The CW Television Network is a television channel in the United States launched on September 18, 2006. CW is currently the 13th most popular channel on TV, watched by a total number of 440,000 people (up +37% from yesterday) during primetime, as of the average daily audience measurement on .
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of The CW Television Network as of Sunday, January 4, 2026.
| CW Daily Ratings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Daypart | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 2026-Jan-04 | PT | HH | 333,100 | 0.26 |
| P2+ | 440,000 | 0.14 | ||
| P18-49 | 95,300 | 0.07 | ||
| P25-54 | 125,700 | 0.10 | ||
| 2026-Jan-03 | PT | HH | 256,200 | 0.20 |
| P2+ | 321,000 | 0.10 | ||
| P18-49 | 40,800 | 0.03 | ||
| P25-54 | 37,700 | 0.03 | ||
| 2026-Jan-02 | PT | HH | 294,600 | 0.23 |
| P18-49 | 27,200 | 0.02 | ||
| 2026-Jan-01 | PT | HH | 281,800 | 0.22 |
| P2+ | 364,000 | 0.11 | ||
| P18-49 | 54,400 | 0.04 | ||
| P25-54 | 62,800 | 0.05 | ||
| 2025-Dec-31 | PT | HH | 256,200 | 0.20 |
| P2+ | 358,000 | 0.11 | ||
| P18-49 | 68,100 | 0.05 | ||
| P25-54 | 88,000 | 0.07 | ||
| 2025-Dec-30 | PT | HH | 474,000 | 0.37 |
| P2+ | 604,000 | 0.19 | ||
| P18-49 | 95,300 | 0.07 | ||
| P25-54 | 163,400 | 0.13 | ||
| 2025-Dec-29 | PT | HH | 294,600 | 0.23 |
| P2+ | 388,000 | 0.12 | ||
| P18-49 | 27,200 | 0.02 | ||
| P25-54 | 50,300 | 0.04 | ||
| 2025-Dec-28 | PT | HH | 345,900 | 0.27 |
| P2+ | 442,000 | 0.14 | ||
| P18-49 | 40,800 | 0.03 | ||
| P25-54 | 88,000 | 0.07 | ||
| 2025-Dec-27 | PT | HH | 192,100 | 0.15 |
| P2+ | 208,000 | 0.06 | ||
| P18-49 | 27,200 | 0.02 | ||
| P25-54 | 37,700 | 0.03 | ||
| 2025-Dec-26 | PT | HH | 243,400 | 0.19 |
| P2+ | 334,000 | 0.10 | ||
| P18-49 | 54,400 | 0.04 | ||
| P25-54 | 88,000 | 0.07 | ||
| 2025-Dec-25 | PT | HH | 320,300 | 0.25 |
| P2+ | 469,000 | 0.15 | ||
| P18-49 | 54,400 | 0.04 | ||
| P25-54 | 75,400 | 0.06 | ||
| 2025-Dec-24 | PT | HH | 307,400 | 0.24 |
| P2+ | 422,000 | 0.13 | ||
| P18-49 | 68,100 | 0.05 | ||
| P25-54 | 75,400 | 0.06 | ||
| 2025-Dec-23 | PT | HH | 474,000 | 0.37 |
| P2+ | 602,000 | 0.19 | ||
| P18-49 | 108,900 | 0.08 | ||
| P25-54 | 138,200 | 0.11 | ||
| 2025-Dec-22 | PT | HH | 269,000 | 0.21 |
| P2+ | 301,000 | 0.09 | ||
| P18-49 | 13,600 | 0.01 | ||
| P25-54 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| 2025-Dec-21 | PT | HH | 409,900 | 0.32 |
| P2+ | 515,000 | 0.16 | ||
| P18-49 | 81,700 | 0.06 | ||
| P25-54 | 88,000 | 0.07 | ||
| 2025-Dec-20 | PT | HH | 140,900 | 0.11 |
| P2+ | 155,000 | 0.05 | ||
| P18-49 | 27,200 | 0.02 | ||
| P25-54 | 37,700 | 0.03 | ||
| 2025-Dec-19 | PT | HH | 320,300 | 0.25 |
| P2+ | 391,000 | 0.12 | ||
| P18-49 | 54,400 | 0.04 | ||
| P25-54 | 100,500 | 0.08 | ||
| 2025-Dec-18 | PT | HH | 409,900 | 0.32 |
| P2+ | 503,000 | 0.16 | ||
| P18-49 | 40,800 | 0.03 | ||
| P25-54 | 50,300 | 0.04 | ||
| 2025-Dec-16 | PT | HH | 499,600 | 0.39 |
| P2+ | 607,000 | 0.19 | ||
| P18-49 | 108,900 | 0.08 | ||
| P25-54 | 138,200 | 0.11 | ||
| 2025-Dec-15 | PT | HH | 345,900 | 0.27 |
| P2+ | 446,000 | 0.14 | ||
| P18-49 | 40,800 | 0.03 | ||
| P25-54 | 62,800 | 0.05 | ||
| CW Yearly Ratings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Daypart | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 2024 | PT | P2+ | 445,000 | 0.14 |
| P18-49 | 83,000 | 0.06 | ||
| 2023 | PT | P2+ | 453,000 | 0.14 |
| P18-49 | 90,000 | 0.07 | ||
| 2022 | PT | P2+ | 574,000 | 0.18 |
| P18-49 | 128,000 | 0.10 | ||
| 2021 | PT | P2+ | 813,000 | 0.26 |
| P18-49 | 233,000 | 0.18 | ||
The eight highest-rated scheduled programs on CW Television Network by total viewership audience as of Sunday, January 4, 2026. See more CW shows.
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WWE NXT | 604,000 | |
| 2 | CW Movie | 459,000 | -11% |
| 3 | Penn & Teller: Fool Us | 446,000 | +1% |
| 4 | Trivial Pursuit | 375,000 | -24% |
| 5 | 90s Boy Band Boom | 358,000 | +15% |
| 6 | Masters of Illusion | 347,000 | -9% |
| 7 | Police 24/7 | 342,000 | -10% |
| 8 | TV We Love | 330,000 | +24% |
The number of commercials makes it impossible to enjoy the series itself.
CWTV should consider finding a way to offer a commercial-free option. Other networks do so, and I'd happily pay a similar fee to watch without commercials.
As soon as I finish the series I'm watching, I'll be deleting the CW app from my TV.
Trying to watch a replay of the NASCAR Xfinity series on the CW Sports. WHAT A JOKE. I can see not being able to FF through the commercials but NOT the content itself without having to sit through 2:30 of ads EACH TIME. Same three ads over and over and over and over again. I seriously got in about 7 min. of racing after over 20 min. of ads. Each time you touch the remote to move ahead in the racing it stops and goes to ads. Decided this is not worth it and will no longer follow the series, but I will be sure to boycott any advertisers on this joke of a servie.
Wow, ever since the superhero shows, it's just old people watching the boring cliche old people shows. Plus whatever else they keep adding is so fake even a niave child would know people don't behave like that. There's nothing exciting anymore on the cw. Such a shame.