Nexstar Media Group's upstart cable news channel NewsNation scored a major victory in January, with the network topping MSNBC among key demographic viewers across several programs.

Fox News topped the ratings in January, posting big gains from a year earlier, while MSNBC saw signs that viewers were coming back after a post-election tune out. In primetime, Fox News averaged 2.78 million viewers,

The good news for CNN and MSNBC is that their audiences grew substantially in January, with both outlets posting substantial gains from December and the broader post-election period. On the other hand,