Despite being a newsy month, October did not deliver a standout news moment that drew large audiences to cable news networks.

MSNBC was the only network to record gains in primetime across total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo during the month.

The network marked its first month as an independent network, separated from the NBCUniversal News Group, and, at the same time, marked the final full month of its 35-year history as MSNBC.

Moving forward under the MS NOW moniker, the network was a bright spot during the total day part, as it was the only network not to lose viewers in the demo, but it joined Fox News and CNN in shedding total viewers.

Fox News

According to Nielsen big data + panel, Fox News in October had 2.334 million total viewers in primetime and 228,000 viewers in the

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