PROGRAMMING:
Fox News had 14 out of the 15 spots of the most-watched cable news shows of the week, with The Five on top with 4.126 million total viewers at 5 p.m. ET. MS NOW was represented in the chart by The Rachel Maddow Show, airing only on Mondays at 9 p.m. ET, landing in ninth place with 2.227 million total viewers.
Jesse Watters Primetime, which airs weekdays at 8 p.m. ET on Fox News, was the most-watched program in the Adults 25-54 demo, averaging 377,000 viewers. Fox News held 13 of the 15 top spots in the demo, with MS NOW’s The Rachel Maddow Show, airing only on Mondays at 9 p.m. ET, finishing in eighth place with 253,000 demo viewers. CNN had one show in the chart, CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip, weekdays at 10 p.m. ET, with 188,000 demo viewers.
February 9, 2026
Prime Time
| Fox News | MS NOW | CNN | |
| • Total Viewers: | 2,768,000 | 1,126,000 | 895,000 |
| • A25-54: | 285,000 | 127,000 | 162,000 |
Total Day
| Fox News | MS NOW | CNN | |
| • Total Viewers: | 1,841,000 | 720,000 | 613,000 |
| • A25-54: | 187,000 | 79,000 | 99,000 |
