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U.S. Television Ratings

A television ratings system is an audience measurement methodology that seeks to determine viewership of various programming. The most popular of such systems is the Nielsen Ratings, developed and operated by The Nielsen Company, which is the primary source of audience measurement information in the U.S. television industry. Since television as a business makes money by showing advertisement to audiences, ratings are the single most important element in determining advertising rates, schedules, and programming content.

Programs: Top 100

Ranking of the top television shows based on the most recent, aggregated ratings data as of Thursday, September 21, 2023. See program ratings ranking for the complete listing.

RankProgramNetworkAudienceChange
1NFL NationalCBS25,780,000+21%
2Sunday Night FootballNBC17,861,000-11%
3Monday Night FootballABC15,428,000+32%
4Thursday Night FootballAMZN13,922,000-8%
5Sunday Night NFL Pre-KickNBC13,318,000-18%
660 MinutesCBS11,800,000+131%
7Football Night in AmericaNBC9,902,000-15%
8World News Tonight with David MuirABC7,570,000
9Monday Night KickoffABC7,330,000-8%
10YellowstoneCBS6,831,000
11Nightly News with Lester HoltNBC6,007,000-2%
12Thursday Night KickoffAMZN5,888,000-9%
13NFL Regular SeasonESPN5,865,000-38%
14America's Got TalentNBC5,325,000-3%
15Afternoon College FootballABC4,836,000+20%
16Evening News with Norah O’DonnellCBS4,429,000
17Monday Night CountdownABC3,531,000-20%
18Big BrotherCBS3,476,000
19Celebrity Family FeudABC3,461,000+36%
20FBICBS3,250,000-1%
21College Football PostgameCBS3,179,000+104%
22America's Funniest Home VideosABC3,162,000+21%
22Monday Night KickoffESPN3,162,000-40%
24Good Morning AmericaABC3,089,000+7%
25Meet the Press with Kristen WelkerNBC2,980,000
26Generation GapABC2,891,000+1%
27College Football: Big 10FOX2,823,000-19%
28College Football AfternoonESPN2,798,000+114%
29TodayNBC2,750,000+1%
3020/20ABC2,643,000-1%
31Face the NationCBS2,580,000+8%
32WWE Friday Night SmackDownFOX2,570,000+23%
33The FiveFNC2,565,000-6%
34FBI: InternationalCBS2,545,000-8%
35NeighborhoodCBS2,478,000-4%
36MasterChefFOX2,444,000+19%
37This Week with George StephanopoulosABC2,440,000+5%
38Saturday Night FootballABC2,407,000+6%
39FBI: Most WantedCBS2,391,000-5%
40Jesse Watters PrimetimeFNC2,301,000-7%
41Jeopardy MastersABC2,270,000+11%
42CBS MorningsCBS2,244,000+4%
43Rachel Maddow ShowMSNBC2,226,000-1%
44College GameDayESPN2,213,000+31%
45The ChaseABC2,201,000
4648 HoursCBS2,092,000+112%
47PasswordNBC2,088,000+4%
48Bob Hearts AbisholaCBS2,000,000-5%
49DatelineNBC1,982,000+15%
50HannityFNC1,978,000-19%
51Secret Celebrity RenovationCBS1,973,000-10%
52Night CourtNBC1,892,000+8%
53NCIS: Los AngelesCBS1,866,000+7%
54GutfeldFNC1,852,000-17%
55ConnersABC1,841,000-10%
56When Calls the HeartHM1,835,000+4%
57NCIS: Hawai'iCBS1,821,000-1%
58Buddy GamesCBS1,791,000+87%
59Blue BloodsCBS1,771,000-21%
60College Football ScoreboardESPN1,720,000+48%
61Saturday EncoreCBS1,697,000+44%
62Ingraham AngleFNC1,686,000-3%
63ACM HonorsFOX1,621,000-15%
63TNF TonightAMZN1,621,000-7%
65Special Report with Bret BaierFNC1,614,000-13%
66Last Word with Lawrence O'DonnellMSNBC1,613,000-2%
67Sister WivesTLC1,601,000+10%
6890 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 DaysTLC1,588,000+149%
69Thursday BaseballFOX1,585,000-6%
70NASCAR Cup Series RaceUSA1,562,000-11%
71Quantum LeapNBC1,524,000+16%
72Deadline: White HouseMSNBC1,517,000-4%
73College Football Post GunFOX1,512,000-36%
74Challenge: USACBS1,500,000+4%
75Tierra de EsperanzaUNI1,498,000-3%
76Hallmark Original MovieHM1,485,000-6%
77Soul of a NationABC1,444,000+75%
78America's NewsroomFNC1,429,000+3%
79NFL CountdownESPN1,428,000+5%
80Chicago PDNBC1,421,000+7%
81Sunday Morning FuturesFNC1,391,000-13%
81Prank PanelABC1,391,000+7%
83Beat with Ari MelberMSNBC1,388,000-10%
84RookieABC1,374,000+12%
85WWE EntertainmentUSA1,371,000-2%
86Weakest LinkNBC1,361,000-16%
87Eternamente AmándonosUNI1,344,000+7%
88OutnumberedFNC1,337,000-8%
89All In with Chris HayesMSNBC1,321,000-28%
90B1G FootballBTN1,318,000+8%
9090 Day: The Last ResortTLC1,318,000+232%
92Fox & FriendsFNC1,310,000
92Fox & Friends SundayFNC1,310,000-1%
94Alex Wagner TonightMSNBC1,302,000-19%
95Shark TankABC1,250,000+5%
96B1G Saturday Night FootballNBC1,249,000+88%
97American Ninja WarriorNBC1,245,000-43%
98Thursday Baseball Post-GameFOX1,243,000+18%
99Bargain BlockHGTV1,231,000-3%
100Faulkner FocusFNC1,230,000-13%

