- Throughout primetime, Fox Information was down by -5% in complete viewers and -13% within the A25-54 demo. Throughout complete day, the community posted losses of -3% in complete viewers and -18% within the demo—the one community with declines inside this yearly comparability.
- MS NOW was up by +7 in complete viewers and +3% within the demo. Throughout complete day, the community was up +12% in complete viewers and +2% within the demo.
- In primetime, CNN grew by +39% in complete viewers and +7% within the demo. Throughout complete day, it rose by +30% in complete viewers and +5% within the demo.
PROGRAMMING:
Fox Information had 14 out of the 15 spots of the most-watched cable information exhibits of the week, with The 5 on prime with 3.277 million complete viewers at 5 p.m. ET. MS NOW was represented within the chart by The Briefing with Jen Psaki, airing weeknights at 9 p.m. ET, with 1.231 million complete viewers at No. 15.
The 5 reclaimed the No. 1 place within the Adults 25-54 demo, averaging 306,000 viewers. Fox Information held 14 of the 15 prime spots within the demo, with CNN’s Friday evening protection of the White Home Correspondents Dinner putting it in 14th with 129,000 demo viewers.
July 20, 2026 (Nielsen Large Knowledge + Panel):
Prime Time
| Fox Information | MS NOW | CNN | |
| • Complete Viewers: | 2,280,000 | 965,000 | 668,000 |
| • A25-54: | 201,000 | 80,000 | 95,000 |
Complete Day
| Fox Information | MS NOW | CNN | |
| • Complete Viewers: | 1,434,000 | 630,000 | 468,000 |
| • A25-54: | 129,000 | 51,000 | 63,000 |
Week 7-20-26 Cable Ranker P25-54 BDP by Adweek
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