News Networks See Across-the-Board Declines

That is TVNewser’s fundamental cable community ranker and cable information report for the week of September 15, 2025.All three cable information networks skilled week-to-week declines in whole viewers and the Adults 25-54 demographic throughout primetime and whole day.Regardless of the weekly drop, Fox Information was the community of alternative for the Charlie Kirk Memorial this previous Sunday. The community drew a median of 5.2 million viewers and 755,000 viewers within the demo from 1:30 p.m. ET to 7:15 p.m. ET.This previous weekend additionally noticed Fox Information debut its new weekend lineup, with Saturday in America with Kayleigh McEnany ending because the day’s prime program in cable information on Saturday, September 20, incomes 1,582,000 whole viewers and 124,000 viewers within the demo.On Sunday, The Sunday Briefing, with rotating anchors Peter Doocy and Jacqui Heinrich, started its tenure with 2.154 million whole viewers and 267,000 viewers within the demo.Elsewhere, NewsNation can be celebrating a powerful weekend efficiency. Its protection of the Charlie Kirk memorial noticed it pull forward of MSNBC and CNN for six straight hours.Between 1 p.m. ET and seven:15 p.m. ET on Sunday, NewsNation averaged 615,000 whole viewers and 173,000 demo viewers. This was higher than MSNBC, which had 287,000 whole viewers and 31,000 A25-54 viewers, and CNN, which had 342,000 whole viewers and 54,000 viewers within the demo throughout the identical time interval.NewsNation states that this was the primary time it surpassed CNN and MSNBC concurrently in each demos for this period.NETWORKS:In keeping with Nielsen large information + panel for the week of September 15, Fox Information averaged 2.673 million whole viewers and 289,000 A25-54 viewers throughout primetime. The community was down -13% in whole viewers and down -31% within the demo in comparison with the week prior (the week starting September 8). Fox Information averaged 1.776 million whole viewers and 201,000 A25-54 viewers in whole day viewing. Primarily based on its common in these measurements from the earlier week, it was down by -2% in whole viewers and -14% within the demo.Fox Information was first in whole primetime viewers and the No. 2 community within the demo amongst all fundamental cable networks. In whole day, it remained in first place in whole viewers and was in second place within the whole day demo.MSNBC, in primetime, averaged 854,000 whole viewers and 70,000 viewers within the A25-54 demo for the week that simply concluded. The community declined by -1% in whole viewers and -7% within the demo in comparison with its common the week prior throughout primetime. Throughout whole day, MSNBC averaged 505,000 whole viewers and 44,000 demo viewers. This represented a -6% loss in whole viewers and a -10% fall within the demo in comparison with the community’s common the week prior.Amongst all fundamental cable networks, MSNBC completed in third place in whole primetime viewers and ranked No. 13 within the demo, tied with AMC. It was in third place in whole viewers and ranked eleventh within the whole day demo. CNN averaged 570,000 whole primetime viewers and 87,000 A25-54 viewers within the demo throughout primetime for the week of September 15. It was down -7% in whole viewers and -22% within the demo in comparison with the earlier week. In whole day, the community had 400,000 whole viewers and 58,000 viewers within the demo. This resulted in an -8% drop in whole viewers and a -23% fall within the demo throughout this daypart.Amongst all cable networks, CNN completed in fourth place in whole viewers and was No. 10 within the demo throughout primetime. It additionally completed in fourth place throughout whole day with whole viewers, and it was eighth within the demo. When these networks’ efficiency throughout the identical interval a 12 months in the past: Throughout primetime, Fox Information was up by +6% in whole viewers however fell by -7% within the A25-54 demo. Throughout whole day, the community grew by +20% in whole viewers and noticed a dip of -1% within the demo. MSNBC was down -42% in whole viewers and -55% within the demo. Throughout whole day, the community was down -47% in whole viewers and -56% within the demo. In primetime, CNN declined by -16% in whole viewers and -37% within the demo. Throughout whole day, it noticed losses of -23% in whole viewers and -38% within the demo. PROGRAMMING:Fox Information had 14 out of the 15 spots of the most-watched cable information reveals of the week, with The 5 persevering with to paved the way with 4.027 million whole viewers at 5 p.m. ET. MSNBC was represented within the chart by The Rachel Maddow Present at 9 p.m. ET on Mondays, taking the No. 13 place with 1.750 million whole viewers.The 5 was additionally within the No. 1 spot within the Adults 25-54 demo, averaging 362,000 viewers at 5 p.m. ET. As soon as once more, Fox Information held 14 out of the 15 prime spots within the demo, with The Rachel Maddow Present at 9 p.m. ET on Mondays taking the No. 14 place with 168,000 viewers.Prime Time Fox Information MSNBC CNN • Whole Viewers: 2,673,000 854,000   570,000 • A25-54: 289,000 70,000   87,000 Whole Day Fox Information MSNBC CNN • Whole Viewers: 1,776,000 505,000   400,000 • A25-54: 201,000 44,000   58,000 Cable Ranker 9-15-25 A25-54 BDP by Adweek