Ancient Aliens is a U.S. television program broadcast on History since Sunday, March 8, 2009. Ancient Aliens is currently the sixth most popular show on History and 172nd overall on TV, watched by a total number of 327,000 people (0.1% rating, up +28% from last week) as of the daily audience measurement on .
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of Ancient Aliens on History as of Monday, December 15, 2025.
| Ancient Aliens Daily Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 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 | |
| 2024-Jun-28 | HH | 462,500 | 0.37 |
| P2+ | 536,000 | 0.17 | |
| P18-49 | 52,500 | 0.04 | |
| 2024-May-25 ON LOC: INCREDIBLE STRUCTURE 207 | P2+ | 342,000 | 0.11 |
| P18-49 | 31,000 | 0.02 | |
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curse of Oak Island | 1,672,300 | +24% |
| 2 | Mysteries Unearthed | 779,900 | +9% |
| 3 | UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd | 460,000 | +11% |
| 4 | American Pickers | 359,300 | |
| 5 | Proof Is Out There | 345,000 | -27% |
| 6 | Ancient Aliens | 327,000 | +28% |
| 7 | UnXplained | 299,000 | -8% |
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 ! [*****]