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Programs: Top 50

Highest-rated television programs in the United States based on ratings data as of Thursday, April 17, 2025. See the extended program ratings ranking.

RankProgramNetworkAudienceChange
1Masters Golf TournamentCBS12,990,000+35%
260 MinutesCBS9,626,000+70%
3TrackerCBS8,234,000-2%
4World News Tonight with David MuirABC7,484,000-1%
5MatlockCBS6,152,000+4%
6Nightly News with Lester HoltNBC6,089,000-1%
7Georgie & Mandy's First MarriageCBS5,798,000-3%
8FBICBS5,770,000-4%
9Chicago MedNBC5,609,000+65%
10Chicago FireNBC5,581,000+85%
11NCISCBS5,071,000-4%
12GhostsCBS5,031,000-2%
13WatsonCBS4,966,000+246%
14SurvivorCBS4,785,000-2%
15FBI: InternationalCBS4,590,000-5%
16Chicago PDNBC4,441,000+70%
17FBI: Most WantedCBS4,411,000
18Saturday Night LiveNBC4,293,000-5%
19Law & Order: Special Victims UnitNBC4,232,000+14%
20Fire CountryCBS4,211,000+7%
21Will TrentABC4,108,000-1%
22Law & OrderNBC3,968,000+8%
23NCIS: SydneyCBS3,946,000+3%
24The FiveFNC3,931,000-1%
25NeighborhoodCBS3,884,000-5%
26American IdolABC3,878,000-17%
27America's Funniest Home VideosABC3,858,000-12%
28EqualizerCBS3,818,000-2%
299-1-1ABC3,806,000-15%
30AmericasNBC3,763,000-16%
31CBS Evening NewsCBS3,739,000-5%
32NCIS: OriginsCBS3,571,000+1%
33S.W.A.T.CBS3,533,000+13%
34Jesse Watters PrimetimeFNC3,336,000-9%
35GutfeldFNC3,117,000-6%
36Poppa's HouseCBS3,116,000-14%
37Ingraham AngleFNC3,077,000+6%
38Special Report with Bret BaierFNC3,070,000-4%
39RookieABC2,970,000-8%
40Masked SingerFOX2,843,000-6%
41ConnersABC2,835,000-6%
42Law & Order: Organized CrimeNBC2,834,000+109%
43Saturday EncoreCBS2,800,000+65%
44Ten CommandmentsABC2,768,000-33%
45Good Morning AmericaABC2,732,000-2%
46Shark TankABC2,726,000+9%
47HannityFNC2,664,000-9%
48TodayNBC2,602,000
49Amazing RaceCBS2,594,000-3%
50Doctor OdysseyABC2,490,000-9%

Networks: Top 50

Highest-rated television channels in the United States based on ratings data as of Thursday, April 17, 2025. See the extended network ratings ranking.

RankNetworkAudienceRatingChange
1CBS5,904,0001.86+60%
2NBC3,678,0001.16-29%
3Fox News3,039,0000.96-8%
4ABC2,733,0000.86+46%
5ESPN2,073,0000.65+126%
6FOX1,699,0000.54-35%
7MSNBC1,655,0000.52+3%
8Ion Television998,0000.31+23%
9TBS610,0000.19+19%
10TLC582,0000.18-26%
11CNN565,0000.18-3%
12History554,0000.17-41%
13Discovery535,0000.17-4%
14HGTV464,0000.15-3%
15INSP461,0000.15+6%
16Hallmark415,0000.13-8%
17USA Network395,0000.12-75%
18CW387,0000.12-20%
19We TV382,0000.12-33%
20Food Network376,0000.12+21%
21TNT353,0000.11-78%
22AMC319,0000.10+3%
22TV Land319,0000.10-8%
24Newsmax296,0000.09+12%
25Bravo292,0000.09-50%
26ID280,0000.09-13%
27GSN278,0000.09-1%
28Hallmark Mystery276,0000.09+5%
29FX254,0000.08
30Paramount249,0000.08+48%
31Lifetime246,0000.08
32A&E237,0000.07-8%
33ESPN2193,0000.06+80%
33Nick at Nite193,0000.06-12%
35Nat Geo187,0000.06-13%
36Reelz181,0000.06+46%
37Adult Swim174,0000.05+7%
38Oxygen173,0000.05-8%
39Comedy Central164,0000.05+14%
39Syfy164,0000.05-4%
41BET161,0000.05+3%
42LMN158,0000.05+10%
43Sundance TV157,0000.05-1%
44Travel Channel151,0000.05+8%
45Golf Channel150,0000.05+163%
46FETV149,0000.05+18%
46MLB Network149,0000.05-7%
48MTV146,0000.05-8%
49CNBC141,0000.04+44%
50FS1140,0000.04-11%

Markets: Top 50

Based on universe estimates as of the 2024-2025 season. See the full 2025 DMA ranking.

