Ancient Aliens is a U.S. television program broadcast on History since Sunday, March 8, 2009. Ancient Aliens is currently the third most popular show on History and 143rd overall on TV, watched by a total number of 476,900 people (0.15% rating, up +73% from December 22, 2025) as of the daily audience measurement on .
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of Ancient Aliens on History as of Thursday, January 15, 2026.
| Ancient Aliens Daily Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 2026-Jan-15 P+E-O+P-V | HH | 307,400 | 0.24 |
| P2+ | 476,900 | 0.15 | |
| P18-49 | 27,200 | 0.02 | |
| P25-54 | 62,800 | 0.05 | |
| 2025-Dec-22 AC: R+E-O+P-V | HH | 230,600 | 0.18 |
| P2+ | 275,000 | 0.09 | |
| P18-49 | 68,100 | 0.05 | |
| 2025-Dec-15 AC: R+E-O+P-V | HH | 205,000 | 0.16 |
| P2+ | 327,000 | 0.10 | |
| P18-49 | 27,200 | 0.02 | |
| P25-54 | 50,300 | 0.04 | |
| 2025-Dec-08 AC: R+E-O+P-V | HH | 205,000 | 0.16 |
| P2+ | 255,000 | 0.08 | |
| P18-49 | 27,200 | 0.02 | |
| P25-54 | 50,300 | 0.04 | |
| 2025-Dec-06 R+E-O+P-V | P2+ | 182,000 | 0.06 |
| 2025-Nov-29 AC: R+E-O+P-V | HH | 243,400 | 0.19 |
| P2+ | 292,000 | 0.09 | |
| P18-49 | 27,200 | 0.02 | |
| P25-54 | 50,300 | 0.04 | |
| 2025-Nov-06 | HH | 230,500 | 0.18 |
| P2+ | 296,000 | 0.09 | |
| P18-49 | 41,000 | 0.03 | |
| P25-54 | 50,000 | 0.04 | |
| 2025-Sep-19 ABDUCTION FILES, THE 268 | HH | 333,000 | 0.26 |
| P2+ | 425,000 | 0.13 | |
| P18-49 | 48,000 | 0.04 | |
| P25-54 | 80,000 | 0.06 | |
| 2025-Sep-12 BIRDMAN MYSTERY, THE 267 | HH | 269,000 | 0.21 |
| P2+ | 382,000 | 0.12 | |
| P18-49 | 24,000 | 0.02 | |
| P25-54 | 60,000 | 0.05 | |
| 2025-Sep-05 VOLCANO FACTOR, THE 266 | HH | 320,500 | 0.25 |
| P2+ | 379,000 | 0.12 | |
| P18-49 | 22,000 | 0.02 | |
| P25-54 | 58,000 | 0.05 | |
| 2025-Aug-29 LEGACY OF J. ALLEN HYNEK, TH 265 (P) | HH | 327,000 | 0.26 |
| P2+ | 431,000 | 0.14 | |
| P18-49 | 22,000 | 0.02 | |
| P25-54 | 55,000 | 0.04 | |
| 2025-Mar-28 | HH | 339,500 | 0.27 |
| P2+ | 417,000 | 0.13 | |
| P18-49 | 40,500 | 0.03 | |
| P25-54 | 111,000 | 0.09 | |
| 2025-Mar-21 MYSTERIES OF THE AZTECS 263 (P) | HH | 402,500 | 0.32 |
| P2+ | 505,000 | 0.16 | |
| P18-49 | 39,000 | 0.03 | |
| P25-54 | 79,000 | 0.06 | |
| 2025-Mar-14 SPECIALS | HH | 390,000 | 0.31 |
| P2+ | 507,000 | 0.16 | |
| P18-49 | 53,500 | 0.04 | |
| P25-54 | 111,000 | 0.09 | |
| 2025-Mar-07 SPECIALS | HH | 352,000 | 0.28 |
| P2+ | 432,000 | 0.14 | |
| P18-49 | 40,500 | 0.03 | |
| P25-54 | 99,000 | 0.08 | |
| 2025-Feb-28 SPECIALS | HH | 427,500 | 0.34 |
| P2+ | 508,000 | 0.16 | |
| P18-49 | 40,500 | 0.03 | |
| P25-54 | 86,000 | 0.07 | |
| 2025-Feb-21 SPECIALS | HH | 415,000 | 0.33 |
| P2+ | 539,000 | 0.17 | |
| P18-49 | 40,500 | 0.03 | |
| P25-54 | 111,000 | 0.09 | |
| 2025-Feb-14 SPECIALS: 258 TOP TEN MYSTERIOUS MONOLITHS | P2+ | 406,000 | 0.13 |
| P18-49 | 63,000 | 0.05 | |
| P25-54 | 103,000 | 0.08 | |
| 2025-Feb-07 SPECIALS: 257 TOP TEN EXTRAORDINARY DISCOV (P) | HH | 365,000 | 0.29 |
| P2+ | 596,000 | 0.19 | |
| P18-49 | 176,000 | 0.13 | |
| P25-54 | 160,000 | 0.13 | |
| 2024-Sep-13 | HH | 440,000 | 0.35 |
| P2+ | 564,000 | 0.18 | |
| P18-49 | 53,500 | 0.04 | |
| 2024-Sep-06 | HH | 390,000 | 0.31 |
| P2+ | 501,000 | 0.16 | |
| P18-49 | 53,500 | 0.04 | |
| 2024-Aug-30 | HH | 465,500 | 0.37 |
| P2+ | 637,000 | 0.20 | |
| P18-49 | 120,500 | 0.09 | |
| 2024-Aug-23 | HH | 450,000 | 0.36 |
| P2+ | 539,000 | 0.17 | |
| P18-49 | 52,500 | 0.04 | |
| 2024-Aug-16 | HH | 512,500 | 0.41 |
| P2+ | 620,000 | 0.20 | |
| P18-49 | 52,500 | 0.04 | |
| 2024-Aug-09 | HH | 450,000 | 0.36 |
| P2+ | 550,000 | 0.17 | |
| P18-49 | 52,500 | 0.04 | |
| 2024-Jul-19 | HH | 475,000 | 0.38 |
| P2+ | 610,000 | 0.19 | |
| P18-49 | 79,500 | 0.06 | |
| 2024-Jul-12 | HH | 512,500 | 0.41 |
| P2+ | 607,000 | 0.19 | |
| P18-49 | 65,500 | 0.05 | |
| 2024-Jul-05 | HH | 500,000 | 0.40 |
| P2+ | 615,000 | 0.20 | |
| P18-49 | 65,500 | 0.05 | |
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UnXplained | 648,700 | +81% |
| 2 | Monsterquest | 541,500 | +49% |
| 3 | Ancient Aliens | 476,900 | +73% |
| 4 | History's Greatest Mysteries | 244,000 | -51% |
ANCIENT ALIENS continues to be one of the most intellectually stimulating programs on TV. It challenges us to believe
that the "gods" worshipped by ancient humans were actually (in many cases) extraterrestrial visitors whose amazing,
superhuman powers were seen as "godlike" by primitive peoples.
Five Stars ! [*****]