NCAA Basketball is a U.S. television program aired on CBS. NCAA Basketball is currently the 19th most popular show on CBS and 91st overall on TV, watched by a total number of 917,000 people (0.28% rating, down -87% from November 27) per the daily audience measurement on .
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of NCAA Basketball on CBS as of Saturday, December 20, 2025.
| NCAA Basketball Daily Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 2025-Dec-20 2 | HH | 666,100 | 0.52 |
| P2+ | 917,000 | 0.28 | |
| P18-49 | 204,200 | 0.15 | |
| P25-54 | 213,700 | 0.17 | |
| 2025-Nov-27 S | HH | 3,036,000 | 2.37 |
| P2+ | 6,813,000 | 2.11 | |
| P18-49 | 2,491,000 | 1.83 | |
| P25-54 | 2,563,900 | 2.04 | |
| 2024-Dec-21 OHIO STATE VS. KENTUCKY | HH | 843,000 | 0.67 |
| P2+ | 1,216,000 | 0.38 | |
| P18-49 | 254,500 | 0.19 | |
| P25-54 | 284,000 | 0.23 | |
| 2024-Feb-18 PURDUE AT OHIO STATE | P2+ | 1,732,000 | 0.55 |
| P18-49 | 449,000 | 0.34 | |
| P25-54 | 494,000 | 0.41 | |
| 2024-Feb-17 TEXAS AT HOUSTON | P2+ | 869,000 | 0.28 |
| P18-49 | 184,000 | 0.14 | |
| P25-54 | 247,000 | 0.20 | |
| 2023-Dec-16 P | HH | 1,651,000 | 1.32 |
| P2+ | 2,397,000 | 0.76 | |
| P18-49 | 642,000 | 0.49 | |
| 2023-Mar-05 MICHIGAN AT INDIANA | HH | 1,537,000 | 1.20 |
| P2+ | 2,213,000 | 0.71 | |
| P18-49 | 571,000 | 0.44 | |
| P25-54 | 680,800 | 0.56 | |
| 2023-Mar-04 KENTUCKY AT ARKANSAS | HH | 1,374,000 | 1.11 |
| P2+ | 1,841,000 | 0.59 | |
| P18-49 | 456,000 | 0.35 | |
| P25-54 | 571,400 | 0.47 | |
| 2023-Feb-26 WISCONSIN AT MICHIGAN | HH | 1,176,000 | 0.95 |
| P2+ | 1,675,000 | 0.54 | |
| P18-49 | 413,000 | 0.32 | |
| 2023-Feb-25 AUBURN AT KENTUCKY | HH | 1,237,900 | 1.00 |
| P2+ | 1,743,000 | 0.56 | |
| P18-49 | 396,000 | 0.30 | |
| P25-54 | 474,100 | 0.39 | |
| 2023-Feb-19 OHIO STATE AT PURDUE | HH | 1,064,600 | 0.86 |
| P2+ | 1,478,000 | 0.47 | |
| P18-49 | 344,000 | 0.26 | |
| 2023-Feb-18 TENNESSEE AT KENTUCKY | HH | 1,163,600 | 0.94 |
| P2+ | 1,550,000 | 0.50 | |
| P18-49 | 356,000 | 0.27 | |
| P25-54 | 437,700 | 0.36 | |
| 2023-Feb-12 MICHIGAN ST AT OHIO STATE | HH | 841,700 | 0.68 |
| P2+ | 1,211,000 | 0.39 | |
| P18-49 | 306,000 | 0.23 | |
| 2023-Feb-11 KASAS AT OKLAHOMA | HH | 866,500 | 0.70 |
| P2+ | 1,178,000 | 0.38 | |
| P18-49 | 317,000 | 0.24 | |
| P25-54 | 364,700 | 0.30 | |
| 2023-Feb-05 OHIO STATE AT MICHIGAN | HH | 1,176,000 | 0.95 |
