Here Are the Cable News Ratings for December 2025

The vacation season, sometimes a gradual news interval, led to month-to-month declines for all three networks in complete viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo throughout primetime and complete day. Fox News ended the ultimate month of the yr in its standard first-place place.

CNN noticed the steepest declines of the three networks, falling by double digits with complete viewers throughout primetime. There was some good news for MS NOW (previously MSNBC), because it recorded an uptick in viewers throughout the board in comparison with December 2024.

 Fox News

According to Nielsen massive information + panel, Fox News in December had 1.847 million complete viewers in primetime and 159,000 viewers within the adults 25-54 demo. During complete day, it had 1.263 million complete viewers and 110,000 viewers within the demo.

Compared to its efficiency in November 2025, Fox News declined by -9% in complete viewers and -14% within the A25-54 demo throughout primetime viewing hours. During complete day, it additionally fell by -8% in complete viewers and -11% within the demo when in comparison with the earlier month. 

Looking at Fox News’ efficiency towards the identical month in 2024, it was down by -13% in complete viewers and by -34% within the demo throughout primetime. In complete day, it was down by -14% in complete viewers and -38% within the demo—it was the one community to see declines inside this yearly comparability.

The community completed December in second place amongst complete viewers and was No. 4 within the demo throughout primetime. During complete day, it remained in first place in complete viewers and was the No. 2 community within the demo. 

MS NOW

MS NOW was in second place among the many most-watched cable news networks in primetime and complete day, with 874,000 and 565,000 complete viewers, respectively, in December. The community within the A25-54 demo had 72,000 viewers in primetime and 47,000 viewers throughout complete day. 

Compared to November, MS NOW was down -8% in complete viewers and -18% in A25-54 throughout primetime. During complete day it dropped by -6% in complete viewers and -15% within the demo.

Looking at its efficiency in December 2024, MS NOW was up +62% in complete viewers and +60% within the demo throughout primetime. It was additionally up +40% in complete viewers and +34% within the demo throughout complete day.

MS NOW remained in third throughout primetime and complete day with complete viewers. It completed No. 17, tied with HGTV within the demo throughout primetime, and ranked sixteenth within the demo throughout complete day.

CNN

During primetime in December, CNN had 488,000 complete viewers and 69,000 A25-54 viewers. When complete day, the community had 394,000 complete viewers and 53,000 demo viewers.