That is TVNewser’s fundamental cable community ranker and cable information report for the week of July 28, 2025.
MSNBC completed off July as the one community with declines in whole viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo throughout primetime and whole day.
It was a combined bag for its cable information opponents, with Fox Information persevering with its sizzling summer season streak because the most-watched community in primetime, and it was the one community to publish positive aspects throughout primetime and whole day in both of the measured classes.
In the meantime, CNN completed the week as the one community to see a rise throughout primetime with whole viewers.
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In line with Nielsen Reside Plus Identical-Day Knowledge for the week of July 28. Fox Information averaged 2.392 million whole viewers and 258,000 A25-54 viewers throughout primetime. The community was down -1% in whole viewers however up +11% within the demo in comparison with the week prior (the week starting July 21).
Fox Information averaged 1.478 million whole viewers and 167,000 A25-54 viewers in whole day viewing. Primarily based on its common in these measurements from the earlier week, it was flat in whole viewers however up +6% within the demo.
Fox Information remained in first place in whole primetime viewers and took excessive spot within the demo amongst all fundamental cable networks. In whole day, it remained in first place in whole viewers and the full day demo.
MSNBC, in primetime, averaged 754,000 whole viewers and 68,000 viewers within the A25-54 demo for the week that simply concluded. The community fell by -17% in whole viewers and -13% within the demo in comparison with its common the week prior throughout primetime.
Throughout whole day, MSNBC averaged 506,000 whole viewers and 46,000 demo viewers. This represented a -10% lower in whole viewers and an -8% lower within the demo in comparison with the community’s common the week prior.
Amongst all fundamental cable networks, MSNBC completed in second place in whole primetime viewers and dropped 4 spots to No. 20, tied with Investigation Discovery, within the demo. It remained in second place in whole viewers and in thirteenth place, tied with MTV, within the whole day demo.
CNN averaged 498,000 whole primetime viewers and 85,000 A25-54 viewers within the demo throughout primetime for the week of July 28. It was up +4% in whole viewers however down -4% within the demo in comparison with the earlier week.
In whole day, the community had 353,000 whole viewers and 59,000 viewers within the demo. This resulted in a -2% loss in whole viewers and within the demo throughout this daypart.
Amongst all cable networks, CNN jumped to fifth place from seventh in whole viewers and completed within the No. 12 place, up from No. 13, within the demo throughout primetime. Throughout whole day, it completed in third place and moved up three spots to land at No. 7 within the demo.
When taking a look at these networks’ efficiency throughout the identical interval a 12 months in the past:
- Throughout primetime, Fox Information was flat in whole viewers and down -14% within the A25-54 demo. Throughout whole day, the community was up +1% in whole viewers and down -13% within the demo—the one community to complete with no lack of whole viewers inside this comparability.
- MSNBC was down -46% in whole viewers and -57% within the demo. Throughout whole day, the community was down -48% in whole viewers and -58% within the demo.
- In primetime, CNN declined by -28% in whole viewers and -38% within the demo. Throughout whole day, it noticed losses of -33% in whole viewers and -44% 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 in pole place with 3.539 million whole viewers at 5 p.m. ET. MSNBC had The Rachel Maddow Present at 9 p.m. ET on Monday, touchdown within the No. 11 place with 1.773 million whole viewers.
The 5 remained in first place within the Adults 25-54 demo, averaging 367,000 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 Monday taking the No.14 place with 174,000 demo viewers.
Prime Time
Fox Information MSNBC CNN • Complete Viewers: 2,392,000 754,000 498,000 • A25-54: 258,000 68,000 85,000
Complete Day
Fox Information MSNBC CNN • Complete Viewers: 1,478,000 506,000 353,000 • A25-54: 167,000 46,000 59,000
