All Networks Up Double-Digits in Primetime

That is TVNewser’s fundamental cable community ranker and cable information report for the week of December 1, 2025.The cable networks roared again to life after the Thanksgiving break, posting double-digit features in complete viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo throughout primetime. Fox Information and MS Now continued the pattern throughout complete day. In the meantime, CNN noticed single-digit progress in complete viewers and was the one community to file a decline within the advertiser-favored demo.NETWORKS:In response to Nielsen massive information + panel for the week of December 1, Fox Information averaged 2.088 million complete viewers and 168,000 A25-54 viewers throughout primetime. The community was up +32% in complete viewers and +30% within the demo in comparison with the week prior (the week starting November 24). Fox Information averaged 1.379 million complete viewers and 112,000 A25-54 viewers in complete day viewing. Based mostly on its common for these measurements from the earlier week, it was up +19% in complete viewers and +15% within the demo.Fox Information remained in second place in complete primetime viewership and jumped to 3rd from fifth in demo viewership amongst all fundamental cable networks. In complete day, it remained in first place in complete viewers and in second place 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 was up +34% in complete viewers and +36% within the demo in comparison with its common the week prior throughout primetime.Throughout complete day, MS NOW averaged 613,000 complete viewers and 50,000 demo viewers. The community grew by +25% in complete viewers and +14% within the demo in comparison with its common the week prior.Amongst all fundamental cable networks, MS NOW moved again to 3rd from fourth in complete primetime viewers and leaped from No. 25 to No. 13, tied with Grownup Swim. It was additionally third in complete viewers and climbed again to twelfth from sixteenth within the complete day demo. CNN averaged 499,000 complete primetime viewers and 70,000 A25-54 viewers within the demo throughout primetime for the week of December 1. The community was up +22% in complete viewers and +17% within the demo in comparison with the earlier week. In complete day, the community had 398,000 complete viewers and 52,000 viewers within the demo. This resulted in features of +6% in complete viewers however a decline of -4% within the demo throughout this daypart—the one community to see a drop in viewership.Amongst all cable networks, CNN moved to sixth from tenth place in complete viewers and from twenty fourth to 18th place within the demo throughout primetime. It remained in fifth place in complete day amongst complete viewers and jumped two spots to No. 10 within the demo. When taking a look at these networks’ efficiency throughout the identical interval a 12 months in the past, which was calculated utilizing Nielsen panel information: Throughout primetime, Fox Information was down by -16% in complete viewers and -40% within the A25-54 demo. Throughout complete day, the community noticed decreases of -19% in complete viewers and -46% within the demo. MS NOW was up +53% in complete viewers and +43% within the demo. Throughout complete day, the community was up +34% in complete viewers and +25% within the demo. In primetime, CNN grew by +36% in complete viewers and +4% within the demo. Throughout complete day, it rose by +24% in complete viewers however was flat 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 3.624 million complete viewers at 5 p.m. ET. MS NOW was represented within the chart by two reveals. It was led by The Rachel Maddow Present, which aired at 9 p.m. ET on Mondays, rating No. 8 with 1.947 million complete viewers.Gutfeld at 10 p.m. ET on Fox Information completed forward of The 5 to take the highest spot within the Adults 25-54 demo, averaging 278,000 viewers. Fox Information held 14 out of the 15 high spots within the demo, with MS NOW’s The Rachel Maddow Present, airing at 9 p.m. ET on Mondays, taking sixth place with 166,000 demo viewers. Prime Time Fox Information MS NOW CNN • Complete Viewers: 2,088,000 965,000   499,000 • A25-54: 168,000 80,000   77,000 Complete Day Fox Information MS NOW CNN • Complete Viewers: 1,379,000 613,000   398,000 • A25-54: 112,000 50,000   52,000