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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, July 17, 2025. See program ratings ranking for the complete listing.

RankProgramNetworkAudienceChange
1World News Tonight with David MuirABC7,252,000+1%
2MLB All-Star GameFOX7,185,000-3%
3Nightly News with Tom LlamasNBC5,616,000+2%
4Home Run DerbyESPN5,230,000+5%
5America's Got TalentNBC5,015,000+178%
660 Minutes PresentsCBS4,509,000-1%
7CBS Evening NewsCBS3,874,000+4%
8Celebrity Family FeudABC3,835,000-8%
9America's Funniest Home VideosABC3,445,000
10Jesse Watters PrimetimeFNC3,241,000+9%
11The FiveFNC3,237,000-10%
12Big BrotherCBS3,171,000+5%
13GutfeldFNC2,961,000+7%
14Press Your LuckABC2,852,000+1%
15Chicago MedNBC2,744,000+14%
16NCISCBS2,737,000-5%
17American Ninja WarriorNBC2,691,000+96%
18HannityFNC2,646,000+6%
19MLB All-Star Pre-GameFOX2,627,000+2%
20Good Morning AmericaABC2,596,000
21Will Cain ShowFNC2,517,000+19%
22Special Report with Bret BaierFNC2,484,000-4%
23FBICBS2,460,000-2%
24Chicago FireNBC2,450,000-2%
25NeighborhoodCBS2,436,000-11%
26FBI: Most WantedCBS2,373,000+7%
27Ingraham AngleFNC2,369,000+2%
28TodayNBC2,353,000-7%
29The ViewABC2,282,000+58%
30ESPY AwardsABC2,179,000-17%
31Celebrity JeopardyABC2,176,000+18%
3220/20ABC2,112,000+14%
33Chicago PDNBC2,010,000-6%
34Baseball Night in AmericaFOX1,991,000-21%
35Rachel Maddow ShowMSNBC1,984,000-3%
3648 HoursCBS1,969,000+21%
37Georgie & Mandy's First MarriageCBS1,954,000-29%
38Destination XNBC1,925,000-2%
39DatelineNBC1,915,000-3%
39NCIS: SydneyCBS1,915,000-6%
41TransplantNBC1,908,000-7%
42Dateline ClassicNBC1,899,000+12%
43NCIS: OriginsCBS1,873,000-14%
44CBS MorningsCBS1,826,000
45Fire CountryCBS1,797,000+63%
46Law & Order: Special Victims UnitNBC1,739,000-7%
47Sunday Night in AmericaFNC1,730,000+9%
48MasterChefFOX1,719,000-5%
49Law & OrderNBC1,713,000-3%
50WNBA BasketballESPN1,683,000+140%
51$100,000 PyramidABC1,661,000-34%
52Happy's PlaceNBC1,660,000-10%
53Wonderful World of DisneyABC1,645,000+16%
54Today 3rd HourNBC1,617,000-3%
55My View with Lara TrumpFNC1,597,000+7%
56Life, Liberty and LevinFNC1,586,000+5%
57GhostsCBS1,576,000+56%
58Big Weekend ShowFNC1,513,000-7%
59Bachelor in ParadiseABC1,479,000+2%
60Last Word with Lawrence O'DonnellMSNBC1,444,000+18%
61Survival ModeNBC1,434,000+75%
62WWE Saturday Night's Main EventNBC1,425,000-28%
63Gordon Ramsay's Secret ServiceFOX1,409,000+245%
64One Nation with Brian KilmeadeFNC1,407,000+1%
65WWE SmackDownUSA1,399,000+20%
65MatlockCBS1,399,000+8%
67Fox News at Night with Trace GallagherFNC1,353,000-6%
68Hollywood SquaresCBS1,336,000-39%
69Quiz with BallsFOX1,330,000-3%
70ElsbethCBS1,321,000+1%
71SportsCenter LateESPN1,303,000+242%
72Baseball Night in America Post GameFOX1,298,000-25%
73Fox News Saturday NightFNC1,271,000-1%
74Saturday EncoreCBS1,247,000-16%
75All In with Chris HayesMSNBC1,215,000+23%
76Will TrentABC1,211,000-24%
77Deadline: White HouseMSNBC1,155,000+8%
78NBC News DailyNBC1,146,000+3%
79Briefing with Jen PsakiMSNBC1,090,000+10%
80Today with Jenna & FriendsNBC1,067,000-3%
81Fox Report with Jon ScottFNC1,012,000-25%
82LEGO MastersFOX933,000-2%
83WatsonCBS931,000-48%
84Expedition UnknownDISC915,000+8%
85Beat with Ari MelberMSNBC912,000-6%
86WeeknightMSNBC887,000+12%
87Naked & Afraid: Last One StandingDISC877,000+7%
88Secret of Skinwalker RanchHistory862,000-16%
89Hallmark Original MovieHM827,000-8%
9090 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?TLC820,000-18%
91NASCAR Nation Post RaceTNT786,000
92BBQ BrawlFN751,000+10%
93Big Bang TheoryTBS731,000+2%
94NightlineABC725,000+9%
95Source with Kaitlan CollinsCNN706,000+17%
96Celebrity IOUHGTV701,000+15%
97Mystery at Blind Frog RanchDISC699,000+12%
9890 Day: Hunt for LoveTLC684,000-19%
99Anderson Cooper 360°CNN678,000+13%
100Live Aid: Rock 'n' RollCNN674,000

