Progressive Pop: MS NOW posts lone demo gain in cable news’ down week

Adweek’s Mark Mwachiro reports that MS NOW was the only cable news network to gain in a measured demo for the week of Sept. 28, up 13% in total-day A25-54, while CNN fell across every category and Fox News led total viewers but slipped in primetime demo rank.

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