That is TVNewser’s fundamental cable community ranker and cable information report for 2025.

The non-election yr didn’t assist CNN and MS NOW (previously MSNBC), as the 2 networks skilled double-digit year-to-year declines in complete viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo throughout primetime and complete day.

Then again, Fox Information posted a stronger 2025 efficiency with complete viewer beneficial properties throughout primetime and complete day in comparison with the earlier yr. Fox Information additionally skilled declines within the advertiser-prized demo; nevertheless, these declines had been within the single digits.

Among the many greatest tales, President Donald Trump, within the first yr of his second time period, generated essentially the most information all through the calendar yr.

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Based on Nielsen huge information + panel for 2025, FNC averaged 2.652 million complete viewers and 278,000 A25-54 viewers throughout primetime. The community was up +11% in complete viewers however regressed by -5% within the A25-54 demo relative to the yr prior (2024*). 

Fox Information averaged 1.691 million complete viewers and 180,000 A25-54 viewers in complete day viewing. Based mostly on its common in these measurements versus the prior year, it was up +16% in complete viewers however down -3% within the demo.

Amongst all fundamental cable networks, Fox Information completed in first place in complete primetime viewers and third place within the demo. In complete day, it remained the chief in complete viewers and completed No. 2 within the complete day demo for 2025.

MSNBC, in primetime, averaged 915,000 complete viewers and 80,000 viewers within the A25-54 demo for the yr that had simply concluded. The community was down in complete viewers by -25% and -40% within the demo in comparison with its 2024* common. 

In the course of the complete day, MSNBC averaged 551,000 complete viewers and 48,000 A25-54 viewers. It fell by -30% in complete viewers and by -43% within the demo in comparison with the community common the earlier yr.

Amongst all fundamental cable networks, MSNBC remained in third place in complete primetime viewers and dropped from ninth to nineteenth, tied with FS1 within the demo. Throughout complete day, the community slipped to No. 3 from No. 2 in complete viewers and fell to thirteenth from eighth within the complete day demo. 

CNN averaged 573,000 complete primetime viewers and 102,000 A25-54 viewers throughout primetime in 2025. The community noticed declines in complete viewers by -16% and -31% within the demo in comparison with the earlier yr (2024*). In complete day, it had 432,000 complete viewers and 70,000 viewers within the demo. This represented a -10% drop in complete viewers and a -23% drop within the demo.

In relation to all of the cable networks, CNN was in seventh place amongst complete viewers. Within the primetime demo, the community completed in tenth place, down from sixth. Throughout complete day, CNN remained in fourth place with complete viewers and slid to seventh from sixth place within the demo.