MS NOW Breaking News (previously titled as MSNBC Breaking News until November 14, 2025) is a U.S. television program broadcast on MS NOW. Breaking News is currently the third most popular show on MS NOW and 78th overall on TV, watched by a total number of 1,044,000 people (0.32% rating, down -33% from June 21) per the daily audience measurement on .
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of Breaking News on MS NOW as of Thursday, December 18, 2025.
| Breaking News Daily Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 2025-Dec-18 L+E-O+P-O | HH | 858,300 | 0.67 |
| P2+ | 1,044,000 | 0.32 | |
| P18-49 | 68,100 | 0.05 | |
| P25-54 | 88,000 | 0.07 | |
| 2025-Jun-21 | HH | 1,082,000 | 0.86 |
| P2+ | 1,549,000 | 0.49 | |
| P18-49 | 214,500 | 0.16 | |
| P25-54 | 247,000 | 0.20 | |
| 2025-Jun-01 BOULDER, CO ATTACK | P2+ | 324,000 | 0.10 |
| P18-49 | 14,000 | 0.01 | |
| P25-54 | 24,000 | 0.02 | |
| 2025-May-17 CAR EXPLOSION FRTLY CLINIC IN CA | P2+ | 400,000 | 0.13 |
| P18-49 | 20,000 | 0.01 | |
| P25-54 | 37,000 | 0.03 | |
| 2024-Dec-08 SYRIAN REBELS CAPTURE CAPITAL DAMASCUS | P2+ | 207,000 | 0.07 |
| P18-49 | 13,000 | 0.01 | |
| P25-54 | 25,000 | 0.02 | |
| 2024-Sep-15 | HH | 566,000 | 0.45 |
| P2+ | 708,000 | 0.22 | |
| P18-49 | 40,500 | 0.03 | |
| 2024-Jul-21 BIDEN EXITS 2024 PRESIDENTIAL RACE BIDEN EXITS PRESIDENTIAL RACE -PRIME SPC | HH | 1,675,000 | 1.34 |
| P2+ | 2,362,000 | 0.75 | |
| P18-49 | 278,000 | 0.21 | |
| P25-54 | 341,000 | 0.28 | |
| 2024-Jul-14 NBC SIMUL -BIDEN 801-07- TRUMP ASSA ATMP | HH | 737,500 | 0.59 |
| P2+ | 929,000 | 0.29 | |
| P18-49 | 89,000 | 0.07 | |
| P25-54 | 127,000 | 0.10 | |
| 2024-Jul-13 NBC NEWS SIMUL – TRUMP ASSNTN ATTEMPT | HH | 1,312,500 | 1.05 |
| P2+ | 1,785,000 | 0.57 | |
| P18-49 | 200,000 | 0.15 | |
| P25-54 | 278,000 | 0.23 | |
| 2024-Jul-05 | HH | 725,000 | 0.58 |
| P2+ | 935,000 | 0.30 | |
| P18-49 | 65,500 | 0.05 | |
| P25-54 | 99,000 | 0.08 | |
| 2023-Oct-27 MAINE SHOOTER FOUND DEAD | P2+ | 552,000 | 0.18 |
| P18-49 | 39,600 | 0.03 | |
| 2023-Oct-26 US STRIKES ON SYRIA, MAINE MANHUNT | P2+ | 738,000 | 0.23 |
| P18-49 | 65,900 | 0.05 | |
| 2023-Oct-25 MAINE MASS SHOOTING | P2+ | 713,000 | 0.23 |
| P18-49 | 65,900 | 0.05 | |
| 2023-Oct-08 ISRAEL HAMAS CONFLICT | P2+ | 541,000 | 0.17 |
| P18-49 | 39,600 | 0.03 | |
| P25-54 | 59,000 | 0.05 | |
| 2023-Oct-07 HAMAS ATTACKS ISRAEL | P2+ | 446,000 | 0.14 |
| P18-49 | 26,400 | 0.02 | |
| P25-54 | 55,000 | 0.05 | |
| 2023-Jun-25 WAGNER GROUP UNREST IN RUSSIA | P2+ | 604,000 | 0.19 |
| P18-49 | 39,200 | 0.03 | |
| 2023-Jun-24 | P2+ | 696,000 | 0.22 |
| P18-49 | 52,200 | 0.04 | |
| P25-54 | 83,000 | 0.07 | |
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rachel Maddow Show | 2,365,600 | +98% |
| 2 | Weeknight | 1,103,600 | +19% |
| 3 | Breaking News | 1,044,000 | -33% |
| 4 | The Look: Michelle Obama | 1,003,000 | |
| 5 | All In with Chris Hayes | 955,000 | -35% |
| 6 | Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell | 935,000 | -1% |
| 7 | Weekend Primetime | 439,400 | -7% |
| 8 | Briefing with Jen Psaki | 401,900 | -58% |