Here Are the 2nd Quarter of 2025 Cable News Ratings

Under are the cable information rankings for the second quarter of 2025.

The specter of widespread battle within the Center East and the U.S. involvement have been the primary information tales of the second quarter.

Regardless of these effervescent tensions, the second-quarter cable information rankings weren’t as spectacular as these within the first quarter, as all three cable information networks skilled declines in whole viewers and the Grownup 25-54 demo throughout primetime. 

MSNBC was the lone brilliant spot for the quarter because it was the one information community to not lose viewers in both of the measured classes throughout whole day. Rachel Maddow‘s return to her once-a-week schedule did, nonetheless, harm the community’s primetime momentum.

Fox Information continued its streak as cable information’ most-watched community and in addition surged previous a few the printed networks, ABC (2.977 million) and NBC (2.704 million), in primetime in whole viewers. This was the community’s second-highest-rated second quarter in community historical past with weekday whole day viewers, trailing its protection of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

Fox Information Channel

Fox Information averaged 2.633 million whole primetime viewers and 304,000 Adults 25-54 viewers in Q2 2025. Throughout whole day, Fox Information had 1.632 million whole viewers, and 202,000 demo viewers.  

In comparison with the primary quarter, Fox Information was down -13% in whole viewers and -20 within the demo throughout primetime. When whole day, it was down by -15% and -18% in whole viewers and the demo, respectively.

When evaluating its efficiency in the identical quarter of 2024, it noticed a +25% improve in whole viewers and a +34% improve within the demo throughout primetime. Taking a look at whole day, the community was up +25% and +31% in whole viewers and the demo, respectively. Fox Information was the one community with year-over-year same-quarter development.

Fox Information’ domination on the high of cable information has now stretched to 94 consecutive quarters, in accordance with Nielsen Media Analysis. 

Fox Information was the most-watched cable community throughout primetime with whole viewers and was the third most-watched community within the demo. Throughout whole day, Fox Information was once more on high in whole viewers and completed in second place within the demo.

MSNBC

Throughout Q2 2025, MSNBC averaged 1.008 million whole primetime viewers and 91,000 primetime demo viewers. Throughout whole day, MSNBC had 596,000 whole viewers and 57,000 A25-54 viewers.  

When MSNBC’s efficiency vs. the primary quarter in 2025, it was down in whole viewers and the demo by -2% and  -5%, respectively, throughout primetime. Nevertheless, throughout whole day, the community was up +1% in whole viewers and was flat within the demo—the one community to not lose viewers throughout this daypart.

When in comparison with the second quarter of 2024, MSNBC was down -15% in whole viewers and -20% within the A25-54 demo throughout primetime. It was additionally down -26% and -31% within the demo throughout whole day.

MSNBC was the fourth most-watched cable information community in whole viewers and No. 15 within the demo. Throughout whole day, MSNBC was in second place in whole viewers and was eleventh within the demo. 

CNN

CNN averaged 538,000 whole primetime viewers and 105,000 primetime demo viewers in Q2 2025. Throughout whole day, the community had 406,000 whole viewers and 71,000 A25-54 viewers. 

In comparison with the primary quarter, CNN was down -4% and -13% in whole viewers and the demo, respectively, in primetime. When the way it carried out throughout whole day, it was down -5% in whole viewers and -10% within the demo. 

The community skilled a -13% decline in whole viewers and a -15% decline in A25-54 throughout primetime in comparison with the second quarter of 2024. Throughout whole day, it had losses of  -14% and -16% in whole viewers and the demo, respectively.

CNN completed in sixth place throughout primetime with whole viewers and tied for ninth within the demo with HGTV. Throughout whole day, CNN was No.5 in whole viewers and landed in sixth place within the demo. 

PROGRAMMING

• Fox Information – The 5 was Fox Information’ most-watched program, with whole viewers coming in with a mean of three.851 million viewers at 5 p.m. ET. The 5 additionally took high honors within the demo, with 410,000 viewers.
• MSNBC – The Rachel Maddow Present at 9 p.m. ET was the community’s most-watched program in whole viewers and the demo, with a mean of two.039 million viewers and 177,000 viewers, respectively.
• CNN’s Erin Burnett OutFront at 7 p.m. ET was the most-watched program, averaging 610,000 whole viewers. CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip at 10 p.m. ET was the community’s most-watched present within the demo, with 127,000 viewers.
• Newsmax – Rob Schmitt Tonight was the web’s high present in whole viewers with 412,000 whole viewers and tied with Finnerty within the A25-54 demo with 29,000 viewers.
• NewsNation – Cuomo was the web’s high present in whole viewers and A25-54. It had 170,000 and 16,000 viewers, respectively. Of observe – NewsNation recorded a +24% achieve in primetime viewership vs. the identical quarter in 2024 and was the No. 1 cable community in each measured classes when it got here to year-over-year development.
• Fox Enterprise – Kudlow remained the web’s high present in whole viewers and A25-54. It had 306,000 and 16,000 viewers, respectively. Fox Enterprise completed forward of CNBC throughout enterprise day, market day, and whole day in whole viewers.
• CNBC – Squawk on the Road was the web’s high present in whole viewers and A25-54. It had 220,000 and 55,000 viewers, respectively. 

Amongst Whole Viewers 

1. The 5 – Fox Information ( 3,851,000)
2. Jesse Watters Primetime – Fox Information -( 3,431,000)
3. Gutfeld!  – Fox Information – (3,009,000)
4. Hannity – Fox Information – (3,006,000) 
5. Particular Report with Bret Baier – Fox Information – (2,888,000)
6. The Ingraham Angle – Fox Information  – (2,749,000)
7. The Will Cain Present – Fox Information – (2,168,000)
8. Outnumbered – Fox Information – (2,045,000)
9. The Rachel Maddow Present – MSNBC – (2,039,000)
10. The Faulkner Focus – Fox Information – ( 1,945,000)
11. America’s Newsroom – Fox Information – (1,941,000)
12. America Stories – Fox Information – (1,938,000)
13. The Story with Martha MacCallum – Fox Information – (1,913,00)
14. Fox Information at Night time – Fox Information – (1,682,000)
15. Fox and Associates – Fox – (1,411,000)

Amongst Adults 25-54 

1. The 5 – Fox Information –  (410,000)
2. Jesse Watters Primetime – Fox Information –  (396,000)
3. Hannity – Fox Information – (370,000)
4. Gutfeld! – Fox Information –  (360,000)
5. The Ingraham Angle – Fox Information – (317,000)
6. Particular Report with Bret Baier – Fox Information – (314,000)
7. The Will Cain Present – Fox Information – (265,000)
8. Fox Information at Night time – Fox Information – (243,000)
9. Outnumbered  – Fox Information – (241,000)
10.  America Stories – Fox Information – (239,000)
11. The Story – Fox Information – (233,000)
12. The Faulkner Focus – Fox Information – (222,000)
13.  America’s Newsroom – Fox Information – (212,000)
14.  Fox and Associates – Fox – (184,000)
15. The Rachel Maddow Present – MSNBC – (177,000)

2025 Q2 Cable Information Rankings  (Nielsen Stay+SD knowledge):

PRIMETIME Fox Information MSNBC CNN • Whole Viewers: 2,663,000 1,008,000 538,000 • A25-54: 304,000 91,000 105,000 TOTAL DAY Fox Information MSNBC CNN • Whole Viewers: 1,632,000 596,000 406,000 • A25-54: 202,000 57,000 71,000

Q2’25 Cable Ranker by Adweek on Scribd