That is TVNewser’s primary cable community ranker and cable information report for the week of September 22, 2025.
MSNBC is quickly approaching a significant transition interval in its existence because it approaches the ultimate phases of its affiliation with the NBCUniversal Information Group household. The community concluded its penultimate week as an NBCU member by changing into the one information community to keep away from declines in each complete viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo throughout primetime and complete day.
Fox Information was the No. 1 most-watched cable information community; nonetheless, it was additionally the one cable information community to expertise declines throughout the board throughout each dayparts.
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In accordance with Nielsen huge information + panel for the week of September 22, Fox Information averaged 2.454 million complete viewers and 249,000 A25-54 viewers throughout primetime. The community was down -8% in complete viewers and down -14% within the demo in comparison with the week prior (the week starting September 15).
Fox Information averaged 1.524 million complete viewers and 156,000 A25-54 viewers in complete day viewing. Primarily based on its common in these measurements from the earlier week, it was down by -14% in complete viewers and -22% within the demo.
Fox Information slipped to second place in complete primetime viewers and was the No. 2 community within the demo amongst all primary cable networks. In complete day, it remained in first place in complete viewers and was in second place within the complete day demo.
MSNBC, in primetime, averaged 853,000 complete viewers and 71,000 viewers within the A25-54 demo for the week that simply concluded. The community was flat in complete viewers and noticed a +1% achieve within the demo in comparison with its common the week prior throughout primetime.
Throughout complete day, MSNBC averaged 514,000 complete viewers and 48,000 demo viewers. This represented progress of +2% in complete viewers and +9% within the demo in comparison with the community’s common the week prior.
Amongst all primary cable networks, MSNBC completed in third place in complete primetime viewers and ranked No. 12 within the demo, tied with FX. It was in third place in complete viewers and ranked eleventh within the complete day demo.
CNN averaged 538,000 complete primetime viewers and 86,000 A25-54 viewers within the demo throughout primetime for the week of September 22. It was down -6% in complete viewers and -1% within the demo in comparison with the earlier week.
In complete day, the community had 387,000 complete viewers and 59,000 viewers within the demo. This resulted in a -3% drop in complete viewers, however it rose by +2% within the demo throughout this daypart.
Amongst all cable networks, CNN completed in fourth place in complete viewers and moved up by one place to No. 9 within the demo throughout primetime. It additionally completed in fourth place through the complete day with complete viewers and went from No. 8 to No. 7 within the demo, tied with Comedy Central.
When taking a look at these networks’ efficiency throughout the identical interval a 12 months in the past:
- Throughout primetime, Fox Information was up by +5% in complete viewers however fell by -10% within the A25-54 demo. Throughout complete day, the community grew by +6% in complete viewers and dipped by -17% within the demo. It was the one community to file year-over-year progress in both of the dayparts.
- MSNBC was down -28% in complete viewers and -46% within the demo. Throughout complete day, the community was down -39% in complete viewers and -47% within the demo.
- In primetime, CNN declined by -23% in complete viewers and -38% within the demo. Throughout complete day, it noticed losses of -24% in complete viewers and -34% 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 3.731 million complete 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. 9 place with 1.992 million complete viewers.
Gutfeld! led the best way within the Adults 25-54 demo, averaging 367,000 viewers at 10 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. 7 place with 216,000 viewers.
Prime Time
Fox Information MSNBC CNN • Whole Viewers: 2,454,000 853,000 538,000 • A25-54: 249,000 71,000 86,000
Whole Day
Fox Information MSNBC CNN • Whole Viewers: 1,524,000 514,000 387,000 • A25-54: 156,000 48,000 59,000
Week 9-22-25 P25-54 Cable Ranker BDP by Adweek
