Here Are the Cable News Ratings for January 2026

Compared to the previous month, CNN was up +35% in total viewers and +96% in the demo during primetime. It also grew by +29% in total viewers and +81% in the demo during total day. 

When looking at its performance to the same month in 2025 during primetime, CNN was up by +26% in total viewers and +14% in the demo. In total day, the network grew by +21% and +20% in total viewers and the demo, respectively. 

CNN finished in the No. 4 position during primetime, and it was also fourth in total day in total viewers. Its position in the demo was No. 5 in primetime and third place in total day.

Looking at the January performance of the other news nets:

• NewsNation—The network’s primetime viewership averaged 108,000 total viewers and 18,000 demo viewers, respectively. NewsNation’s primetime lineup was up +13% among Adults 25-54 in January 2026 compared to January 2025.
• Fox Business—Varney & Company took the top spot in total viewers with 300,000, while Making Money with Charles Payne finished in first place in the demo with 17,000 viewers. 
• CNBC—Squawk on the Street was the most-watched program in total viewers and in the A25-54 demo with 252,000 and 63,000 viewers, respectively. 
• Newsmax—Rob Schmitt Tonight was the net’s top show in total viewers and the demo with 345,000 and 28,000 viewers, respectively.

PROGRAMMING

• Fox News—The Five was the most-watched program in total viewers (3.732 million at 5 p.m. ET). The Five was also on top in the advertiser-coveted A25-54 demo, with 328,000 viewers.
• MS NOW—The most-watched show in total viewers and the demo continued to be The Rachel Maddow Show (1.881 million and 156,000 viewers, respectively) at 9 p.m. ET on Mondays. 
• CNN—CNN’s weekend newscast, CNN Newsroom, was the network’s top performer in total viewers, with 730,000, while Anderson Cooper 360 was the network’s No. 1 show in the A25-54 demo with 133,000 viewers. 

Among Total Viewers 

1. The Five – Fox News (3,732,000)
2. Jesse Watters Primetime – Fox News – (3,011,000)
3. Gutfeld!  – Fox News – (2,759,000)
4. Special Report with Bret Baier – Fox News – (2,706,000)
5. The Ingraham Angle – Fox News – (2,540,000)
6. Hannity – Fox News – (2,467,000) 
7. The Will Cain Show – Fox News – (2,221,000)
8. The Story with Martha MacCallum – Fox News – (1,937,000)
9. Outnumbered – Fox News – (1,929,000)
10. The Rachel Maddow Show – MSNBC – (1,881,000)
11. The Faulkner Focus – Fox News – (1,876,000)
12. America Reports – Fox News – (1,865,000)
13. America’s Newsroom – Fox News – (1,830,000)
14. Fox News @Night – Fox News – (1,405,000)
15. Deadline: White House with Nicole Wallace (5 p.m. ET) – MS NOW – (1,210,000)

Among Adults 25-54 

1. The Five – Fox News – (328,000)
2. Gutfeld! – Fox News –  (314,000)
3. Jesse Watters Primetime – Fox News – (275,000)
4. Special Report with Bret Baier – Fox News – (257,000)
5. Hannity – Fox News – (240,000)
6. The Ingraham Angle – Fox News – (234,000)
7. The Will Cain Show – Fox News – (209,000)
8. The Story with Martha MacCallum – Fox News – (184,000)
9. America Reports – Fox News – (181,000)
10. Outnumbered  – Fox News – (180,000)
11. The Faulkner Focus – Fox News – (178,000)
12. Fox News @Night – Fox News – (173,000)
13. America’s Newsroom – Fox News – (164,000)
14. The Rachel Maddow Show – MSNBC – (156,000)
15. Anderson Cooper 360 – CNN- (133,000)