Historical universe estimates of the Households demographic among U.S. TV audience.
| Season | Share | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | 125,800,000 | +0.64% | |
| 2023-2024 | 125,000,000 | +0.98% | |
| 2022-2023 | 123,785,250 | +1.17% | |
| 2021-2022 | 122,347,730 | +1.17% | |
| 2020-2021 | 120,927,290 | +0.27% | |
| 2019-2020 | 120,600,000 | +0.58% | |
| 2018-2019 | 119,900,000 | +0.25% | |
| 2017-2018 | 119,600,000 | +1.01% | |
| 2016-2017 | 118,400,000 | +1.72% | |
| 2015-2016 | 116,400,000 | ||
| 2014-2015 | 116,400,000 | +0.51% | |
| 2013-2014 | 115,810,740 | +1.43% | |
| 2012-2013 | 114,173,690 | -0.41% | |
| 2011-2012 | 114,649,310 | -1.08% | |
| 2010-2011 | 115,905,450 | +0.90% | |
| 2009-2010 | 114,866,380 | +0.36% | |
| 2008-2009 | 114,456,650 | +1.47% | |
| 2007-2008 | 112,798,170 | +1.30% | |
| 2006-2007 | 111,348,110 | +1.03% | |
| 2005-2006 | 110,213,910 | +0.57% | |
| 2004-2005 | 109,590,170 | +1.09% | |
| 2003-2004 | 108,410,160 | +1.66% | |
| 2002-2003 | 106,641,910 | +1.14% | |
| 2001-2002 | 105,444,330 | +3.19% | |
| 2000-2001 | 102,184,810 | +1.37% | |
| 1999-2000 | 100,800,000 | +1.41% | |
| 1998-1999 | 99,400,000 | +1.43% | |
| 1997-1998 | 98,000,000 | +1.03% | |
| 1996-1997 | 97,000,000 | +1.15% | |
| 1995-1996 | 95,900,000 | +0.52% | |
| 1994-1995 | 95,400,000 | +2.47% | |
| 1993-1994 | 93,100,000 | ||
| 1992-1993 | 93,100,000 | +1.09% | |
| 1991-1992 | 92,100,000 | -1.07% | |
| 1990-1991 | 93,100,000 | +1.09% | |
| 1989-1990 | 92,100,000 | +1.88% | |
| 1988-1989 | 90,400,000 | +2.03% | |
| 1987-1988 | 88,600,000 | +1.37% | |
| 1986-1987 | 87,400,000 | +1.75% | |
| 1985-1986 | 85,900,000 | +1.18% | |
| 1984-1985 | 84,900,000 | +1.92% | |
| 1983-1984 | 83,300,000 | ||
| 1982-1983 | 83,300,000 | +2.21% | |
| 1981-1982 | 81,500,000 | +2.00% | |
| 1980-1981 | 79,900,000 | +4.72% | |
| 1979-1980 | 76,300,000 | +2.42% | |
| 1978-1979 | 74,500,000 | +2.19% | |
| 1977-1978 | 72,900,000 | +2.39% | |
| 1976-1977 | 71,200,000 | +2.30% | |
| 1975-1976 | 69,600,000 | +1.61% | |
| 1974-1975 | 68,500,000 | +3.47% | |
| 1973-1974 | 66,200,000 | +2.16% | |
| 1972-1973 | 64,800,000 | +5.88% | |
| 1971-1972 | 61,200,000 | +1.83% | |
| 1970-1971 | 60,100,000 | +2.74% | |
| 1969-1970 | 58,500,000 | +0.43% | |
| 1968-1969 | 58,250,000 | +2.79% | |
| 1967-1968 | 56,670,000 | +2.75% | |
| 1966-1967 | 55,153,000 | +2.42% | |
| 1965-1966 | 53,850,000 | +2.18% | |
| 1964-1965 | 52,700,000 | +2.13% | |
| 1963-1964 | 51,600,000 | +2.58% | |
| 1962-1963 | 50,300,000 | +3.59% | |
| 1961-1962 | 48,555,000 | +2.87% | |
| 1960-1961 | 47,200,000 | +3.17% | |
| 1959-1960 | 45,750,000 | +4.10% | |
| 1958-1959 | 43,950,000 | +4.84% | |
| 1957-1958 | 41,920,000 | +7.76% | |
| 1956-1957 | 38,900,000 | +11.5% | |
| 1955-1956 | 34,900,000 | +13.7% | |
| 1954-1955 | 30,700,000 | +18.1% | |
| 1953-1954 | 26,000,000 | +27.5% | |
| 1952-1953 | 20,400,000 | +33.3% | |
| 1951-1952 | 15,300,000 | +50.0% | |
| 1950-1951 | 10,200,000 | +143.0% | |
| 1949-1950 | 4,197,000 | +250.6% | |
| 1948-1949 | 1,197,000 | +439.2% | |
| 1947-1948 | 222,000 | +404.5% | |
| 1946-1947 | 44,000 |