| P2+ | 1,528,000 | 0.49 | |
| P18-49 | 362,000 | 0.28 | |
| 2023-Feb-04 TEXAS TECH AT BAYLOR | HH | 544,700 | 0.44 |
| P2+ | 823,000 | 0.26 | |
| P18-49 | 241,000 | 0.18 | |
| 2023-Jan-29 MICHIGAN STATE AT PURDUE | HH | 1,226,000 | 1.00 |
| P2+ | 1,852,000 | 0.59 | |
| P18-49 | 471,000 | 0.36 | |
| P25-54 | 505,000 | 0.42 | |
| 2023-Jan-28 CINCINNATI AT HOUSTON | HH | 891,300 | 0.72 |
| P2+ | 1,287,000 | 0.41 | |
| P18-49 | 319,000 | 0.24 | |
| P25-54 | 389,000 | 0.32 | |
| 2023-Jan-22 MICHIGAN ST AT INDIANA P | HH | 1,658,700 | 1.34 |
| P2+ | 2,248,000 | 0.72 | |
| P18-49 | 516,000 | 0.40 | |
| P25-54 | 668,600 | 0.55 | |
| 2023-Jan-21 TCU AT KANSAS | HH | 1,027,400 | 0.83 |
| P2+ | 1,377,000 | 0.44 | |
| P18-49 | 338,000 | 0.26 | |
| P25-54 | 401,200 | 0.33 | |
| 2023-Jan-14 WISCONSIN AT INDIANA | HH | 804,600 | 0.65 |
| P2+ | 1,126,000 | 0.36 | |
| P18-49 | 273,000 | 0.21 | |
| P25-54 | 316,100 | 0.26 | |
| 2023-Jan-07 VANDERBILT AT MISSOURI | HH | 668,400 | 0.54 |
| P2+ | 891,000 | 0.29 | |
| P18-49 | 207,000 | 0.16 | |
| 2022-Dec-31 OKLAHOMA STATE AT KANSAS | HH | 866,500 | 0.70 |
| P2+ | 1,285,000 | 0.41 | |
| P18-49 | 369,000 | 0.28 | |
| P25-54 | 389,000 | 0.32 | |
| 2022-Dec-17 UCLA VS. KENTUCKY | HH | 1,392,000 | 1.10 |
| P2+ | 1,989,000 | 0.64 | |
| P18-49 | 472,000 | 0.36 | |
| P25-54 | 547,100 | 0.45 | |
| 2022-Dec-03 OKLAHOMA AT VILLANOVA | HH | 470,400 | 0.38 |
| P2+ | 621,000 | 0.20 | |
| P18-49 | 140,000 | 0.11 | |
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NFL National | 30,311,000 | +20% |
| 2 | 60 Minutes | 10,350,000 | +2% |
| 3 | CBS News Special | 6,227,000 | +234% |
| 4 | Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage | 5,645,000 | +1% |
| 5 | NCIS | 5,566,000 | -6% |
| 6 | FBI | 5,459,000 | +25% |
| 7 | Sheriff Country | 4,512,000 | -11% |
| 8 | CBS Evening News | 4,252,000 | +2% |
| 9 | Ghosts | 3,984,000 | -12% |
| 10 | Boston Blue | 3,651,000 | -9% |
| 11 | Fire Country | 3,495,000 | -9% |
| 12 | Elsbeth | 3,400,000 | -9% |
| 13 | Watson | 2,888,000 | +10% |
| 14 | The Road | 2,866,000 | +7% |
| 15 | Late Show with Stephen Colbert | 2,343,000 | -4% |
| 16 | NCIS: Origins | 2,170,000 | -47% |
| 17 | CBS Mornings | 1,950,000 | -1% |
| 18 | 48 Hours Presents | 1,473,000 | -27% |
| 19 | NCAA Basketball | 917,000 | -87% |
| 20 | Family Film & TV Awards | 787,000 | -25% |
| 21 | Saturday Encore | 744,000 | -57% |