Networks: Top 100

Ranking of the top television networks based on the most recent, aggregated ratings data as of Thursday, September 21, 2023. See network ratings ranking for the complete listing.

RankNetworkAudienceRatingChange
1Prime Video13,374,0004.28-7%
2ESPN2,745,0000.88-12%
3CBS2,265,0000.73+15%
4Fox News2,044,0000.65-14%
5ABC1,844,0000.59+17%
6FOX1,630,0000.52-33%
7NBC1,526,0000.49-45%
8MSNBC1,412,0000.45-13%
9Univision1,334,0000.43-1%
10HGTV850,0000.27-6%
11USA Network773,0000.25+26%
12Hallmark730,0000.23+3%
13Telemundo703,0000.23-11%
14TLC674,0000.22+6%
15INSP628,0000.20+1%
16CNN607,0000.19-8%
17TBS565,0000.18+8%
18Food Network538,0000.17+3%
19Discovery522,0000.17+7%
20History520,0000.17-6%
21ESPN2496,0000.16-4%
22ID399,0000.13-17%
23TV Land395,0000.13-16%
24Hallmark M&M372,0000.12-9%
25Bravo364,0000.12-14%
26Lifetime357,0000.11-2%
27TNT334,0000.11-1%
28A&E330,0000.11+6%
29We TV326,0000.10+8%
30BET324,0000.10+27%
31FX310,0000.10+27%
32FS1297,0000.10+83%
33Newsmax296,0000.09-11%
34Oxygen288,0000.09-1%
35Reelz286,0000.09-5%
36Nat Geo278,0000.09+2%
37GSN277,0000.09-5%
37MTV277,0000.09+42%
39AMC269,0000.09-3%
40Syfy252,0000.08-25%
41FETV238,0000.08-4%
42UniMás237,0000.08-4%
43Adult Swim223,0000.07-5%
44Animal Planet219,0000.07+10%
45Big Ten Network217,0000.07+94%
46E!210,0000.07-3%
46Nick at Nite210,0000.07-5%
48NFL Network209,0000.07+22%
49Sundance TV206,0000.07
50Paramount Network203,0000.07-42%
51IFC195,0000.06+26%
52CW192,0000.06-41%
53Freeform181,0000.06-5%
54Comedy Central180,0000.06+20%
55Travel Channel175,0000.06-20%
56BBC America164,0000.05+4%
57CNBC160,0000.05-5%
57HLN160,0000.05-1%
59FXX155,0000.05+3%
60Magnolia Network150,0000.05-6%
61VH1142,0000.05+8%
62LMN140,0000.04-14%
63Nickelodeon137,0000.04-12%
64CMT132,0000.04-27%
65MotorTrend126,0000.04+1%
66OWN122,0000.04+5%
67MLB Network120,0000.04-14%
67Science120,0000.04-1%
69Pop119,0000.04-6%
70Fox Business117,0000.04+11%
71TUDN115,0000.04+125%
72Nat Geo Wild112,0000.04-3%
73HBO107,0000.03+15%
74Disney Channel103,0000.03+34%
74Disney Junior103,0000.03-3%
74Weather Channel103,0000.03-9%
77Great American Family100,0000.03+2%
78Up TV97,0000.03-9%
79Nick Jr.87,0000.03-11%
79TruTV87,0000.03-13%
81Cartoon Network86,0000.03-4%
82TV One83,0000.03+4%
83NewsNation80,0000.03+4%
84Cooking Channel79,0000.03+10%
85Smithsonian Channel75,0000.02-1%
86Ovation74,0000.02-6%
87Golf Channel70,0000.02+100%
88FYI67,0000.02+3%
