This is TVNewser’s basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of November 10, 2025.
Fox News was the only network to record week-to-week gains in total viewers during primetime and total day.
The network joined its cable news siblings, which saw lower numbers across the board, with declines in the Adults 25-54 demo during both dayparts.
With the off-year election contests wrapped up, CNN and MSNBC experienced double-digit drops in both measured categories during primetime. However, the two networks experienced year-over-year growth across the board.
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According to Nielsen big data + panel for the week of November 10, Fox News averaged 2.223 million total viewers and 191,000 A25-54 viewers during primetime. The network was up +3% in total viewers but down -13% in the demo compared to the week prior (the week beginning November 3).
Fox News averaged 1.46 million total viewers and 127,000 A25-54 viewers in total day viewing. Based on its average in those measurements from the previous week, it was up +3% in total viewers but down -4% in the demo.
Fox News slipped one spot to second in total primetime viewership and stood pat in the No. 2 position in the demo among all basic cable networks. In total day, it remained in first place in total viewers and in second place in the total day demo.
MSNBC, which concluded its visual tie-in with the NBC News brand in primetime this week, averaged 966,000 total viewers and 85,000 viewers in the A25-54 demo for the week that just concluded. The network was down -23% in total viewers and -43% in the demo compared to its average the week prior during primetime.
During total day, MSNBC averaged 624,000 total viewers and 56,000 demo viewers. This represented losses of -10% in total viewers and -19% in the demo compared to the network’s average the week prior.
Among all basic cable networks, MSNBC remained in third in total primetime viewers and fell from No. 5 to No. 13 in the demo. It dropped to third from second in total viewers and slid to eighth from seventh, tied with the Hallmark Channel, in the total day demo.
CNN averaged 572,000 total primetime viewers and 99,000 A25-54 viewers in the demo during primetime for the week of November 10. These were declines of -27% in total viewers and -44% in the demo compared to the previous week.
In total day, the network had 444,000 total viewers and 73,000 viewers in the demo. This resulted in a -9% decrease in total viewers and a -20% loss in the demo during this daypart.
