That is TVNewser’s fundamental cable community ranker and cable information report for the week of Could 12, 2025.

Fox Information completed the week as the one cable information community with an upward swing throughout primetime in whole viewers and the Adults 25-54. Throughout whole day, Fox Information as soon as once more stood out as the one community to indicate progress in both of the measured classes.

Fox Information—which had 99 of the highest 100 cable information telecasts for the week—additionally pulled forward of ABC and TNT in primetime whole viewers throughout per week the place each of these networks had been carrying dwell sports activities. ABC aired the NHL playoffs, whereas TNT carried the NBA playoffs. However, FNC’s viewers of three million viewers in weekday primetime completed forward of ABC’s 2.9 million and TNT’s 2.5 million.

In the meantime, MSNBC’s new primetime lineup continues to be not connecting with audiences because the community registered a second week of declines in whole viewers and the A25-54 demo. CNN completed forward of MSNBC within the demo throughout primetime and whole day.

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Based on Nielsen Stay Plus, same-day information for the week of Could 12 noticed FNC common 2.499 million whole viewers and 282,000 A25-54 viewers throughout primetime. The community was up a respective +2% and +10% in these measured classes relative to the week prior (the week beginning May 5). 

Fox Information averaged 1.591 million whole viewers and 184,000 A25-54 viewers in whole day viewing. Week-to-week, it was up +1% in whole viewers, however dropped by -3% within the demo.

Fox Information remained second in whole viewers and completed in third within the demo amongst all fundamental cable networks throughout primetime. In whole day, it remained No. 1 in whole viewers and retained the No. 3 place within the demo.

MSNBC’s primetime lineup averaged 811,000 whole viewers and 67,000 A25-54 viewers for dips of -9% and -13%, respectively.

Throughout whole day, MSNBC averaged 532,000 whole viewers and 47,000 demo viewers for respective declines of -6% and -10% in these respective classes.

Amongst all fundamental cable networks, MSNBC remained fourth in whole viewers and dropped from No. 19 to No. 22 within the demo in primetime. Throughout whole day, it remained at third place in whole viewers and slid to 14th within the demo, tied with the Historical past Channel.

CNN averaged 405,000 whole primetime viewers and 74,000 A25-54 viewers throughout primetime. That interprets to respective declines of -11% and -12% relative to the week prior.

In whole day, the community pulled in 341,000 whole viewers and 58,000 viewers within the demo for a decline of -9% in each classes.

In relation to all of the cable networks, CNN fell from seventh to twelfth place in whole viewers and dropped from No. 16 to No. 20 place within the demo throughout primetime. In whole day, it remained No. 5 in whole viewers and slid from No. 8 to No. 9 within the demo, tied with FX and HGTV.