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 3,811,000 people (down -36% from yesterday) during primetime, as of the average daily audience measurement on .
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of CBS as of Wednesday, April 17, 2024.
| CBS Daily Ratings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Daypart | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 2024-Apr-17 | PT | HH | 2,721,000 | 2.18 |
| P2+ | 3,811,000 | 1.21 | ||
| P18-49 | 753,000 | 0.57 | ||
| 2024-Apr-16 | PT | HH | 4,416,000 | 3.53 |
| P2+ | 5,938,000 | 1.88 | ||
| P18-49 | 577,000 | 0.44 | ||
| 2024-Apr-15 | PT | HH | 4,134,000 | 3.31 |
| P2+ | 5,473,000 | 1.74 | ||
| P18-49 | 487,000 | 0.37 | ||
| 2024-Apr-14 | PT | HH | 5,592,000 | 4.47 |
| P2+ | 7,821,000 | 2.48 | ||
| P18-49 | 1,027,000 | 0.78 | ||
| 2024-Apr-13 | PT | HH | 1,935,000 | 1.55 |
| P2+ | 2,495,000 | 0.79 | ||
| P18-49 | 325,000 | 0.25 | ||
| 2024-Apr-12 | PT | HH | 3,783,000 | 3.03 |
| P2+ | 5,023,000 | 1.59 | ||
| P18-49 | 448,000 | 0.34 | ||
| P25-54 | 678,000 | 0.56 | ||
| 2024-Apr-11 | PT | HH | 3,793,000 | 3.03 |
| P2+ | 5,151,000 | 1.63 | ||
| P18-49 | 528,000 | 0.40 | ||
| P25-54 | 787,000 | 0.65 | ||
| 2024-Apr-10 | PT | HH | 2,715,000 | 2.17 |
| P2+ | 3,720,000 | 1.18 | ||
| P18-49 | 676,000 | 0.51 | ||
| 2024-Apr-09 | PT | HH | 4,134,000 | 3.31 |
| P2+ | 5,463,000 | 1.73 | ||
| P18-49 | 570,000 | 0.43 | ||
| 2024-Apr-08 | PT | HH | 2,708,000 | 2.17 |
| P2+ | 3,516,000 | 1.12 | ||
| P18-49 | 287,000 | 0.22 | ||
| 2024-Apr-07 | PT | HH | 4,077,000 | 3.26 |
| P2+ | 5,695,000 | 1.81 | ||
| P18-49 | 789,000 | 0.60 | ||
| 2024-Apr-06 | PT | HH | 1,512,000 | 1.21 |
| P2+ | 1,891,000 | 0.60 | ||
| P18-49 | 161,000 | 0.12 | ||
| CBS Weekly Ratings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Daypart | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 2023-Jun-11 | PT | P2+ | 2,824,000 | 0.90 |
| P18-49 | 318,400 | 0.24 | ||
| 2023-Jun-04 | PT | P2+ | 2,899,000 | 0.93 |
| P18-49 | 268,900 | 0.21 | ||
| 2023-May-28 | PT | P2+ | 3,674,000 | 1.18 |
| P18-49 | 372,000 | 0.29 | ||
| 2023-May-21 | PT | P2+ | 4,817,000 | 1.54 |
| P18-49 | 497,200 | 0.38 | ||
| 2023-May-14 | PT | P2+ | 4,586,000 | 1.47 |
| P18-49 | 452,900 | 0.35 | ||
| 2023-May-07 | PT | P2+ | 4,512,000 | 1.45 |
| P18-49 | 429,400 | 0.33 | ||
| 2023-Apr-30 | PT | P2+ | 3,954,000 | 1.27 |
| P18-49 | 392,800 | 0.30 | ||
| 2023-Apr-23 | PT | P2+ | 4,320,000 | 1.38 |
| P18-49 | 415,000 | 0.32 | ||
| 2023-Apr-16 | PT | P2+ | 4,595,000 | 1.47 |
| P18-49 | 439,800 | 0.34 | ||
| 2023-Apr-09 | PT | P2+ | 4,778,000 | 1.53 |
| P18-49 | 715,200 | 0.55 | ||
| 2023-Apr-02 | PT | P2+ | 5,168,000 | 1.66 |
| P18-49 | 823,500 | 0.63 | ||
| 2023-Mar-26 | PT | P2+ | 4,552,000 | 1.46 |
| P18-49 | 738,700 | 0.57 | ||
The 25 highest-rated scheduled programs on CBS by total viewership audience as of Wednesday, April 17, 2024. See more CBS shows.
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masters Golf Tournament | 9,589,000 | +45% |
| 2 | 60 Minutes | 8,588,000 | +29% |
| 3 | Tracker | 8,190,000 | +20% |
| 4 | Young Sheldon | 7,353,000 | +9% |
| 5 | FBI | 7,085,000 | +11% |
| 6 | NCIS | 6,703,000 | +76% |
| 7 | Ghosts | 6,083,000 | +4% |
| 8 | Billy Joel: The 100th | 5,734,000 | |
| 9 | FBI: International | 5,697,000 | +7% |
| 10 | Blue Bloods | 5,405,000 | +11% |
| 11 | NCIS: Hawai'i | 5,394,000 | +8% |
| 12 | Fire Country | 5,050,000 | +2% |
| 13 | FBI: Most Wanted | 5,032,000 | +8% |
| 14 | Survivor | 4,839,000 | +4% |
| 15 | S.W.A.T. | 4,613,000 | +3% |
| 16 | Evening News with Norah O’Donnell | 4,530,000 | -5% |
| 17 | Neighborhood | 4,416,000 | -1% |
| 18 | Elsbeth | 4,352,000 | -20% |
| 19 | So Help Me Todd | 4,333,000 | +4% |
| 20 | Bob Hearts Abishola | 4,230,000 | +2% |
| 21 | 48 Hours | 3,122,000 | +50% |
| 22 | Amazing Race | 2,782,000 | -1% |
| 23 | CBS News Special Report | 2,498,000 | -28% |
| 24 | CBS Mornings | 2,223,000 | +2% |
| 25 | Saturday Encore | 1,926,000 |
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)
Why do some higher rated shows not have "status" or rankings? Example: "Late Show with Steven Colbert"