Monday episodes of The Five have consistently posted the strongest Nielsen totals in recent weeks, often exceeding 3.5 million total viewers compared with roughly 3.0–3.3 million on subsequent weekdays, reflecting audience habits around weekend news recaps and early-week political momentum. This pattern underpins the market’s heavy weighting toward Monday at 72% implied probability, with Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Wednesday clustered in the low-to-mid 20s as traders price in more typical midweek declines. No major breaking stories, guest bookings, or special segments appear to have disrupted the usual trajectory during the Aug. 17–23 window, leaving historical day-of-week differentials as the dominant factor in current trader consensus.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · UpdatedMost Viewed Day of The Five This Week (Aug 17-23)
Most Viewed Day of The Five This Week (Aug 17-23)
Monday 73%
Tuesday 25%
Thursday 25%
Friday 25%
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NEW
Aug 27, 2026
Monday
73%
Tuesday
25%
Wednesday
21%
Thursday
25%
Friday
25%
Monday 73%
Tuesday 25%
Thursday 25%
Friday 25%
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NEW
Aug 27, 2026
Monday
$20 Vol.
73%
Tuesday
$0 Vol.
25%
Wednesday
$0 Vol.
21%
Thursday
$0 Vol.
25%
Friday
$0 Vol.
25%
Nielsen updates its Linear TV Top 10 Cable Chart on Thursdays, reflecting U.S. TV viewership data from the previous week (Monday-Sunday).
This market will resolve according to the day of the week on which the episode of The Five with the highest number of U.S. viewers (Persons 2+ average total viewers, P2+) aired during the Week of August 17 - August 23, as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Cable Chart.
This market will resolve based on the first official estimate reported by Nielsen. Any later revisions or retractions will have no bearing on resolution.
If Nielsen reports an entry for The Five without specifying the day of the week on which it aired, that entry will be treated as having aired on Monday.
If the specified show does not appear on the final chart for the specified week, this market will resolve to "Monday".
If two or more episodes of The Five are reported with the same number of viewers, and that figure is the highest reported for the specified week, this market will resolve to the earliest of those days within the Monday-Sunday week.
If the data for the specified week is entirely unreleased by 11:59 PM ET on the second Thursday following the specified week, this market will resolve to "Monday". If the data for the specified week remains partially published (i.e. excluding certain days of the week) by that time, this market will resolve based on the viewership data available at that point.
This market will resolve according to Nielsen’s P2+ viewership statistic for the specified week, as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Cable Chart, regardless of any future changes in methodology.
The resolution source for this market will be information from Nielsen, specifically their P2+ viewership statistic as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Cable Chart (see: https://www.nielsen.com/data-center/top-ten/#television).Monday episodes of The Five have consistently posted the strongest Nielsen totals in recent weeks, often exceeding 3.5 million total viewers compared with roughly 3.0–3.3 million on subsequent weekdays, reflecting audience habits around weekend news recaps and early-week political momentum. This pattern underpins the market’s heavy weighting toward Monday at 72% implied probability, with Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Wednesday clustered in the low-to-mid 20s as traders price in more typical midweek declines. No major breaking stories, guest bookings, or special segments appear to have disrupted the usual trajectory during the Aug. 17–23 window, leaving historical day-of-week differentials as the dominant factor in current trader consensus.
Nielsen updates its Linear TV Top 10 Cable Chart on Thursdays, reflecting U.S. TV viewership data from the previous week (Monday-Sunday).
This market will resolve according to the day of the week on which the episode of The Five with the highest number of U.S. viewers (Persons 2+ average total viewers, P2+) aired during the Week of August 17 - August 23, as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Cable Chart.
This market will resolve based on the first official estimate reported by Nielsen. Any later revisions or retractions will have no bearing on resolution.
If Nielsen reports an entry for The Five without specifying the day of the week on which it aired, that entry will be treated as having aired on Monday.
