 months in the past:
