Highlights – Tuesday, October 27, 2026 (Nielsen Big Data + Panel)
- Fox News wins both total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo during primetime and total day.
- Near photo finish at 11 p.m. ET in the demo, with MS NOW’s The 11th Hour with Ali Velshi winning the time period.
- The difference between the first-place and third-place shows at 11 p.m. ET was just 6,000 demo viewers.
Total Viewers (BD+P x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 1.209 | CNN: 431 | MS NOW: 699
Prime: FNC: 1.958 | CNN: 607 | MS NOW: 1.098
Tue 10/27 · Total Viewers (P2+, 000s)
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Data: Nielsen Media Research
Adults 25-54 demographic (BD+P x 1,000)
Total Day: FNC: 108 | CNN: 70 | MS NOW: 72
Prime: FNC: 176 | CNN: 123 | MS NOW: 117
Tue 10/27 · Adults 25-54 (000s)
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Data: Nielsen Media Research
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