That is TVNewser’s fundamental cable community ranker and cable information report for the week of June 9, 2025.
With rising pressure stemming from the ICE arrests in the course of the week resulting in the No Kings protests held on Saturday, which was additionally the identical day because the U.S. Military’s 250th anniversary and parade in Washington, D.C.; the tragic airplane crash in India; and the rising Center East disaster, viewers tuned in to the cable information networks.
The three cable information networks all skilled week-to-week features in complete viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo throughout primetime and complete day. Nationwide and worldwide occasions fueled double-digit development throughout all networks.
In the meantime, Fox Information’ protection of Saturday’s navy parade led it to be the No. 1 community in primetime in complete viewers with a median of 5.5 million complete viewers at 8 p.m. ET. The community even outperformed the published nets.
NETWORKS:
In response to Nielsen Stay Plus same-day knowledge for the week of June 9, FNC averaged 3.155 million complete viewers and 406,000 A25-54 viewers throughout primetime. The community skilled a +33% rise in complete viewers and a +59% rise within the demo in comparison with the week prior (the week starting June 2).
Fox Information averaged 1.925 million complete viewers and 258,000 A25-54 viewers in complete day viewing. Based mostly on its common in these measurements from the earlier week, it was up +32% in complete viewers and +46% within the demo.
Fox Information remained in first place in complete primetime viewers and climbed from third to second within the demo amongst all fundamental cable networks. In complete day, it remained in first place in complete viewers and moved to the No. 1 place within the complete day demo.
MSNBC, in primetime, averaged 1.113 million complete viewers and 115,000 viewers within the A25-54 demo for the week that simply concluded. The community was up +15% in complete viewers and +25% within the demo in comparison with its common the week prior throughout primetime.
Throughout complete day, MSNBC averaged 699,000 complete viewers and 69,000 demo viewers. It achieved features of +20% in complete viewers and a +21% improve within the demo in comparison with the community common the week earlier than.
Amongst all fundamental cable networks, MSNBC completed in second place in complete primetime viewers and moved up eight spots, ending up within the No. 8 place within the demo. Throughout complete day, it remained in second place in complete viewers and moved as much as seventh within the complete day demo.
CNN averaged 775,000 complete primetime viewers and 167,000 A25-54 viewers within the demo throughout primetime for the week of June 9. It was up +25% in complete viewers and +55% within the demo in comparison with the earlier week.
In complete day, the community had 561,000 complete viewers and 111,000 viewers within the demo. This translated to features of +43% in complete viewers and +68% within the demo throughout this daypart.
In relation to all of the cable networks, CNN remained in fifth place in complete viewers and climbed three spots to the No. 6 place within the demo throughout primetime. It completed in third place throughout complete day and landed in the same place within the demo.
When these networks’ efficiency throughout the identical interval a 12 months in the past:
- Throughout primetime, Fox Information elevated by +50% in complete viewers and +93% within the A25-54 demo. Throughout complete day, the community additionally noticed features of +47% in complete viewers and +74% within the demo.
- MSNBC noticed features of +16% in complete viewers and +42% within the demo. Throughout complete day, the community was flat in complete viewers and +1% within the demo.
- In primetime, CNN elevated by +62% in complete viewers and had a triple-digit achieve of +109% within the demo. Throughout complete day, it rose by +42% in complete viewers and +61% 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 persevering with its reign on the prime with 3.821 million complete viewers at 5 p.m. ET. MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Present at 9 p.m. ET on Monday night time was within the No. 11 place with 1.988 million complete viewers.
Jesse Watters Primetime completed in first place for the demo, averaging 442,000 demo viewers at 8 p.m. ET. Fox Information had 13 out of the 15 prime spots within the demo, with MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Present at 9 p.m. ET on Monday occupying the thirteenth spot with 227,000 viewers and CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip within the fifteenth spot with 197,000 viewers.
Prime Time
Fox Information MSNBC CNN • Complete Viewers: 3,155,000 1,113,000 775,000 • A25-54: 406,000 115,000 167,000
Complete Day
Fox Information MSNBC CNN • Complete Viewers: 1,925,000 699,000 561,000 • A25-54: 258,000 69,000 111,000
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