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Whether you’re into hard-hitting political coverage, breaking headlines or morning analysis, this list reflects what news lovers across the country are tuning in to right now. Stop channel surfing and stay informed with the most popular news shows currently dominating TV screens.
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The table below shows the most popular segments across cable news channels this week, along with the network, hosts and airtimes, making it easy for you to tune in anytime. And check back here next week to see how the rankings have changed.
| Rank | Series | Network | DIRECTV Channel | Hosts | Air Time |
| 1 (+7) | America Reports | Fox News | Ch. 360 | Sandra Smith, John Roberts | Weekdays at 1 p.m. ET |
| 2 (-1) | America’s Newsroom | Fox News | Ch. 360 | Bill Hemmer, Dana Perino | Weekdays at 9 a.m. ET |
| 3 (NEW) | Jesse Watters Primetime | Fox News | Ch. 360 | Jesse Watters | Weekdays at 8 p.m. ET |
| 4 (+5) | CNN News Central | CNN | Ch. 202 | John Berman, Brianna Keilar, Kate Bolduan | Weekdays at 9 a.m. ET |
| 5 (-2) | Hannity | Fox News | Ch. 360 | Sean Hannity | Daily at 9 p.m. ET |
| 6 | The Ingraham Angle | Fox News | Ch. 360 | Laura Ingraham | Weeknights at 7 p.m. ET |
| 7 (-2) | Good Morning America | ABC | Find Local ABC Station | Michael Strahan, Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulous | Weekdays at 7 a.m. ET |
| 8 (-1) | Today | NBC | Find Local NBC Station | Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Craig Melvin | Weekdays at 7 a.m. ET |
| 9 (+1) | CBS Mornings | CBS | Find Local CBS Station | Gayle King, Tony Dokoupil, Nate Burleson | Weekdays at 7 a.m. ET |
| 10 (+1) | The Faulkner Focus | Fox News | Ch. 360 | Harris Faulkner | Weekdays at 11 a.m. ET |
| 11 (+7) | The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer | CNN | Ch. 202 | Wolf Blitzer | Weekdays at 6 p.m. ET |
| 12 (+3) | Life, Liberty & Levin | Fox News | Ch. 360 | Mark Levin | Daily at 8 p.m. ET |
| 13 (+1) | GMA3: What You Need to Know | ABC | Find Local ABC Station | Eva Pilgrim, DeMarco Morgan, Dr. Jen Ashton | Weekdays at 1 p.m. ET |
| 14 (-1) | NBC News Daily | NBC | Find Local NBC Station | Morgan Radford, Vicky Nguyen | Weekdays at 12 p.m. ET |
| 15 (-10) | The Rachel Maddow Show | MSNBC | Ch. 356 | Rachel Maddow | Weeknights at 9 p.m. ET |
| 16 (+3) | Katy Tur Reports | MSNBC | Ch. 356 | Katy Tur | Weekdays at 3 p.m. ET |
| 17 | Morning Joe | MSNBC | Ch. 356 | Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Willie Geist | Weekdays at 6 a.m. ET |
| 18 (NEW) | CNN Newsroom | CNN | Ch. 202 | Various | Weekdays 9-11 a.m., 2-4 p.m. ET Weekends 11 a.m.-3 p.m., 4-6 p.m. ET |
| 19 (-2) | The Big Weekend Show | Fox News | Ch. 360 | Rotating Panels | Weekends at 7 p.m. ET |
| 20 (-4) | Early Today | NBC | Find Local NBC Station | Frances Rivera, Phillip Mena | Weekdays at 3:30 a.m. ET |
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Watch Guide Methodology: Using proprietary viewership data, DIRECTV Insider curates lists of the most popular TV shows and movies being watched by real people, in real time, to help you pick the best trending content to watch across networks. Our rolling data collection also allows readers to see how a trending show’s ranking has changed week over week.
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