The Lincoln-Hastings-Kearney, NE designated market area (DMA) is a U.S. television market serving the people in the state of Nebraska. It is the 107th biggest media market by size in the United States, with a total population of 296,500 TV households as of the 2024-2025 television season. The Lincoln-Hastings-Kearney DMA comprises 51 counties across two states, namely, Republic, and Smith, KS; and Adams, Antelope, Blaine, Boone, Boyd, Brown, Buffalo, Butler, Chase, Clay, Custer, Dawson, Fillmore, Franklin, Frontier, Furnas, Gage, Garfield, Gosper, Greeley, Hall, Hamilton, Harlan, Hayes, Hitchcock, Holt, Howard, Jefferson, Kearney, Keya Paha, Lancaster, Loup, Merrick, Nance, Nuckolls, Pawnee, Perkins, Phelps, Polk, Red Willow, Rock, Saline, Seward, Sherman, Thayer, Valley, Webster, Wheeler, and York, NE.
| Season | Rank | Share | TV Homes | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | 107 | 0.236% | 296,500 | +0.36% |
| 2023-2024 | 106 | 0.237% | 295,450 | +1.30% |
| 2022-2023 | 106 | 0.236% | 291,650 | -1.58% |
| 2021-2022 | 104 | 0.242% | 296,320 | +3.06% |
| 2020-2021 | 105 | 0.238% | 287,510 | +15.7% |
| 2019-2020 | 107 | 0.232% | 248,550 | +3.28% |
| 2018-2019 | 111 | 0.218% | 240,660 | -8.53% |
| 2017-2018 | 106 | 0.235% | 263,110 | -4.95% |
| 2016-2017 | 105 | 0.241% | 276,800 | +1.84% |
| 2015-2016 | 105 | 0.240% | 271,800 | -1.92% |
| 2014-2015 | 105 | 0.244% | 277,120 | -1.91% |
| 2013-2014 | 105 | 0.244% | 282,510 | +2.07% |
| 2012-2013 | 105 | 0.242% | 276,790 | -1.26% |
| 2011-2012 | 105 | 0.245% | 280,310 | +0.18% |
| 2010-2011 | 106 | 0.241% | 279,820 | -0.63% |
| 2009-2010 | 105 | 0.245% | 281,590 | +0.11% |
| 2008-2009 | 106 | 0.246% | 281,290 | +1.45% |
| 2007-2008 | 104 | 0.246% | 277,270 | +0.47% |
| 2006-2007 | 104 | 0.248% | 275,970 | +0.66% |
| 2005-2006 | 103 | 0.249% | 274,150 | -0.39% |