The Boston, MA (Manchester, NH) designated market area (DMA) is a U.S. television market serving the people in the states of Massachusetts and New Hampshire. It is the ninth biggest media market by size in the United States, with a total population of 2,584,460 TV households as of the 2024-2025 television season, down -1% from that of the 2023-2024 season. The Boston-Manchester DMA comprises 16 counties across three states, namely, Barnstable, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, and Worcester, MA; Belknap, Cheshire, Hillsborough, Merrimack, Rockingham, and Strafford, NH; and Windham, VT.
| Season | Rank | Share | TV Homes | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | 9 | 2.06% | 2,584,460 | -0.83% |
| 2023-2024 | 8 | 2.09% | 2,606,030 | +0.38% |
| 2022-2023 | 9 | 2.10% | 2,596,190 | +1.57% |
| 2021-2022 | 10 | 2.09% | 2,556,000 | +2.67% |
| 2020-2021 | 10 | 2.06% | 2,489,620 | +8.12% |
| 2019-2020 | 9 | 2.15% | 2,302,680 | -2.63% |
| 2018-2019 | 9 | 2.15% | 2,364,870 | -2.50% |
| 2017-2018 | 10 | 2.16% | 2,425,440 | +0.05% |
| 2016-2017 | 9 | 2.11% | 2,424,240 | +0.54% |
| 2015-2016 | 8 | 2.13% | 2,411,250 | -0.51% |
| 2014-2015 | 7 | 2.13% | 2,423,640 | -0.39% |
| 2013-2014 | 7 | 2.10% | 2,433,040 | +2.80% |
| 2012-2013 | 7 | 2.07% | 2,366,690 | -0.55% |
| 2011-2012 | 7 | 2.08% | 2,379,690 | -3.28% |
| 2010-2011 | 7 | 2.12% | 2,460,290 | +2.08% |
| 2009-2010 | 7 | 2.10% | 2,410,180 | +0.05% |
| 2008-2009 | 7 | 2.10% | 2,409,080 | +0.63% |
| 2007-2008 | 7 | 2.12% | 2,393,960 | +0.92% |
| 2006-2007 | 7 | 2.13% | 2,372,030 | -0.14% |
| 2005-2006 | 5 | 2.16% | 2,375,310 | -0.69% |