CBS Evening News was a U.S. television program shown on CBS from Tuesday, July 1, 1941 to Friday, January 2, 2026. CBS Evening News was the sixth most popular show on CBS and 20th overall on TV, watched by a total number of 4,046,000 people (1.25% rating, up +4% from last week) per episode, as of the average weekly audience measurement for the period ending .
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of CBS Evening News on CBS as of Sunday, January 4, 2026.
| CBS Evening News Weekly Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 2026-Jan-04 | P2+ | 4,046,000 | 1.25 |
| P18-49 | 404,000 | 0.30 | |
| P25-54 | 486,000 | 0.39 | |
| 2025-Dec-28 | P2+ | 3,876,000 | 1.20 |
| P18-49 | 455,000 | 0.33 | |
| P25-54 | 579,000 | 0.46 | |
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NFL National | 20,758,000 | -32% |
| 2 | NFL Regional | 15,790,000 | -4% |
| 3 | 60 Minutes | 8,973,000 | -13% |
| 4 | New Year's Eve Live | 4,302,000 | -24% |
| 5 | Tracker | 4,160,000 | -45% |
| 6 | CBS Evening News | 4,046,000 | +4% |
| 7 | Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage | 2,947,000 | +82% |
| 8 | Face the Nation | 2,867,000 | -8% |
| 9 | NCIS | 2,783,000 | -50% |
| 10 | Late Show with Stephen Colbert | 2,685,000 | -5% |
| 11 | Neighborhood | 2,588,000 | -20% |
| 12 | Sheriff Country | 2,348,000 | -18% |
| 13 | FBI | 2,274,000 | +42% |
| 14 | Sunday Encore | 2,071,000 | +42% |
| 15 | Fire Country | 1,953,000 | -6% |
| 16 | Ghosts | 1,934,000 | -12% |
| 17 | Boston Blue | 1,910,000 | -48% |
| 18 | DMV | 1,723,000 | -44% |
| 19 | Matlock | 1,670,000 | -50% |
| 20 | CBS Mornings | 1,661,000 | -6% |
| 21 | 48 Hours | 1,653,000 | -23% |
| 22 | Elsbeth | 1,600,000 | -53% |
| 23 | Saturday Encore | 1,220,000 | -47% |