- Throughout primetime, Fox Information was down -3% in whole viewers and -22% within the A25-54 demo. Throughout whole day, the community was down -9% in whole viewers and -31% within the demo—the one community with 12 months to 12 months losses inside this comparability.
- MS NOW was up +27% in whole viewers and +19% within the demo. Throughout whole day, the community was up +21% in whole viewers and +19% within the demo.
- In primetime, CNN grew by +69% in whole viewers and +64% within the demo. Throughout whole day, it rose by +27% in whole viewers and +22% within the demo.
PROGRAMMING:
Fox Information had 13 out of the 15 spots of the most-watched cable information exhibits of the week, with The 5 main the best way with 3.262 million whole viewers at 5 p.m. ET. MS NOW was represented within the chart by The Rachel Maddow Present, airing Monday nights at 9 p.m. ET, with 1.868 million whole viewers at No. 7, and The Final Phrase with Lawrence O’Donnell, airing weeknights at 10 p.m. ET, with 1.235 million whole viewers at No. 14.
The 5 was No. 1 within the Adults 25-54 demo, averaging 295,000 viewers. Fox Information held 12 of the 15 prime spots within the demo, with CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip, airing 5 nights every week at 10 p.m. ET, ending with 171,000 viewers for the No. 6 place, and The Supply with Kaitlan Collins, airing weeknights at 9 p.m. ET, with 123,000 demo viewers in ninth place. The Rachel Maddow Present represented for MS NOW, coming in fifteenth place with 114,000 demo viewers.
August 24, 2026 (Nielsen Massive Information + Panel):
Prime Time
| Fox Information | MS NOW | CNN | |
| • Whole Viewers: | 2,027,000 | 937,000 | 611,000 |
| • A25-54: | 169,000 | 80,000 | 113,000 |
Whole Day
| Fox Information | MS NOW | CNN | |
| • Whole Viewers: | 1,257,000 | 596,000 | 400,000 |
| • A25-54: | 104,000 | 56,000 | 61,000 |
