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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, March 23, 2023. See program ratings ranking for the complete listing.

RankProgramNetworkAudienceChange
160 MinutesCBS8,261,000+19%
2World News TonightABC7,974,000-5%
3Chicago FireNBC6,777,000+93%
4Nightly News with Lester HoltNBC6,726,000-5%
5Chicago MedNBC6,599,000+97%
5NCISCBS6,599,000-8%
7EqualizerCBS6,242,000+11%
8NCAA Basketball ChampionshipCBS6,134,000-44%
9World News Tonight SundayABC6,027,000+126%
10NCAA Basketball ChampionshipTBS5,923,000+100%
11NeighborhoodCBS5,678,000+3%
12The VoiceNBC5,267,000-19%
13SurvivorCBS5,189,000+4%
14Sunday MorningCBS5,152,000+12%
15Bob Hearts AbisholaCBS5,090,000+2%
16NCIS: Hawai'iCBS4,982,000-3%
17Chicago PDNBC4,967,000+87%
18American IdolABC4,884,000+46%
19Nightly News SundayNBC4,866,000-24%
20Nightly News SaturdayNBC4,852,000-16%
21East New YorkCBS4,745,000+14%
22FBICBS4,705,000-34%
23Law & Order: Special Victims UnitNBC4,559,000+53%
24World Baseball ClassicFS14,480,000+138%
25America's Funniest Home VideosABC4,427,000-15%
26World News Tonight SaturdayABC4,422,000-5%
279-1-1FOX4,413,000+1%
28Law & OrderNBC4,405,000+41%
28NCAA Basketball Championship BridgeTBS4,405,000+205%
30NCAA Basketball Championship BridgeCBS4,283,000-36%
31Evening News with Norah O’DonnellCBS4,098,000-16%
32RookieABC3,950,000+76%
32NCIS: Los AngelesCBS3,950,000+32%
34Station 19ABC3,884,000-10%
35Masked SingerFOX3,684,000-8%
369-1-1: Lone StarFOX3,596,000-3%
37FBI: InternationalCBS3,533,000-36%
38Shark TankABC3,514,000-2%
39Good DoctorABC3,475,000+2%
40NASCAR Cup SeriesFOX3,422,000+1%
41Grey's AnatomyABC3,360,000-3%
42BachelorABC3,264,000+32%
43Law & Order: Organized CrimeNBC3,237,000+40%
44Will TrentABC3,235,000+126%
45Good Morning AmericaABC3,175,000-4%
46Magnum PINBC3,068,000-7%
47FBI: Most WantedCBS3,045,000-41%
4820/20ABC3,034,000+19%
49Face the NationCBS2,985,000+17%
50Tucker Carlson TonightFNC2,972,000-7%
51The FiveFNC2,971,000-3%
5248 Hours PresentsCBS2,962,000
53NCAA Basketball ChampionshipTruTV2,941,000+105%
54Dateline ClassicNBC2,831,000-9%
55Alaska DailyABC2,789,000-4%
56NCAA Basketball ChampionshipTNT2,785,000+19%
57Today ShowNBC2,762,000-8%
58This Week with George StephanopoulosABC2,726,000+21%
59That's My JamNBC2,662,000+5%
60Good Morning America SaturdayABC2,659,000-9%
61PGA TourNBC2,594,000+65%
62True LiesCBS2,576,000
63Rachel Maddow ShowMSNBC2,537,000+7%
64Night CourtNBC2,526,000-29%
65Meet the Press with Chuck ToddNBC2,445,000+2%
66ConnersABC2,434,000-37%
67Saturday Night LiveNBC2,374,000-44%
68The ViewABC2,354,000+2%
69Jesse Watters PrimetimeFNC2,321,000-10%
70Rookie: FedsABC2,304,000-18%
71HannityFNC2,297,000-19%
72World Baseball ClassicFOX2,260,000+53%
73WWE Friday Night SmackDownFOX2,258,000-3%
74CBS MorningsCBS2,191,000-9%
75Wednesday EncoreCBS2,177,000+52%
76DatelineNBC2,164,000-3%
77Company You KeepABC2,126,000-5%
78Today 3rd HourNBC2,125,000+5%
79Late Show with Stephen ColbertCBS2,094,000
80TMZ InvestigatesFOX2,084,000-18%
81Next Level ChefFOX1,996,000+2%
82World Baseball Classic PostgameFOX1,974,000
83Lopez vs. LopezNBC1,969,000+1%
84Farmer Wants a WifeFOX1,967,000+183%
85Special Report with Bret BaierFNC1,941,000-12%
86Quantum LeapNBC1,920,000-16%
87Saturday TodayNBC1,912,000-9%
88American AutoNBC1,899,000-5%
89Ingraham AngleFNC1,875,000-8%
90Million Little ThingsABC1,870,000-4%
91AccusedFOX1,853,000
92GutfeldFNC1,824,000-11%
93WWE EntertainmentUSA1,807,000+2%
94Abbott ElementaryABC1,802,000-32%
95NBA Regular SeasonESPN1,797,000+4%
96Saturday MorningCBS1,763,000-9%
97BlacklistNBC1,718,000-9%
98NCAA Basketball Championship BridgeTNT1,676,000+41%
99OutnumberedFNC1,658,000-7%
100Mi Camino es AmarteUNI1,657,000-2%