89Hallmark Drama62,0000.02+11%
90Showtime56,0000.02-31%
91Boomerang55,0000.02+25%
92Nicktoons54,0000.02+17%
93RFD-TV53,0000.02-15%
94Starz51,0000.02+31%
95Tennis Channel49,0000.02+390%
96FXM48,0000.02-4%
96Universo48,0000.02-23%
98Destination America47,0000.02-6%
99MTV243,0000.01+2%
100American Heroes39,0000.01-13%

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TOM C.

Jan 5, 2022 10:49 EST

YEP! JMR! YOU ARE DEINATELY A SHEEPLE!!

shaman

Nov 9, 2021 17:39 EST

these rankings exemplify the fact that most people still watching corporate media are absolute boomers. cable tv is like an empty vessel artificially propped up by dirty advertiser money, only giving it the ILLUSION of legitimacy

Anthony Riccioli

Oct 6, 2021 18:32 EST

Fox News has 12 of the top 15 programs as measured by number of viewers. That statistic can not be spun into anything positive by any of the other networks. If the opposite was true - the left-wing propaganda outlets of cnn and msnbc would be mentioning that continuously. They can not, because it is obvious that the majority of people seeking news choose Fox. The cnn and msnbc hosts and guests are revealed every day for who they are and who they are not. Several are absolute garbage; most are absolute liars..... again, Fox News programs - 12 of the top 15 - generate more viewers than the left wing outlets combined. Regardless of how that is attempted to be spun, Fox wins. cnn and msnbc lose. Regardless of what the left wing nuts say.

Dave

Nov 10, 2022 14:48 EST

People largely watch what they want to hear, positions that revalidate their positions. Fox News did really well this week because conservatives were really hoping to get a dopamine rush and revalidation that their candidates and positions were in alignment with the majority of Americans. Expect the ratings to change next week. I can see a dramatic drop off on conservative commentaries already on Fox, OAN, NM.

ted

Oct 26, 2021 01:47 EST

Yeah...and they STILL thin Trump won the election!!!!!

Christopher Thais

Jan 9, 2022 21:08 EST

If you buy into this propaganda nonsense then you must be a huge fan of late night paid commercial hustlers.. Here are the REAL Neilsen Ratings - nielsen.com/us/en/top-ten/

lee

Sep 16, 2021 23:23 EST

i see but 2 shows on the list, and they are on newsmax, that i watch and none in the top 50 stations. roku/pluto: america's voice and newsmax, hedex: infowars.

