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‘Morning Joe’ & CNN Get Ratings Boost, Plus Cable News’ Top Shows Revealed

The cable news ratings for April showed gains across the board, with CNN delivering its best primetime performance in two years and MS NOW’s Morning Joe amassing its largest audience since fall 2024. According to Mediaite, citing Nielsen data, CNN averaged just under 1 million total viewers in primetime,

‘GMA,’ ‘Today’ & ‘CBS Mornings’ Ratings Show Dramatic Swings

The latest morning show ratings are in, and it’s good news for ABC News’ Good Morning America and NBC News’ Today, both of which showed significant increases from the same period in 2025. According to AdWeek, citing Nielsen’s national live+same-day big data plus program ratings, GMA

‘CBS Evening News’ Ratings Disaster: Tony Dokoupil Hits Rock Bottom

The latest evening news ratings are in, and it’s not looking good for CBS Evening News, which has now finished below 4 million viewers for the third week in a row. According to AdWeek, citing national live+same-day big data plus program ratings from Nielsen, the Tony Dokoupil

‘Today,’ ‘GMA’ & ‘CBS Mornings’ Ratings: Did Savannah Guthrie & Hoda Kotb Stay on Top?

The latest morning news ratings are in, and Savannah Guthrie‘s reunion with Hoda Kotb kept the Today show in the top spot as the most-watched morning show across total viewers and key Adults 25-54 demographic. According to AdWeek, citing Nielsen’s national live+same-day big data

‘CBS Evening News’: Tony Dokoupil Ratings Compared With John Dickerson & Maurice DuBois

Tony Dokoupil has settled into his new role as CBS Evening News anchor, but the show continues to lose viewers at a steeper rate than its rivals on ABC and NBC. Since taking over from John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois on January 5, 2026, Dokoupil has maintained higher ratings than

CNN, MS NOW & Fox News’ Latest Ratings Show Big Swings: How Iran Conflict Has Impacted Cable News

President Trump‘s war with Iran dominated the news cycle for March, leading to increases across the board for cable news networks, including Fox News, CNN, and MS NOW. According to AdWeek, citing Nielsen big data + panel figures, Fox News, CNN, and MS NOW were all up month-to-month

MS NOW Ratings Swing: How Network Is Doing Compared With CNN & Fox News

Cable news ratings for the week of March 16 are here, and MS NOW stands out as the only network that didn’t experience a week-over-week drop in total viewers. According to AdWeek, citing Nielsen big data + panel for the week of March 16, MS NOW averaged 1.