Week of July 20 Cable News Ratings: Networks Have Down Week

That is TVNewser’s fundamental cable community ranker and cable information report for the week of July 20, 2026.

All three cable networks reported week-to-week declines in whole viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo throughout primetime and whole day. The summer season season and the dearth of main political tales could have contributed to the viewership loss throughout all three networks.

Fox Information remained the most-watched cable information community with 96 out of the highest 100 cable newscasts.

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Based on Nielsen huge information + panel for the week of July 20, Fox Information averaged 2.28 million whole viewers and 201,000 A25-54 viewers throughout primetime. The community was down -7% in whole viewers and -14% within the demo in comparison with the week prior (the week beginning July 13). 

Throughout whole day viewing, Fox Information averaged 1.434 million whole viewers and 129,000 A25-54 viewers. Primarily based on its common from the earlier week’s measurements, the community declined by -3% in whole viewers and -4% within the demo.

Fox Information continued to rank first in whole primetime viewership and slid one spot to second place in demo viewership amongst all fundamental cable networks. Throughout whole day, it additionally completed first in whole viewers and within the whole day demo.

MS NOW averaged 965,000 whole viewers and 80,000 viewers within the A25-54 demo for the week that simply concluded. The community fell by -16% in whole viewers and -23% within the demo in comparison with its primetime common the week prior.

Throughout whole day, MS NOW averaged 630,000 whole viewers and 51,000 demo viewers. It was down -9% in whole viewers and -16% within the demo in comparison with the community’s common the week prior.

Amongst all fundamental cable networks, MS NOW was second in whole primetime viewers and dropped from thirteenth to nineteenth within the demo. It was additionally second in whole viewers and twelfth within the whole day demo. 

CNN averaged 668,00 whole primetime viewers and 95,000 A25-54 viewers throughout primetime for the week of July 20. The community was down -6% in whole viewers and -16% within the demo in comparison with the earlier week. 

Throughout whole day, the community had 468,000 whole viewers and 63,000 viewers within the demo. CNN fell by -2% in whole viewers and -6% within the demo throughout this daypart.

Amongst all cable networks, CNN was fourth in whole viewers and slid to thirteenth from tenth place within the demo throughout primetime. It was No. 3 in whole day amongst whole viewers and No. 9 within the demo. 

When these networks’ efficiency during the same period a year ago: