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CBS (formerly known as Columbia Broadcasting System until 1974) is a television channel in the United States launched on July 1, 1941. CBS is currently the second most popular channel on TV, watched by a total number of 11,902,000 people (up +1111% from yesterday) during primetime, as of the average daily audience measurement on .

CBS daily, primetime, P2+ ratings chart

CBS Ratings

Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of CBS as of Sunday, December 21, 2025.

CBS Daily Ratings
DateDaypartDemoAudienceRating
2025-Dec-21PTHH7,826,9006.11
P2+11,902,0003.68
P18-492,776,8002.04
P25-543,167,1002.52
2025-Dec-20PTHH768,6000.60
P2+983,0000.30
P18-49122,5000.09
P25-54138,2000.11
2025-Dec-19PTHH2,971,9002.32
P2+3,886,0001.20
P18-49231,4000.17
P25-54339,3000.27
2025-Dec-18PTHH3,279,4002.56
P2+4,322,0001.34
P18-49381,1000.28
P25-54553,0000.44
2025-Dec-16PTHH2,933,5002.29
P2+3,795,0001.17
P18-49326,7000.24
P25-54477,6000.38
2025-Dec-15PTHH3,497,1002.73
P2+4,602,0001.42
P18-49313,1000.23
P25-54515,3000.41
2025-Dec-14PTHH6,968,6005.44
P2+10,024,0003.10
P18-492,001,0001.47
P25-542,325,1001.85
2025-Dec-13PTHH1,460,3001.14
P2+1,885,0000.58
P18-49163,3000.12
P25-54226,2000.18
2025-Dec-12PTHH3,279,4002.56
P2+4,295,0001.33
P18-49285,9000.21
P25-54439,9000.35
2025-Dec-11PTHH3,561,2002.78
P2+4,613,0001.43
P18-49367,5000.27
P25-54515,3000.41
2025-Dec-10PTHH2,587,6002.02
P2+3,788,0001.17
P18-49803,1000.59
P25-541,030,6000.82
2025-Dec-09PTHH3,305,0002.58
P2+4,297,0001.33
P18-49258,6000.19
P25-54414,7000.33
2025-Dec-08PTHH2,626,1002.05
P2+3,381,0001.05
P18-49231,4000.17
P25-54402,2000.32
2025-Dec-07PTHH3,612,4002.82
P2+4,807,0001.49
P18-49340,3000.25
P25-54490,2000.39
2025-Dec-06PTHH1,127,3000.88
P2+1,509,0000.47
P18-49163,3000.12
P25-54213,7000.17
2025-Dec-05PTHH3,305,0002.58
P2+4,350,0001.35
P18-49217,8000.16
P25-54377,0000.30
2025-Dec-04PTHH3,407,5002.66
P2+4,561,0001.41
P18-49367,5000.27
P25-54565,6000.45
2025-Dec-03PTHH2,421,1001.89
P2+3,510,0001.09
P18-49626,2000.46
P25-54804,4000.64
2025-Dec-02PTHH3,433,1002.68
P2+4,526,0001.40
P18-49353,9000.26
P25-54515,3000.41
2025-Dec-01PTHH2,754,2002.15
P2+3,517,0001.09
P18-49272,2000.20
P25-54490,2000.39
CBS Yearly Ratings
DateDaypartDemoAudienceRating
2024PTP2+5,055,0001.59
P18-49832,0000.62
2023PTP2+4,508,0001.43
P18-49676,0000.51
2022PTP2+5,144,0001.65
P18-49811,0000.62
2021PTP2+5,574,0001.79
P18-491,023,0000.78

Top CBS Shows

The 21 highest-rated scheduled programs on CBS by total viewership audience as of Sunday, December 21, 2025. See more CBS shows.

RankProgramAudienceChange
1NFL National30,311,000+20%
260 Minutes10,350,000+2%
3CBS News Special6,227,000+234%
4Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage5,645,000+1%
5NCIS5,566,000-6%
6FBI5,459,000+25%
7Sheriff Country4,512,000-11%
8CBS Evening News4,252,000+2%
9Ghosts3,984,000-12%
10Boston Blue3,651,000-9%
11Fire Country3,495,000-9%
12Elsbeth3,400,000-9%
13Watson2,888,000+10%
14The Road2,866,000+7%
15Late Show with Stephen Colbert2,343,000-4%
16NCIS: Origins2,170,000-47%
17CBS Mornings1,950,000-1%
1848 Hours Presents1,473,000-27%
19NCAA Basketball917,000-87%
20Family Film & TV Awards787,000-25%
21Saturday Encore744,000-57%

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Grayson

Dec 21, 2025 20:08 EST

CBS pulled the segment "Inside CECOT" just before it's airing. Is this Trump Administration media censorship? Inquiring minds want to know NOW!

