Historical universe estimates of the Persons 2+ demographic among U.S. TV audience.
| Season | Share | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | 317,277,664 | +0.64% | |
| 2023-2024 | 315,260,000 | +0.98% | |
| 2022-2023 | 312,190,000 | +0.23% | |
| 2021-2022 | 311,480,000 | +1.16% | |
| 2020-2021 | 307,900,000 | +0.20% | |
| 2019-2020 | 307,300,000 | +0.61% | |
| 2018-2019 | 305,440,000 | +0.31% | |
| 2017-2018 | 304,500,000 | +0.94% | |
| 2016-2017 | 301,670,000 | +1.63% | |
| 2015-2016 | 296,830,000 | +0.25% | |
| 2014-2015 | 296,080,000 | +0.52% | |
| 2013-2014 | 294,560,000 | +1.78% | |
| 2012-2013 | 289,420,000 | -0.10% | |
| 2011-2012 | 289,700,000 | -1.68% | |
| 2010-2011 | 294,650,000 | +0.89% | |
| 2009-2010 | 292,040,000 | +0.72% | |
| 2008-2009 | 289,950,000 | +1.27% | |
| 2007-2008 | 286,300,000 | +0.99% | |
| 2006-2007 | 283,500,000 | +1.07% | |
| 2005-2006 | 280,500,000 | +0.92% | |
| 2004-2005 | 277,930,000 | +0.85% | |
| 2003-2004 | 275,580,000 | +1.30% | |
| 2002-2003 | 272,040,000 | +0.80% | |
| 2001-2002 | 269,880,000 | +3.09% | |
| 2000-2001 | 261,780,000 | +0.71% | |
| 1999-2000 | 259,930,000 | +1.29% | |
| 1998-1999 | 256,630,000 | +0.98% | |
| 1997-1998 | 254,140,000 | +1.13% | |
| 1996-1997 | 251,300,000 | +0.89% | |
| 1995-1996 | 249,080,000 | +1.04% | |
| 1994-1995 | 246,510,000 | +1.21% | |
| 1993-1994 | 243,570,000 | +1.30% | |
| 1992-1993 | 240,440,000 | +1.16% | |
| 1991-1992 | 237,680,000 | +0.24% | |
| 1990-1991 | 237,120,000 | +0.80% | |
| 1989-1990 | 235,230,000 | +1.04% | |
| 1988-1989 | 232,800,000 | +1.61% | |
| 1987-1988 | 229,120,000 | +0.90% | |
| 1986-1987 | 227,070,000 | +1.17% | |
| 1985-1986 | 224,440,000 | +0.93% | |
| 1984-1985 | 222,370,000 | +0.95% | |
| 1983-1984 | 220,270,000 | +0.98% | |
| 1982-1983 | 218,130,000 | +1.15% | |
| 1981-1982 | 215,650,000 | +1.08% | |
| 1980-1981 | 213,340,000 | +3.40% | |
| 1979-1980 | 206,330,000 | +0.82% | |
| 1978-1979 | 204,660,000 | +0.33% | |
| 1977-1978 | 203,990,000 | +1.26% | |
| 1976-1977 | 201,460,000 | +0.64% | |
| 1975-1976 | 200,170,000 | +0.62% | |
| 1974-1975 | 198,940,000 | +0.17% | |
| 1973-1974 | 198,600,000 | +2.16% | |
| 1972-1973 | 194,400,000 | +5.88% | |
| 1971-1972 | 183,600,000 | +1.83% | |
| 1970-1971 | 180,300,000 | +2.74% | |
| 1969-1970 | 175,500,000 | +0.43% | |
| 1968-1969 | 174,750,000 | +2.79% | |
| 1967-1968 | 170,010,000 | +2.75% | |
| 1966-1967 | 165,459,000 | +2.42% | |
| 1965-1966 | 161,550,000 | +2.18% | |
| 1964-1965 | 158,100,000 | +2.13% | |
| 1963-1964 | 154,800,000 | +2.58% | |
| 1962-1963 | 150,900,000 | +3.59% | |
| 1961-1962 | 145,665,000 | +2.87% | |
| 1960-1961 | 141,600,000 | +3.17% | |
| 1959-1960 | 137,250,000 | +4.10% | |
| 1958-1959 | 131,850,000 | +4.84% | |
| 1957-1958 | 125,760,000 | +7.76% | |
| 1956-1957 | 116,700,000 | +11.5% | |
| 1955-1956 | 104,700,000 | +13.7% | |
| 1954-1955 | 92,100,000 | +18.1% | |
| 1953-1954 | 78,000,000 | +27.5% | |
| 1952-1953 | 61,200,000 | +33.3% | |
| 1951-1952 | 45,900,000 | +50.0% | |
| 1950-1951 | 30,600,000 | +143.0% | |
| 1949-1950 | 12,591,000 | +250.6% | |
| 1948-1949 | 3,591,000 | +439.2% | |
| 1947-1948 | 666,000 | +404.5% | |
| 1946-1947 | 132,000 |