If the specified show does not appear on the final chart for the specified week, this market will resolve to "Monday".
If two or more episodes of The Five are reported with the same number of viewers, and that figure is the highest reported for the specified week, this market will resolve to the earliest of those days within the Monday-Sunday week.
If the data for the specified week is entirely unreleased by 11:59 PM ET on the second Thursday following the specified week, this market will resolve to "Monday". If the data for the specified week remains partially published (i.e. excluding certain days of the week) by that time, this market will resolve based on the viewership data available at that point.
This market will resolve according to Nielsen’s P2+ viewership statistic for the specified week, as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Cable Chart, regardless of any future changes in methodology.
The resolution source for this market will be information from Nielsen, specifically their P2+ viewership statistic as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Cable Chart (see: https://www.nielsen.com/data-center/top-ten/#television).
This market will resolve according to the day of the week on which the episode of The Five with the highest number of U.S. viewers (Persons 2+ average total viewers, P2+) aired during the Week of August 17 - August 23, as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Cable Chart.
This market will resolve based on the first official estimate reported by Nielsen. Any later revisions or retractions will have no bearing on resolution.
If Nielsen reports an entry for The Five without specifying the day of the week on which it aired, that entry will be treated as having aired on Monday.
If the specified show does not appear on the final chart for the specified week, this market will resolve to "Monday".
If two or more episodes of The Five are reported with the same number of viewers, and that figure is the highest reported for the specified week, this market will resolve to the earliest of those days within the Monday-Sunday week.
If the data for the specified week is entirely unreleased by 11:59 PM ET on the second Thursday following the specified week, this market will resolve to "Monday". If the data for the specified week remains partially published (i.e. excluding certain days of the week) by that time, this market will resolve based on the viewership data available at that point.
This market will resolve according to Nielsen’s P2+ viewership statistic for the specified week, as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Cable Chart, regardless of any future changes in methodology.
The resolution source for this market will be information from Nielsen, specifically their P2+ viewership statistic as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Cable Chart (see: https://www.nielsen.com/data-center/top-ten/#television).
Market Opened: Aug 24, 2026, 3:59 PM ET
Volume
$20End Date
Aug 27, 2026Market Opened
Aug 24, 2026, 3:59 PM ETResolution Source
https://www.nielsen.com/data-center/top-ten/#televisionResolver
0x69c47De9D...Nielsen updates its Linear TV Top 10 Cable Chart on Thursdays, reflecting U.S. TV viewership data from the previous week (Monday-Sunday).
This market will resolve according to the day of the week on which the episode of The Five with the highest number of U.S. viewers (Persons 2+ average total viewers, P2+) aired during the Week of August 17 - August 23, as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Cable Chart.
This market will resolve based on the first official estimate reported by Nielsen. Any later revisions or retractions will have no bearing on resolution.
If Nielsen reports an entry for The Five without specifying the day of the week on which it aired, that entry will be treated as having aired on Monday.
If the specified show does not appear on the final chart for the specified week, this market will resolve to "Monday".
If two or more episodes of The Five are reported with the same number of viewers, and that figure is the highest reported for the specified week, this market will resolve to the earliest of those days within the Monday-Sunday week.
If the data for the specified week is entirely unreleased by 11:59 PM ET on the second Thursday following the specified week, this market will resolve to "Monday". If the data for the specified week remains partially published (i.e. excluding certain days of the week) by that time, this market will resolve based on the viewership data available at that point.
This market will resolve according to Nielsen’s P2+ viewership statistic for the specified week, as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Cable Chart, regardless of any future changes in methodology.