Networks: Top 100

Ranking of the top television networks based on the most recent, aggregated ratings data as of Thursday, March 23, 2023. See network ratings ranking for the complete listing.

RankNetworkAudienceRatingChange
1CBS4,827,0001.55+46%
2NBC4,067,0001.30-33%
3ABC3,347,0001.07+77%
4Fox News2,380,0000.76-11%
5TNT1,844,0000.59+165%
6TBS1,785,0000.57+201%
7FOX1,580,0000.51-44%
8MSNBC1,350,0000.43-9%
9Univision1,266,0000.41-17%
10Telemundo1,180,0000.38+14%
11TruTV1,160,0000.37+867%
12HGTV935,0000.30+1%
13INSP742,0000.24
14FS1739,0000.24+117%
15History722,0000.23-11%
16ESPN710,0000.23-44%
17Food Network655,0000.21-2%
18Hallmark650,0000.21+1%
19Discovery620,0000.20-6%
20TLC612,0000.20+3%
21USA Network586,0000.19-1%
22ID532,0000.17-8%
23UniMás503,0000.16+35%
24CW489,0000.16+69%
25TV Land478,0000.15+3%
26CNN471,0000.15-17%
27Bravo454,0000.15+11%
28A&E412,0000.13
29Hallmark M&M385,0000.12+29%
30Lifetime374,0000.12-7%
31Syfy369,0000.12+18%
32AMC360,0000.12-6%
33BET351,0000.11
33We TV351,0000.11-1%
35GSN345,0000.11-7%
35Reelz345,0000.11+2%
37ESPN2329,0000.11-38%
37FX329,0000.11+4%
39Oxygen306,0000.10+5%
40Nat Geo282,0000.09-6%
41Nick at Nite270,0000.09+5%
42Comedy Central242,0000.08-6%
43Freeform231,0000.07+24%
44Travel Channel227,0000.07-8%
45FXX223,0000.07-7%
46Fox Deportes220,0000.07+307%
47FETV217,0000.07-9%
48Animal Planet216,0000.07-10%
49Paramount Network203,0000.07-6%
50MTV201,0000.06-15%
50Nickelodeon201,0000.06-3%
52Sundance TV200,0000.06
53Adult Swim197,0000.06+4%
54NBA TV189,0000.06+58%
55Disney Junior179,0000.06+19%
55E!179,0000.06-16%
57CMT178,0000.06+4%
58LMN175,0000.06-13%
59IFC173,0000.06-14%
60BBC America169,0000.05+1%
61Tennis Channel166,0000.05+89%
62MotorTrend162,0000.05-19%
63VH1150,0000.05+36%
64CNBC149,0000.05+3%
64Magnolia Network149,0000.05+16%
66Nat Geo Wild148,0000.05-6%
67Nick Jr.144,0000.05-8%
68TUDN141,0000.05-18%
69Science133,0000.04-5%
70Disney Channel128,0000.04-3%
70HBO128,0000.04-21%
70OWN128,0000.04+2%
70Weather Channel128,0000.04-9%
74Fox Business119,0000.04+14%
75Pop118,0000.04+8%
75Up TV118,0000.04+5%
77Cooking Channel101,0000.03+9%
77Newsmax101,0000.03+7%
79Great American Family98,0000.03+1%
80HLN94,0000.03-39%
81Smithsonian Channel93,0000.03+15%
82Cartoon Network92,0000.03-1%
82NewsNation92,0000.03-5%
84Hallmark Drama86,0000.03+2%
84Starz86,0000.03+87%
86Nicktoons85,0000.03+18%
87NFL Network76,0000.02+41%
88Golf Channel72,0000.02-48%
89TeenNick70,0000.02+15%
90Showtime66,0000.02+16%
91FXM64,0000.02-45%
92BET Her62,0000.02+41%
92ESPNU62,0000.02-7%
94FYI60,0000.02-12%
95Vice57,0000.02+8%
96Ovation54,0000.02+15%
96TV One54,0000.02-5%
98RFD-TV51,0000.02-26%
99MTV250,0000.02+32%
100American Heroes48,0000.02-13%

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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! ????

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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