Networks: Top 100

Ranking of the top television networks based on the most recent, aggregated ratings data as of Thursday, July 17, 2025. See network ratings ranking for the complete listing.

RankNetworkAudienceRatingChange
1Fox News2,949,0000.93+7%
2ABC2,915,0000.92+34%
3CBS2,122,0000.67-2%
4NBC1,787,0000.56-26%
5MSNBC1,250,0000.39+17%
6Discovery700,0000.22+9%
7CNN657,0000.21+11%
8HGTV580,0000.18-8%
9TBS578,0000.18+21%
10INSP496,0000.16-4%
11FOX486,0000.15-69%
12ESPN2485,0000.15-49%
13History477,0000.15-25%
14ESPN464,0000.15+77%
15Food Network457,0000.14-13%
16CW456,0000.14+14%
17Bravo432,0000.14-3%
18Hallmark Mystery396,0000.12+15%
18TLC396,0000.12-25%
20BET392,0000.12-69%
21A&E382,0000.12-10%
22ID377,0000.12+5%
23Hallmark375,0000.12+9%
24USA Network369,0000.12-65%
25We TV355,0000.11-27%
26GSN333,0000.11+3%
27TV Land314,0000.10+5%
28FX265,0000.08-33%
29Paramount254,0000.08-27%
30TNT248,0000.08+2%
31Newsmax230,0000.07-8%
32Lifetime229,0000.07-7%
33AMC210,0000.07-26%
34Nick at Nite196,0000.06+5%
35Oxygen195,0000.06-6%
36Nat Geo187,0000.06+21%
37Reelz183,0000.06+54%
38Adult Swim182,0000.06+6%
38Syfy182,0000.06-31%
40MLB Network178,0000.06-11%
41Comedy Central171,0000.05+27%
42Magnolia Network153,0000.05+16%
43Sundance TV148,0000.05-5%
44Freeform146,0000.05+13%
45Travel Channel138,0000.04-14%
46MTV137,0000.04-7%
47HLN136,0000.04+19%
48E!128,0000.04+3%
49FETV125,0000.04-9%
50Animal Planet123,0000.04-1%
50IFC123,0000.04-24%
52Great American Family120,0000.04+6%
53BBC America116,0000.04+18%
54Pop115,0000.04-3%
55LMN114,0000.04+3%
56Fox Business113,0000.04+23%
56FXX113,0000.04+11%
58CMT112,0000.04-7%
59NewsNation111,0000.04-1%
60FS1108,0000.03-48%
61Disney Channel103,0000.03+7%
62Nickelodeon100,0000.03-19%
63CNBC97,0000.03-22%
64MotorTrend93,0000.03-11%
65Golf Channel89,0000.03+16%
65HBO89,0000.03-18%
67OWN88,0000.03-3%
68NBA TV78,0000.02+10%
69Up TV76,0000.02-17%
70Weather Channel74,0000.02
71Tennis Channel70,0000.02-26%
72Showtime68,0000.02+24%
73Nat Geo Wild65,0000.02-2%
74TUDN62,0000.02-67%
74VH162,0000.02-18%
76Science57,0000.02+2%
77Hallmark Family55,0000.02+4%
77NFL Network55,0000.02+31%
79Universo53,0000.02+33%
80Cooking Channel52,0000.02+24%
80Disney Junior52,0000.02+13%
80TV One52,0000.02-19%
83Smithsonian Channel51,0000.02+28%
83TruTV51,0000.02-4%
85Nicktoons48,0000.02+14%
85Ovation48,0000.02+14%
87FYI40,0000.01-2%
88BET Her35,0000.01+3%
89Destination America33,0000.01+38%
90FXM32,0000.01-36%
90RFD-TV32,0000.01+10%
92Nick Jr.31,0000.01-9%
93Boomerang29,0000.01+16%
94Vice27,0000.01-18%
95Starz26,0000.01-16%
96Disney XD22,0000.01+16%
96Galavisión22,0000.01+5%
96TheGrio22,0000.01+5%
99ESPNU21,0000.01+40%
99MTV221,0000.01-22%

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Nicki minaj

May 1, 2025 22:55 EST

I'm in California and I keep getting atack please someone help me soon don't believe there lies and stay alive

TeleTubby60

Feb 26, 2025 09:27 EST

Even with huge viewership of SNL50, NBC tanked among the big three...wow

scatman11

Feb 26, 2025 09:25 EST

Ah ha, Lester leaving NBC Nightly probably because the network wanted a younger anchor to compete with Muir...?

