That is TVNewser’s fundamental cable community ranker and cable information report for the week of January 26, 2026.

The fallout from the demise of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the continued unrest stemming from ICE’s presence inside that state, and the extreme winter climate affecting the nation led to a rise in viewership at information networks.

Fox Information and MS NOW noticed double-digit development throughout the board, with MS NOW seeing an over 60% leap within the primetime demo.

On Monday, MS NOW’s The Rachel Maddow Present was the No. 1 program within the 9 p.m. ET hour in complete viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo, surpassing Fox Information’ Hannity. Maddow had 2.668 million complete viewers, vs. Hannity’s 2.654 million. Within the demo, MS NOW’s present had 345,000 viewers vs. 244,000 on Fox Information.

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In accordance with Nielsen massive knowledge + panel for the week of January 26, Fox Information averaged 2.565 million complete viewers and 245,000 A25-54 viewers throughout primetime. The community was up +16% in complete viewers and +17% within the demo in comparison with the week prior (the week starting January 19). 

Fox Information averaged 1.661 million complete viewers and 160,000 A25-54 viewers in complete day viewing. Based mostly on its common for the earlier week’s measurements, it was up +11% in complete viewers and +10% within the demo.

Fox Information ranked first in complete primetime viewership and was the No. 2 community in demo viewership amongst all fundamental cable networks. In complete day, it completed in first place in complete viewers and was second within the complete day demo.

MS NOW averaged 1.241 million complete viewers and 151,000 viewers within the A25-54 demo for the week that simply concluded. The community was up +17% in complete viewers and +62% within the demo in comparison with its common the week prior throughout primetime.

Throughout complete day, MS NOW averaged 756,000 complete viewers and 88,000 demo viewers. This translated to a +13% achieve in complete viewers and a +35% achieve within the demo in comparison with the community’s common the week prior.

Amongst all fundamental cable networks, MS NOW was third in complete primetime viewers and was No. 6 within the demo, tied with the Meals Community. It ranked second in complete viewers and seventh within the complete day demo. 

CNN averaged 832,000 complete primetime viewers and 169,000 A25-54 viewers within the demo throughout primetime for the week of January 26. The community was up +22% in complete viewers and +37% within the demo in comparison with the earlier week. 

In complete day, the community had 590,000 complete viewers and 105,000 viewers within the demo. CNN was up +10% in complete viewers and +9% within the demo throughout this daypart.

Amongst all cable networks, CNN was in fourth place in complete viewers and was No. 5 within the demo throughout primetime. It was fourth in complete day amongst complete viewers and fifth within the demo.