The Paper is a U.S. television program shown on NBC since Monday, November 10, 2025. The Paper is currently the 21st most popular show on NBC and 94th overall on TV, watched by a total number of 845,000 people (0.26% rating, down -28% from December 22, 2025) as of the daily audience measurement on .
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of The Paper on NBC as of Saturday, January 3, 2026.
| The Paper Daily Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 2026-Jan-03 S | HH | 717,400 | 0.56 |
| P2+ | 845,000 | 0.26 | |
| P18-49 | 68,100 | 0.05 | |
| P25-54 | 113,100 | 0.09 | |
| 2025-Dec-22 | HH | 947,900 | 0.74 |
| P2+ | 1,169,000 | 0.36 | |
| P18-49 | 217,800 | 0.16 | |
| 2025-Dec-15 | HH | 1,357,900 | 1.06 |
| P2+ | 1,676,000 | 0.52 | |
| P18-49 | 285,900 | 0.21 | |
| P25-54 | 402,200 | 0.32 | |
| 2025-Dec-08 | HH | 1,229,800 | 0.96 |
| P2+ | 1,471,000 | 0.46 | |
| P18-49 | 231,400 | 0.17 | |
| P25-54 | 339,300 | 0.27 | |
| 2025-Dec-01 | HH | 1,332,200 | 1.04 |
| P2+ | 1,671,000 | 0.52 | |
| P18-49 | 285,900 | 0.21 | |
| P25-54 | 402,200 | 0.32 | |
| 2025-Nov-24 | HH | 1,217,000 | 0.95 |
| P2+ | 1,488,000 | 0.46 | |
| P18-49 | 286,000 | 0.21 | |
| P25-54 | 414,500 | 0.33 | |
| 2025-Nov-17 | HH | 1,296,000 | 1.01 |
| P2+ | 1,556,000 | 0.48 | |
| P18-49 | 236,000 | 0.17 | |
| P25-54 | 363,000 | 0.29 | |
| 2025-Nov-10 P | HH | 1,293,500 | 1.01 |
| P2+ | 1,606,000 | 0.50 | |
| P18-49 | 258,500 | 0.18 | |
| P25-54 | 352,000 | 0.28 | |
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunday Night Football | 22,381,000 | -6% |
| 2 | Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick | 16,668,000 | -1% |
| 3 | Football Night in America | 12,671,000 | +7% |
| 4 | Nightly News with Tom Llamas | 6,224,000 | +12% |
| 5 | Meet the Press with Kristen Welker | 3,020,000 | +24% |
| 6 | Today | 2,836,000 | -1% |
| 7 | NBA Pregame | 2,507,000 | -6% |
| 8 | Happy's Place | 2,082,000 | -10% |
| 9 | Dateline Classic | 2,049,000 | +9% |
| 10 | NBA Tuesday Regular Season | 2,029,000 | +17% |
| 11 | Law & Order | 1,965,000 | -47% |
| 12 | Toast To | 1,913,000 | -16% |
| 13 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 1,801,000 | -8% |
| 14 | Wicked: One Wonderful Night | 1,717,000 | -35% |
| 15 | NBC News Daily | 1,582,000 | +7% |
| 16 | NBC NBA Monday Regular Season | 1,529,000 | |
| 17 | Stumble | 1,346,000 | -8% |
| 18 | Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 1,333,000 | +8% |
| 19 | Hunting Party | 1,254,000 | -26% |
| 20 | SNL Prime | 1,165,000 | -30% |
| 21 | The Paper | 845,000 | -28% |
| 22 | St. Denis Medical | 563,000 | -67% |
| 23 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | 497,000 | -48% |