Fox News' The Five won the evening in total viewers as well as in the Adults 25-54 demo. MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show occupied the top spot for the news network in both measured categories, while on CNN, it was the 5 p.m. edition of The Lead with Jake Tapper winning in total viewers and...
There are some interesting developments in the Adults 25-54 demo as Jesse Watters Primetime leaped over The Five as Fox News' most-watched show. The Rachel Maddow Show was MSNBC's top show, and on CNN, the 10 p.m. ET show, CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip, led the network in the demo. 25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000)...
Top of the Ticker: As it nears its first month anniversary, CBS Evening News is making minor adjustments to its format. The evening broadcast, helmed by John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois, has seen three straight weeks of declines in total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo since its January debut. The show initially favored long-form...
Netflix remained at the top of the overall streaming ratings as the debut of The Night Agent Season 2 landed at the top of the chart for the week of Jan. 20. The Night Agent, which had 3.11 billion viewing minutes, dethroned last week's top performer, the Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx Netflix feature film...
Sean Hannity's interview with President Donald Trump and Elon Musk was the most-watched show of the night in total viewers and the demo. The interview, which aired on Hannity at 9 p.m. ET, delivered a +52% increase in total viewers and a +58% increase in the Adults 25-54 demo compared to what the show has...
Breaking news coverage of the Delta plane crash in Toronto, Canada, on President's Day gave the news networks a slight lift in the ratings during the early evening hours. Meanwhile, Fox News' The Five was the top performer of the evening and the only program on Fox News to finish with more than 4 million...
Donald Trump's administration has given the Associated Press the cold shoulder treatment in recent weeks. Reporters from the news organization have been barred from attending White House events and boarding Air Force 1 due to the AP refusing to recognize the administration's depiction of the body of water bordering the southern states as the "Gulf...
CBS News departure: Broadcast news executive Adrienne Roark has left CBS News for the local TV station group Tegna Inc., where she will be their chief content officer. At CBS News, Roark was president of editorial and newsgathering, a role she held since August 2024. She also managed CBS-owned stations in New York and Boston,...
This is TVNewser's basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of Feb. 10, 2025. It was a second straight week of declines by the big three cable news networks in total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo. The absence of significant breaking news and the continuing coverage of President Donald Trump's...
ABC World News Tonight is posting gains; however, for the third straight week, the new look CBS Evening News continued to see no viewership growth in total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo. CBS Evening News was the only evening broadcast for the week of Feb. 10 to experience week-to-week declines. Once again, CBS News'...
After a 15-week drought, ABC News' Good Morning America returned to the top spot as America's most-watched morning news program for the week of Feb. 10. This was not a surprise, as GMA had been steadily moving closer to this position over the past few weeks. For example, only 6,000 total viewers separated it and...
Fox News continued its first-place dominance in total viewers and Adults 25-54, led by The Big Weekend Show. MSNBC occupied second place in total viewers, while CNN finished as the No. 2 news network in the demo. 25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day: FNC: 146 | CNN: 48 | MSNBC: 36Prime: FNC: 132 |...
The recently expanded The Big Weekend Show, which went from one hour to two on Fox News, has resonated with the network's audience, becoming the most-watched show of the evening in total viewers and Adults 25-54. The return of Have I Got News for You for a second season on CNN enabled the network to...
An evening with fill-in anchors across various programs did not help CNN's performance as the network finished third in total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo in both dayparts. In addition, its average total viewer audience in primetime failed to finish above 500,000 viewers. Wolf Blitzer, Anderson Cooper, and Abby Phillip were all off. 25-54...
MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show crossed the two million total viewer mark. Meanwhile, Fox News and CNN's two top programs were at 5 and 8 p.m. ET. The Five led on Fox News, followed by Jesse Watters Primetime. On CNN, The Lead with Jake Tapper landed in the top spot, followed by Anderson Cooper 360....
Sunday's airing of the 50th anniversary special of Saturday Night Live brought in big ratings for NBC, with 14.8 million total viewers tuning in. This was the network's most-watched primetime entertainment telecast since the 2020 Golden Globe Awards. SNL50: The Anniversary also delivered solid numbers for NBC streaming service Peacock, which simulcasted the telecast. It...
Top of the Ticker: The Succession-inspired feud taking place within Rupert Murdoch's family over control of the mogul's media empire--which includes Fox News--has inspired two deep dives from The New York Times and The Atlantic. The New York Times' extensive story looks at the messy legal battle that took place out of the public view...
Fox News' The Five continues to hold court as the network's No. 1 program in total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo, while The Rachel Maddow Show is MSNBC's top show in both measured categories. Meanwhile, there's a split over at CNN as The Lead with Jake Tapper is on top with total viewers and...
The Super Bowl matchup that saw the Philadelphia Eagles defeat the Kansas City Chiefs was the most-watched game ever. Naturally, Philadelphia and Kansas City led the way in this historic milestone when it came to local markets with the most viewership. Newly released numbers from Fox Sports show that Philadelphia had 52.5% of its viewing...
Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel is joining CNN as a senior political and global affairs commentator. The network announced the hire on Thursday, noting that Emanuel would appear on programs across the network. Emmanuel most recently served as the United States ambassador to Japan during former President Joe Biden's administration. Prior to...