RankMarketTV HomesChange
1New York7,494,510-1%
2Los Angeles5,835,790-1%
3Chicago3,654,750
4Dallas-Fort Worth3,264,490+4%
5Philadelphia3,145,920-1%
6Houston2,797,420+1%
7Atlanta2,758,170+1%
8Washington-Hagerstown2,630,640+2%
9Boston-Manchester2,584,460-1%
10San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose2,542,480+1%
11Tampa-St Petersburg-Sarasota2,221,240+4%
12Phoenix-Prescott2,198,200+1%
13Seattle-Tacoma2,098,240+1%
14Detroit1,940,750+1%
15Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne1,902,420+3%
16Minneapolis-Saint Paul1,886,680+1%
17Denver1,806,270+1%
18Miami-Fort Lauderdale1,756,920+1%
19Cleveland-Akron-Canton1,554,340
20Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto1,497,920-2%
21Charlotte1,382,020+1%
22Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville1,345,840+1%
23Portland, OR1,277,920-3%
24Saint Louis1,273,870-1%
25Indianapolis1,232,210+2%
26Nashville1,199,400+1%
27Pittsburgh1,167,890
28Salt Lake City1,163,520-1%
29Baltimore1,155,000-1%
30San Diego1,116,150-1%
31San Antonio1,096,400+1%
32Hartford-New Haven1,060,910+3%
33Kansas City1,033,680+1%
34Austin1,029,800+3%
35Columbus, OH1,018,390
36Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville-Anderson987,740+4%
37Cincinnati958,630+2%
38Milwaukee944,900+1%
39West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce936,790+3%
40Las Vegas896,460+1%
41Jacksonville840,340+5%
42Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York802,360+4%
43Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek801,030+2%
44Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News779,970
45Birmingham-Anniston-Tuscaloosa771,860+2%
46Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem766,980+1%
47Oklahoma City762,700+3%
48Albuquerque-Santa Fe708,050+1%
49Louisville702,310-1%
50New Orleans672,790

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Mark Harding

Mar 30, 2025 10:57 EST

I have been tracking a few shows (General Hospital, Young and Restless, Bold and Beautiful, Days of Our Lives). All of them have *precipitous* drops (of about 1 million) in the P2+ rating as 2015 becomes 2016. Was there a big change in measurement at that time? Is there any accepted formula to coalesce the metrics?

alejandro

Mar 30, 2025 18:28 EST

look carefully. they don't have data for 2016-2021. don't know why though.

toonable

Jul 3, 2024 21:53 EST

Everyone here should be watching Cartoon Network/Adult Swim. They've been improving their schedule. Gumball, The Looney Tunes Show, Regular Show, Adventure Time, Dexter's Lab, Ed Edd n Eddy, Billy and Mandy, Courage The Cowardly Dog, Samurai Jack, King Of The Hill, Bob's Burgers, Rick and Morty, Boondocks, Smiling Friends, YOLO, Space Ghost Coast To Coast, Sailor Moon, Naruto, Dragon Ball, One Piece, Primal, and Unicorn Warriors Eternal have been airing often. Great shows.

Rene Justin Nillo

Nov 6, 2024 20:14 EST

Yet Cartoon Network gets less viewers every week of the year on average than Nickelodeon despite having the best lineup of all kids TV networks in the era of streaming...

toonable

Jul 3, 2024 21:53 EST

Occasionally Tuca and Birdie too.

BlueCube

Jul 9, 2024 17:17 EST

Plus, Cartoon Network’s viewership isn’t all that high, so it would be great if those numbers went up.

Johnny B

Feb 19, 2024 19:33 EST

They canceled "The People's Court"??? Who's the IDIOT that made that decision??? OMG! COME ON! STUPID STUPID STUPID...BAD DECISION!!!

Free the numbers

Dec 1, 2023 18:29 EST

Why no network numbers? Why are you delaying the numbers? What is the problem? Are you going to do what you did once before because the numbers did not fit your agenda?

Roly

Sep 6, 2023 22:30 EST

When are we expecting the release of the 2023-24 DMA rankings list?

Jack L

Sep 9, 2023 20:42 EST

Typically in the new year so perhaps January 2024...

Johnny B

Jul 6, 2023 21:03 EST

The person who made the comment below mine...MJ Luna...should understand the numbers posted on here are based on Nielson ratings...not USTVDB. Newsmax's numbers and those of Fox News...are accurate.

M.J. Luna

Jan 30, 2023 21:19 EST

USTVDB falsely claims that Newsmax has an audience of 113,000 compared to Fox's audience of over 2.2 million. The problem with these ratings, USTVDB does not provide on how they obtained these figures? I am certain that every network keeps an accurate record of their ratings.

DirecTV indiscriminately drops Newsmax from its lineup based on its conservative viewpoints -- not based on ratings. However, DirecTV pays to keep 11 liberal networks on the air as it continues to silence conservative speech. In 2022, DirecTV drops One America News Network based on their conservative viewpoints as well. This is a violation of both conservative medias' First Amendment rights, and it must be challenge in the courts.

Newswatch

Feb 12, 2023 11:19 EST

M.J,

The person making the false claim is you unless you have evidence to back up your claim.

Newswatch

Feb 12, 2023 11:21 EST

Just so you are clear on the First Amendment:

The First Amendment applies only to state actors, there is a common misconception that it prohibits anyone from limiting free speech, including private, non-governmental entities. Moreover, the Supreme Court has determined that protection of speech is not absolute.

NWWatch

Nov 13, 2022 04:30 EST

This is such an interesting website with excellent information. Thank you for sharing.

Lynn Wilson

Feb 20, 2022 08:59 EST

Take a look here people... The above comment is a product of a brainwashing education system aided by brainwashing media. Scary.

Jill

Jul 9, 2023 19:50 EST

Dude your comment is above this one 🤣

StUpId CoMmEnT

Feb 1, 2023 16:33 EST

Clearly someone whose under the influence of their bullshit media choices. Act like everyone else is influenced by media then come on here and say exactly what your trash networks are pushing. Lol it would be comical if it wasn’t so pathetic.

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