Captain America

Dec 23, 2025 13:25 EST

Google: CBS 60 Minutes segment Inside CECOT. Click the Reddit comment link where you can watch the downloaded clip from Canada. Yes...in 2025...Amerocans are experiencing censorship thanks to Bari Weiss, CBS, and Donald Trump! Kiss my ass...

Adam

Dec 21, 2025 22:12 EST

Smells kinda fishy. Sounds like Bari Weiss kissing up to her boss Ellison and Trump. Death march of our free press?

Joseph Venable

Dec 23, 2025 20:34 EST

CBS has made great strides in becoming more neutral, and the fact so many left wing individuals are saying they are done is just a reflection of what they think: the news media should be left-wing propaganda. How can I fault them? That's all many have known! Too bad!

Captain America

Dec 14, 2025 12:22 EST

Embarrassing Bari Weiss interview with Erica Kirk last night came across like a "christian" con job... I had to check to see if my wallet was still in my pocket. Kirk sidestepped answering questions and gave me the impression that she really needs to do some "soul searching" on what her life is truly about now. Prestigious CBS news vets are rolling in their graves and so is Charlie Kirk himself! Lousy job Ms Weiss: D-

Barbara Ruebman

Nov 13, 2025 00:09 EST

Left CBS nightly news after decades, will be leaving CBS morning show within a couple months. Next, with great difficulty, leaving 60 minutes, which I’ve watched since I was a child. After sorrow lifted CBS Sunday morning will go. No sitcoms left or drama shows. The impetus is for all these cancellations, letting Stephen Colbert go.

Johnny B

Jul 21, 2025 19:07 EST

CBS shot itself in the foot dropping Steven Colbert. The 2.45 million nightly viewers would wholeheartedly agree. Boo...!

Anonymous

Jul 27, 2025 14:39 EST

Puck journalist Matthew Belloni revealed Colbert's astonishing lack of profitability Friday, hours after CNN first broke the news that the show was canceled because it was in the red.

Belloni outlined how The Late Show - whose cancelation was announced Thursday - costs $100m a year to produce, with Colbert, 61, getting paid between $15 million and $20 million a year to host.

Translation: Show was not making money. Wasn't political

Late night shows have slumped in profitability in recent years as viewers shun the format in favor of streaming services or watching content on their phones.

Advertiser revenue has slumped sharply even in the last three years, Puck reported, making it harder to pull Colbert's show out of the red.

Karim

Aug 28, 2025 14:07 EST

They are about to buy Barri Weiss' Free Press for $250 million and give her a lot of airtime. I went to her YT channel and all her latest videos from this week are under 20K views, yes 20K, not even 200K. Almost all her videos from this month (except 1) have under 100K views. But MULTIPLE videos from Colbert YT channel from this month are above 2 million views. It is ABSOLUTELY political, not just political, it's straight up blatant zionist propaganda.

Johnny B

Feb 5, 2025 19:03 EST

Not a fan of the new CBS Evening News...Dubois and Dickerson's timing is stiff and off...and Lonnie Quinn is too hyped up on something. Seriously...i miss Nora O'Donnell and the old format!

John

Nov 20, 2024 05:53 EST

It's just good except the news division, because of the game shows Price Is Right/Lets Make A Deal and funny comedy like the political satire of Stephen colbert and @fter midnight (a recap of basically Tick Tock)

Chuey

Oct 28, 2024 07:45 EST

CBS news is so biased it is unwatchable.We are on a total boycott after the “debate moderation debacle.”

Boycottt Chuey

Nov 27, 2024 12:24 EST

Your comments are unreadable. I shall boycott them.

david graham

Mar 21, 2024 17:05 EST

When is CBS going to realize that CBS Mornings needs to be retooled and that starts with Gayle King--she is terrible and I'm tired of her continually mentioning her friendship with Winfrey. I loved Anthony Mason and he left (likely because King didn't want to share the limelight with him)

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