Staying in Place: NewsNation's primetime anchor Chris Cuomo has agreed to a multi-year contract extension with the network. Cuomo joined NewsNation in 2020, and his eponymous 8 p.m. show is the network's top-rated program. "Chris is a one-of-a-kind talent whose unrivaled analysis and commentary has helped grow the audience at NewsNation and strengthen our brand,"...
This is TVNewser's basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of Dec. 9, 2024. The cable news nets had a ho-hum week as none of the big three outlets posted week-to-week gains with total viewers in primetime. But CNN did have something to be happy about as the network saw a...
Top of the Ticker: January 2025 will mark five years since the tragic loss of basketball legend Kobe Bryant. CNN is paying homage to the NBA star with a three-part CNN Original Series that dives into the private story of the unseen forces that propelled his ascension. Premiering Jan. 25 at 9 p.m. ET, Kobe:...
CNN's Alisyn Camerota anchored her final show on Sunday afternoon. Filling in for Fredricka Whitfield, Camerota informed viewers at the end of the 4 p.m. hour that she would be moving on after a 10-plus year stint at the network. (All times Eastern.) "I've had such incredible opportunities here," she said in her exit statement....
CNN will have a new home within Warner Bros. Discovery in 2025. The news network's parent company announced a corporate restructure that will create two new operating divisions next year. Global Linear Networks will house the media giant's numerous cable assets, including linear channels like CNN, TBS, and TruTV. Meanwhile, Streaming & Studios will encompass...
Friday, Dec. 6 The Five ends the week as the most-watched show with over four million total viewers. Deadline: White House with Nicole Wallace finished as MSNBC's most-watched program and OutFront with Erin Burnett was first for CNN. Those three shows repeated their victories in the Adults 25-54 demo. 25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000) Total...
This is TVNewser's basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of Dec. 2, 2024. News of Hunter Biden's pardon, plus the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and the subsequent manhunt for the killer, was enough to lift the cable news networks out of the holiday doldrums. All three cable news...
Tuesday, Dec. 3 The most-watched programs on all three networks aired in the pre-primetime evening hours. Fox News' The Five led with over four million total viewers at 5 p.m. ET, while The Beat with Ari Melber finished first for MSNBC at 6 p.m. and the 4 p.m. hour of The Lead with Jake Tapper...
Friday, Nov. 29 Live programming was absent during primetime as the networks filled their schedules with re-airing of weekday programming or original specials. Even with that caveat, Fox News still averaged nearly two million total viewers in primetime, with Jesse Watters Primetime registering as the most-watched show. Meanwhile, both CNN and MSNBC were under 400,000...
Tuesday, Nov. 26 Even during the slow Thanksgiving holiday period, Fox News' The Five continues to be appointment television. The show hovered above the four million mark in total viewers, and was the network's second most-watched show in Adults 25-54 demo. MSNBC's most-watched program in total viewers was Deadline: White House with Nicolle Wallace, while...
Friday, Nov. 22 CNN's total viewer audience once again fell below 500,000 total viewers in primetime and total day. The network's most-watched program in total viewers was the 5 p.m. hour of The Lead with Jake Tapper, while NewsNight with Abby Phillip was first in the demo. 25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day: FNC:...
Top of the Ticker: ABC News is saying goodbye to its longtime home on New York's Upper West Side. The network is moving south to 7 Hudson Square, site of the recently opened Robert A. Iger building, named after the Disney CEO. The Mouse House is consolidating its New York operations into the new complex,...
Signing Off: ABC News senior executive producer Marc Burstein is retiring from the network after a career that spanned over four decades. Burstein led the special events unit, which covered such significant stories as the 9/11 terror attacks as well as the just-concluded 2024 presidential election. "After producing literally thousands of special reports and countless...
This is TVNewser's basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of Nov. 25, 2024. The long Thanksgiving holiday resulted in all three networks experiencing week-to-week declines in total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo. Double-digit drops in both measured categories were recorded during this slow news period. Fox News continued to...
The culmination of the 2024 presidential election between Vice President Kamala Harris and President-elect Donald Trump resulted in big numbers for Fox News and audience erosion for MSNBC and CNN. Trump's win was a big boon for FNC as it commanded the largest cable news share in its history with 62% of the cable news...
This is TVNewser's basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of Nov. 18, 2024. All three cable news networks continued to see week-to-week declines in both total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo in the period following the 2024 presidential election. However, Fox News remained the most-watched of the three major...
Kaitlan Collins is returning to Washington, D.C., to be CNN's chief White House correspondent for President-elect Donald Trump's second term. CNN CEO and Chairman Mark Thompson announced Collins' expanded role on Tuesday during the network's morning editorial call. He noted that she will continue to anchor her primetime show, The Source with Kaitlan Collins. "Kaitlan...
Tuesday, November 19 Fox News continues to lap the competition in both total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo. Jesse Watters Primetime was the network's most-watched show in the latter category, while The Five took No. 1 with the former crowd. Meanwhile, CNN fell short of 500,000 total viewers during primetime, and only mustered 379,000...
Top of the Ticker: CNN seems to be pleased with the performance of its satirical news show, Have I Got News For You. The Roy Wood Jr.-helmed American version of the long-running British series scored a Season 2 order. Have I Got News For You has paired well with CNN's encore presentation of Real Time...
Friday, Nov. 15 MSNBC triumphed over CNN among Adults 25-54 during primetime led by The ReidOut with Joy Reid as the most-watched show in that advertiser-coveted demo. But CNN still claimed bragging rights for the total day demo, seeing the most A25-54 viewers during the 5 p.m. hour of The Lead with Jake Tapper. Meanwhile,...
