Overview
- Preliminary Nielsen data show MSNBC averaged about 3.04 million primetime viewers, its biggest primetime audience of 2025 and best off‑year election night since 2019.
- CNN led adults 25–54 in primetime with roughly 574,000 viewers, ahead of MSNBC’s 490,000 and Fox News’ 448,000.
- Fox News won the full 24‑hour day with about 1.97 million viewers, compared with 1.28 million for MSNBC and 748,000 for CNN.
- All three networks outperformed recent primetime averages as Democrats posted off‑year wins, with MSNBC and CNN tripling their typical monthly audiences and Fox adding roughly 500,000 viewers versus an average night.
- Outlets cite fast/preliminary Nielsen figures that differ on out‑of‑home inclusion, and final numbers are forthcoming as MSNBC prepares a Nov. 15 rebrand to MS NOW within new company Versant.