MSNBC Has Growth, Fox News Still No. 1

That is TVNewser’s fundamental cable community ranker and cable information report for the week of August 4, 2025.Every week after being the one community with declines in whole viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo throughout primetime and whole day, MSNBC rebounded to start the primary week of August as the one cable information community with good points in each classes throughout the board.Although Fox Information and CNN had declines within the measured classes, Fox Information continues its development of outperforming the cable and broadcast information networks in whole viewers throughout primetime. Taking a look at Monday by means of Friday (not the complete week), the community averaged 2.7 million whole primetime viewers, outperforming NBC, with 2.3 million whole viewers; ABC, with 2 million whole viewers; and CBS, with 1.9 million whole viewers.  NETWORKS:In response to Nielsen’s reside plus same-day knowledge for the week of August 4 (Mon-Solar), Fox Information averaged 2.290 million whole viewers and 217,000 A25-54 viewers throughout primetime. The community was down -4% in whole viewers and -16% within the demo in comparison with the week prior (the week starting July 28). Fox Information averaged 1.436 million whole viewers and 153,000 A25-54 viewers in whole day viewing. Primarily based on its common in these measurements from the earlier week, it was down -3% in whole viewers and -8% within the demo.Fox Information remained in first place in whole primetime viewers and fell to the No. 3 spot within the demo amongst all fundamental cable networks. In whole day, it remained in first place in whole viewers and completed because the No. 2 community within the whole day demo.MSNBC, in primetime, averaged 821,000 whole viewers and 73,000 viewers within the A25-54 demo for the week that simply concluded. The community grew by +9% in whole viewers and +7% within the demo in comparison with its common the week prior throughout primetime. Throughout whole day, MSNBC averaged 523,000 whole viewers and 48,000 demo viewers. This represented a rise of +3% in whole viewers and +4% within the demo in comparison with the community’s common the week prior. It was the one cable information web with across-the-board progress.Amongst all fundamental cable networks, MSNBC completed in second place in whole primetime viewers and moved to No. 19 from No. 20 within the demo. It remained in second place in whole viewers and in thirteenth place within the whole day demo. CNN averaged 450,000 whole primetime viewers and 78,000 A25-54 viewers within the demo throughout primetime for the week of August 4. It was down -10% in whole viewers and -8% within the demo in comparison with the earlier week. The community had a number of fill-in anchors in the course of the week.In whole day, the community had 320,000 whole viewers and 49,000 viewers within the demo. This resulted in a -9% loss in whole viewers and -17% within the demo throughout this daypart.Amongst all cable networks, CNN slipped to seventh from fifth place in whole viewers and completed within the No. 16 place, down from No. 12 within the demo throughout primetime. Throughout whole day, it dropped to fifth place in whole viewers and went from No. 7 to No. 12 within the demo. When these networks’ efficiency throughout the identical interval a 12 months in the past: Throughout primetime, Fox Information was down -4% in whole viewers and down -28% within the A25-54 demo. Throughout whole day, the community dipped by -2% in whole viewers and was down -20% within the demo. MSNBC was down -41% in whole viewers and -54% within the demo. Throughout whole day, the community was down -46% in whole viewers and -56% within the demo. In primetime, CNN declined by -35% in whole viewers and -43% within the demo. Throughout whole day, it noticed losses of -39% in whole viewers and -53% 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 high with 3.412 million whole viewers at 5 p.m. ET. MSNBC had The Rachel Maddow Present at 9 p.m. ET on Monday, taking the No. 8 place with 1.934 million whole viewers. The 5 remained in first place within the Adults 25-54 demo, averaging 336,000 viewers at 5 p.m. ET. As soon as once more, Fox Information held 14 out of the 15 high spots within the demo, with The Rachel Maddow Present at 9 p.m. ET on Monday touchdown in eighth place with 202,000 demo viewers.Prime Time Fox Information MSNBC CNN • Complete Viewers: 2,290,000 821,000   450,000 • A25-54: 217,000 73,000   78,000 Complete Day Fox Information MSNBC CNN • Complete Viewers: 1,436,000 523,000   320,000 • A25-54: 153,000 48,000   49,000 Week 8-4-25 Cable Ranker by Adweek