Cable News Ratings: October 13 Week Report

by Archynetys Economy Desk

When looking at these networks’ performance during the same period a year ago:

  • During primetime, Fox News was down by -6% in total viewers and -24% in the A25-54 demo. During total day, the network saw decreases of -1% in total viewers and -28% in the demo.
  • MSNBC was down -34% in total viewers and -52% in the demo. During total day, the network was down -41% in total viewers and -54% in the demo.
  • In primetime, CNN declined by -31% in total viewers and -51% in the demo. During total day, it saw losses of -30% in total viewers and -46% in the demo.

PROGRAMMING:

Fox News continued to have 14 out of the 15 spots of the most-watched cable news shows of the week, with The Five on top with 3.735 million total viewers at 5 p.m. ET. MSNBC’s presence in the chart was courtesy of The Rachel Maddow Show, which aired at 9 p.m. ET on Mondays, taking the No. 14 position with 1.458 million total viewers.

Gutfeld! surged back to the top spot in the Adults 25-54 demo, averaging 317,000 viewers at 5 p.m. ET. Once again, Fox News held 14 out of the 15 top spots in the demo, with CNN’s Town Hall, featuring Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezmoderated by Kaitlan Collins at 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday, taking the No. 13 position with 177,000 viewers.

Prime Time

Fox News MSNBC CNN
• Total Viewers: 2,33,000 822,000 529,000
• A25-54: 229,000 63,000 80,000

Total Day

Fox News MSNBC CNN
• Total Viewers: 1,537,000 516,000 390,000
• A25-54: 145,000 43,000 58,000

Week 10-13-25 P25-54 Cable Ranker BDP by Adweek

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