The resolution source for this market will be information from Nielsen, specifically their P2+ viewership statistic as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Cable Chart (see: https://www.nielsen.com/data-center/top-ten/#television).Monday episodes of The Five have consistently posted the strongest Nielsen totals in recent weeks, often exceeding 3.5 million total viewers compared with roughly 3.0–3.3 million on subsequent weekdays, reflecting audience habits around weekend news recaps and early-week political momentum. This pattern underpins the market’s heavy weighting toward Monday at 72% implied probability, with Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Wednesday clustered in the low-to-mid 20s as traders price in more typical midweek declines. No major breaking stories, guest bookings, or special segments appear to have disrupted the usual trajectory during the Aug. 17–23 window, leaving historical day-of-week differentials as the dominant factor in current trader consensus.
Nielsen updates its Linear TV Top 10 Cable Chart on Thursdays, reflecting U.S. TV viewership data from the previous week (Monday-Sunday).
This market will resolve according to the day of the week on which the episode of The Five with the highest number of U.S. viewers (Persons 2+ average total viewers, P2+) aired during the Week of August 17 - August 23, as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Cable Chart.
This market will resolve based on the first official estimate reported by Nielsen. Any later revisions or retractions will have no bearing on resolution.
If Nielsen reports an entry for The Five without specifying the day of the week on which it aired, that entry will be treated as having aired on Monday.
If the specified show does not appear on the final chart for the specified week, this market will resolve to "Monday".
If two or more episodes of The Five are reported with the same number of viewers, and that figure is the highest reported for the specified week, this market will resolve to the earliest of those days within the Monday-Sunday week.
If the data for the specified week is entirely unreleased by 11:59 PM ET on the second Thursday following the specified week, this market will resolve to "Monday". If the data for the specified week remains partially published (i.e. excluding certain days of the week) by that time, this market will resolve based on the viewership data available at that point.
This market will resolve according to Nielsen’s P2+ viewership statistic for the specified week, as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Cable Chart, regardless of any future changes in methodology.
The resolution source for this market will be information from Nielsen, specifically their P2+ viewership statistic as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Cable Chart (see: https://www.nielsen.com/data-center/top-ten/#television).
This market will resolve according to the day of the week on which the episode of The Five with the highest number of U.S. viewers (Persons 2+ average total viewers, P2+) aired during the Week of August 17 - August 23, as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Cable Chart.
This market will resolve based on the first official estimate reported by Nielsen. Any later revisions or retractions will have no bearing on resolution.
If Nielsen reports an entry for The Five without specifying the day of the week on which it aired, that entry will be treated as having aired on Monday.
If the specified show does not appear on the final chart for the specified week, this market will resolve to "Monday".
If two or more episodes of The Five are reported with the same number of viewers, and that figure is the highest reported for the specified week, this market will resolve to the earliest of those days within the Monday-Sunday week.
If the data for the specified week is entirely unreleased by 11:59 PM ET on the second Thursday following the specified week, this market will resolve to "Monday". If the data for the specified week remains partially published (i.e. excluding certain days of the week) by that time, this market will resolve based on the viewership data available at that point.
This market will resolve according to Nielsen’s P2+ viewership statistic for the specified week, as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Cable Chart, regardless of any future changes in methodology.
The resolution source for this market will be information from Nielsen, specifically their P2+ viewership statistic as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Cable Chart (see: https://www.nielsen.com/data-center/top-ten/#television).
Volume
$20End Date
Aug 27, 2026Market Opened
Aug 24, 2026, 3:59 PM ETResolution Source
https://www.nielsen.com/data-center/top-ten/#televisionResolver
0x69c47De9D...Monday episodes of The Five have consistently posted the strongest Nielsen totals in recent weeks, often exceeding 3.5 million total viewers compared with roughly 3.0–3.3 million on subsequent weekdays, reflecting audience habits around weekend news recaps and early-week political momentum. This pattern underpins the market’s heavy weighting toward Monday at 72% implied probability, with Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Wednesday clustered in the low-to-mid 20s as traders price in more typical midweek declines. No major breaking stories, guest bookings, or special segments appear to have disrupted the usual trajectory during the Aug. 17–23 window, leaving historical day-of-week differentials as the dominant factor in current trader consensus.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · UpdatedRelated
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