The Providence, RI-New Bedford, MA designated market area (DMA) is a U.S. television market serving the people in the states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It is the 51st biggest media market by size in the United States, with a total population of 663,900 TV households as of the 2022-2023 television season, up +3% from that of the 2021-2022 season.
| Season | Rank | Share | TV Homes | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 51 | 0.54% | 663,900 | +2.66% |
| 2021-2022 | 51 | 0.53% | 646,690 | +4.45% |
| 2020-2021 | 52 | 0.51% | 619,140 | +13.9% |
| 2019-2020 | 56 | 0.51% | 543,430 | -6.32% |
| 2018-2019 | 53 | 0.53% | 580,120 | -2.99% |
| 2017-2018 | 52 | 0.53% | 597,990 | -2.97% |
| 2016-2017 | 52 | 0.54% | 616,280 | +2.13% |
| 2015-2016 | 52 | 0.53% | 603,420 | -0.41% |
| 2014-2015 | 53 | 0.53% | 605,930 | -1.46% |
| 2013-2014 | 53 | 0.53% | 614,880 | +1.40% |
| 2012-2013 | 53 | 0.53% | 606,400 | -2.20% |
| 2011-2012 | 53 | 0.54% | 620,010 | -0.10% |
| 2010-2011 | 53 | 0.54% | 620,600 | +0.16% |
| 2009-2010 | 53 | 0.54% | 619,610 | -0.48% |
| 2008-2009 | 52 | 0.54% | 622,580 | -0.67% |
| 2007-2008 | 52 | 0.56% | 626,800 | -1.13% |
| 2006-2007 | 51 | 0.57% | 633,950 | -0.88% |
| 2005-2006 | 51 | 0.58% | 639,590 | -0.84% |
| 2004-2005 | 49 | 0.59% | 644,980 | +1.47% |
| 2003-2004 | 48 | 0.59% | 635,610 | +1.86% |