Whoopi

May 4, 2025 22:31 EST

NBC Is Racist. Operated, run and controlled by broadcastings “White Elite”. Totally lacking of social wokeness. The complete opposite of the ABC, the network that proves, by it’s on air hosts and programming, a network can never be Too Happy or, Too Gay. DEI social justice is the way to high ratings.

Gloria Wimbley

Feb 24, 2025 20:23 EST

Why does the ABC Evening news have back to back commercial. They break for a commercial and tell you what they will cover when David Muir comes back. Then when they come back they immediately go to another commercial break. I hate that.

Cathy

Mar 12, 2025 09:28 EST

Sounds like you should look for a new News outlet that focuses on News and not on group think and fairytale stories. There are to many News outlets that only report on tabloid gossip, which, by the way, always gets debunked. Although, like ABC, they never do a follow-up story to correct the fabricated gossip and lies that they've spent way to much time pounding into your head for what of the 60 mins that their "News" program actually is speaking. Why is that? Don't they always say they only report the truth and if they get it wrong, they will always be honest to the viewers. So why don't they follow through with their promise?
All News networks have an agenda. Some is to report as much news in their 60 mins and others to push propaganda.
It's up to each of us to decide for ourselves what k8nd of news do you want? Do you only want to hear what you like hearing or do you want to be informed on what's really happening both here and throughout the world. If you choose the 2nd option you may not always like what you're hearing and many times the facts may really tick you off to the point that you want to do something about. For myself, I'm going with the 2nd option.
One last point I'll make. Whatever you choose, be wise and don't just rely on one source and one opinion for information.

Lauel Ripley

Feb 3, 2025 15:21 EST

Where are the ratings for Friday, Jan 31, 2025? Or when will they be available?

steve

Feb 4, 2025 15:01 EST

Hummmm.....I don't see Fox's The five listed....and I know it is one of the top shows out there.

Ben

Apr 22, 2025 20:42 EST

Steve, you have to look higher up on the list. It’s #24 on the list. You must be focusing bottom dwellers and not the better and more honest networks like Fox.

Sidney

Feb 24, 2025 21:22 EST

It's not watched that much, its #18 and if you look at the numbers seems like conservative media is going down hill. It may have more views than Rachel Madow, but Lester Dave and even NASCAR has more views. The show is "mid" as my 7 year old would say. There is no structure or point to it. Most of the time they sit around and tell people what they already heard or read on their feeds on their phone.

Jim

May 26, 2025 18:31 EST

Wrong. Nielson places Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC (as well as other shows specific to CABLE) in the "Cable Network TV" category. ABC, CBS, and NBC are placed in the "Prime Broadcast Network TV" category. The top ten in the "Cable Network TV" category is ruled by FoxNews week in and week out, with The Five, Jesse Waters, and Gutfeld leading the pack with Hannity and/or Laura Ingram sneaking in at various weeks. MSNBC or CNN is NEVER to be seen. Those two have steadily been hemorrhaging viewers the past several years. CNN doesn't even show up in the top 100 of ALL shows cable network OR prime network. MSNBC only has two in the top 100 compared to 15 for Fox News. It should be obvious who Americans trust...and it certainly isn't the lying communists at cnn or msdnc.
nielsen.com/data-center/top-ten/

Larry

Dec 5, 2024 18:27 EST

Any chance of getting a viewership number for the AVP League Championship Special that aired on CBS on Saturday afternoon?

Mets-Jets TV

Jul 20, 2024 21:17 EST

Where are Univision and Telemundo ratings? It's been nearly 2 months since then

Cable Viewer

Jul 2, 2024 09:02 EST

SpoilerTV has stopped sharing the top 150 daily cable ratings. Would love to see those added here every few days like they did.

Mackerite

Apr 1, 2024 19:47 EST

Is FS1 the worst sports channel? Watching MLB, no graphics as to score, inning or who is playing. Director in a drunken stupor from the weekend? Focusing on individuals as opposed to the action on the field. And don’t get me started on the announcers!

Jinxie

Mar 16, 2025 08:11 EST

I hate FOX sports. I hate when the SPORTS announcers plugs conservative political propaganda or they the sports channel shows an interview with the President. SOOO NORTH KOREAN. I watch sports to not think about what the orange clown is doing to democracy and the free world.

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