From Adweek · Mark Mwachiro · · 1m 30s
Cable News Ratings Show Primetime Gains
Fox News, MS NOW, and CNN all gained primetime viewers in week of Sept 21 2026.
In brief
Fox News, MS NOW, and CNN all gained primetime viewers in week of Sept 21 2026. Fox News, MS NOW, and CNN each saw increases in total viewers and Adults 25-54 demo during primetime for the week ending Sept 21, 2026. Originally reported by Adweek.
Week of Sept 21 Cable News Ratings
TVNewser reports Fox News, MS NOW, and CNN all gained primetime viewers and Adults 25-54 demo during the week ending Sept 21, 2026.
Fox News Primetime Performance
Fox News averaged 1.666 million total viewers and 149,000 Adults 25-54 viewers during primetime, up +3% in total viewers and +1% in demo from previous week.
Fox News Total Day Results
Fox News averaged 1.065 million total viewers and 98,000 Adults 25-54 viewers during total day, dropping below 100,000 mark.
MS NOW Growth Metrics
MS NOW grew by +2% in total viewers and +11% in Adults 25-54 demo compared to previous week's primetime average.
CNN's Primetime Position
CNN averaged 598,000 total viewers and 98,000 Adults 25-54 viewers during primetime, up +8% in total viewers and +11% in demo from previous week.
Total Day Performance
CNN averaged 395,000 total viewers and 56,000 Adults 25-54 viewers during total day, up +5% in total viewers and +6% in demo from previous week.
Weekend Programming Highlights
The Five led with 2.642 million viewers at 5 p.m. ET, while MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show reached 1.847 million viewers at 9 p.m. ET.
At a glance
Fox News, MS NOW, and CNN each saw increases in total viewers and Adults 25-54 demo during primetime for the week ending Sept 21, 2026.