Larry mcduffie

Aug 16, 2021 07:58 EST

Cancel,you,commies I will never believe your numbers.

Ron

Feb 8, 2023 16:58 EST

Of course you won't. We know that. It causes you too much cognitive dissonance.

John Dryden

Jul 23, 2021 16:50 EST

Wow .... of the top 8 shows all but Rachel Mad Cow are on Fox! You have to think people watching Mad Cow have some sort of major malfunction happening :)

I think Fox has made some programming and talent changes to try and get some of its old audience back. Harold Ford Jr. is a solid addition to the Five and as the token lefty he holds his own while injecting a more cordial and relevant tone to discussions. He is much more human than Juan Williams or Donna Brazille and more likable ......

The two personalities that need to go are Cavuto and Wallace. I can't stand to listen to never Trumper Cavuto croak his way through another show and he is boring as hell ....

Wallace is a left wing hack who lost all his credibility in the first debate between Slow Old Joe and President Trump .....

Tucker Carlson is king of the airwaves!!!!

JMR

Aug 1, 2021 22:45 EST

Fox News is screwed. It has nothing but mentally ill Trump cult members who watch. Nothing but conspiracy theories.

Jacob

Nov 7, 2021 00:35 EST

So, when Trump told his "cult members" to take the vaccine. They didn't.
When Joe Biden told his cult members to take the vaccine. They did.

Seems to me, that Trump supporters didn't listen to their "cult leader"
But Biden supports did listen to their cult leader.

It's safe to assume, that anything the left blames the right for, the left is guilty of it. Been in the dems play back since the civil war (which they lost.)

But it was a good try JMR. Come back when you prepared.

Christopher Thais

Jul 26, 2021 14:10 EST

What is laughable is how you're acting as though these ratings are something to smile at. Even pervert Bill O'Reilly managed to average 4 Million viewers a night. Now look at FOX..half of their audience has evaporated and why? Because common sense people are tired of the 24/7 whining and complaining program that tiny cable station offers daily.

Evissam

Jan 13, 2023 16:37 EST

Right? More people watch their local network than Faux News. Sad.

Lindy Gardner

Jun 30, 2021 21:38 EST

Finally had to check the ratings myself as I guess networks are banned from reporting these numbers. The stunning part is how few people watch any of these. Never miss. Ever miss. Tucker. The Five. Gutfeld. And whatever channel President Donald J. Trump is on! ????

JMR

Aug 1, 2021 22:46 EST

How empty and sickening your life must be.

Ed

Mar 3, 2022 12:08 EST

In response to your comment. You're correct my life is a little empty. You see i lost my legs in desert Storm. My wife 5 years later I am almost blind now but keep going. I might have a lonely life but sacrifices are what our Flag really stands for. We are still the greatest country ever. Where else can a self hating POS like you live. LOL. I almost want the Chinese here. Just to watch idiots like you rounded up and sent to the NEVER comi g back work camp. Lol ignorant POS

Brandon

Jul 7, 2021 12:46 EST

Hope is not lost. There’s still time for you to repent!

Ben

Jun 20, 2021 10:47 EST

Never miss Tucker. Hannity could be better, but the show is too much about himself. Laura Ingraham can be very good at times, when she had the governors, but at times not so much. CNBC can be too political at times and Cramer blows with the wind. Cramer is whatever is popular with his NBC Corporate masters and his Corporate buddies. His stock picks reflect his corporate friendships. MSNBC and CNN cannot get ratings without President Trump. They are hopeless!

Gene

Apr 19, 2021 16:36 EST

Newsmax is 52 on the list. Their shows are on the top 50 programs list though.
Stitchfield, Greg Kelly and others.
Chris Wallace is one of the biggest POS on TV

MAGA Mike

Aug 15, 2021 19:37 EST

Chris Wallace is a total jerk off!

Bob Smithers

May 9, 2021 02:18 EST

Even more impressive when you realize that Newsmax is not even carried by all cable providers. A true apples to apples comparison would have them far higher

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