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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, November 7, 2024. See program ratings ranking for the complete listing.

RankProgramNetworkAudienceChange
1NFL Sunday: NationalFOX24,211,000-11%
2Sunday Night FootballNBC16,183,000-25%
3NFL on FOX BonusFOX14,740,000-13%
4Thursday Night FootballAMZN13,630,000+8%
5Sunday Night NFL Pre-KickNBC13,420,000-14%
6NFL Sunday Post GunFOX11,090,000-44%
7Monday Night FootballABC10,863,000+54%
8DemocracyFNC10,801,000+88%
9NFL Regular SeasonESPN8,792,000+57%
10TrackerCBS8,211,000-3%
1160 MinutesCBS8,168,000-27%
12Football Night in AmericaNBC7,420,000-33%
13World News Tonight with David MuirABC7,247,000-1%
14Monday Night KickoffABC6,222,000+29%
15Georgie & Mandy's First MarriageCBS6,153,000-1%
16Chicago MedNBC6,008,000+82%
17MatlockCBS5,977,000-9%
18Your Voice, Your VoteABC5,898,000+275%
19Chicago FireNBC5,773,000+105%
20Nightly News with Lester HoltNBC5,708,000-2%
21Saturday Night FootballABC5,561,000+10%
22DecisionNBC5,507,000-3%
23GhostsCBS5,305,000-9%
24EqualizerCBS5,131,000-1%
25Blue BloodsCBS5,100,000+11%
26The VoiceNBC4,972,000+16%
27Jesse Watters PrimetimeFNC4,878,000-16%
28Monday Night KickoffESPN4,839,000+59%
29NCISCBS4,760,000-3%
30SurvivorCBS4,644,000+10%
31Fire CountryCBS4,599,000+6%
32S.W.A.T.CBS4,545,000+19%
33Evening News with Norah O’DonnellCBS4,463,000+3%
34Chicago PDNBC4,449,000+95%
35The FiveFNC4,334,000+120%
36ElsbethCBS4,247,000-12%
379-1-1ABC4,156,000+5%
38NeighborhoodCBS4,073,000+2%
39HannityFNC4,034,000-18%
40GutfeldFNC3,907,000-16%
41America DecidesCBS3,608,000-62%
42NCIS: OriginsCBS3,517,000-7%
43Ingraham AngleFNC3,502,000+67%
44Law & OrderNBC3,488,000-4%
45Happy's PlaceNBC3,475,000
46Special Report with Bret BaierFNC3,323,000+93%
47Poppa's HouseCBS3,290,000-7%
48SimpsonsFOX3,180,000+225%
49Law & Order: Special Victims UnitNBC3,127,000-11%
50America's Funniest Home VideosABC3,109,000-10%
51Saturday Night LiveNBC3,060,000-54%
52Masked SingerFOX2,909,000+218%
53Sunday EncoreCBS2,836,000+4%
54Golden BacheloretteABC2,799,000-2%
55Doctor OdysseyABC2,782,000+166%
56B1G Saturday Night FootballNBC2,734,000-18%
579-1-1: Lone StarFOX2,706,000-3%
58Rachel Maddow ShowMSNBC2,654,000+25%
59Shark TankABC2,614,000+7%
60TodayNBC2,612,000+2%
61Good Morning AmericaABC2,592,000-1%
62DatelineNBC2,372,000+14%
6320/20ABC2,273,000+19%
6448 HoursCBS2,264,000+39%
65Deadline: White HouseMSNBC2,206,000+21%
66Beat with Ari MelberMSNBC2,195,000+25%
67NBA Regular SeasonESPN2,140,000+135%
68Grey's AnatomyABC2,042,000-6%
69Abbott ElementaryABC2,037,000+8%
70Your World with Neil CavutoFNC2,028,000+82%
71Fox News DemocracyFOX2,014,000+50%
72Lopez vs. LopezNBC1,994,000+9%
72The FloorFOX1,994,000+101%
74SummitCBS1,937,000+4%
75FoundNBC1,933,000-14%
76College GameDayESPN1,928,000-13%
77CBS MorningsCBS1,922,000+2%
78Inside with Jen PsakiMSNBC1,891,000+32%
79Fox News at Night with Trace GallagherFNC1,887,000+68%
80ReidOutMSNBC1,884,000+22%
8111th Hour with Stephanie RuhleMSNBC1,677,000+38%
82One Nation with Brian KilmeadeFNC1,671,000+29%
83Life, Liberty and LevinFNC1,608,000-3%
84Big Weekend ShowFNC1,552,000-58%
85Hell's KitchenFOX1,535,000-11%
86Hallmark Original MovieHM1,531,000-19%
87Saturday EncoreCBS1,528,000-28%
88Rescue: HI-SurfFOX1,523,000+184%
89B1G Saturday Night Football Post GameNBC1,500,000-21%
90WWE EntertainmentUSA1,483,000+4%
91What Would You DoABC1,478,000+15%
92WWE SmackDownUSA1,428,000+1%
93Fox News Saturday NightFNC1,402,000+41%
94Universal Basic GuysFOX1,401,000+94%
95NFL CountdownESPN1,375,000+77%
96College Football AfternoonESPN1,242,000-49%
97Erin Burnett OutFrontCNN1,210,000+86%
98Fox Report with Jon ScottFNC1,192,000-50%
99DecisionMSNBC1,177,000-80%
100Lead with Jake TapperCNN1,176,000+40%

Networks: Top 100

Ranking of the top television networks based on the most recent, aggregated ratings data as of Thursday, November 7, 2024. See network ratings ranking for the complete listing.

RankNetworkAudienceRatingChange
1Prime Video13,630,0004.30+8%
2CBS5,319,0001.68+62%
3Fox News4,273,0001.35-16%
4ABC2,993,0000.94+34%
5NBC2,849,0000.90-47%
6ESPN2,140,0000.67+466%
7FOX1,263,0000.40-49%
8USA Network1,139,0000.36+9%
9Fox Business898,0000.28+189%
10MSNBC764,0000.24-25%
11Hallmark699,0000.22+18%
12Discovery638,0000.20
13TBS588,0000.19+43%
14CNN583,0000.18-22%
15INSP559,0000.18+11%
16Hallmark Mystery539,0000.17-11%
17Food Network531,0000.17+20%
18Newsmax461,0000.15-51%
19TLC453,0000.14-48%
20HGTV442,0000.14-11%
21History427,0000.13+4%
22ESPN2409,0000.13-57%
23CW363,0000.11-41%
24TNT343,0000.11+10%
25CMT337,0000.11
26TV Land308,0000.10+5%
27Paramount282,0000.09+52%
28AMC266,0000.08+14%
29ID262,0000.08-17%
30Freeform252,0000.08+15%
31GSN250,0000.08+5%
32Lifetime248,0000.08+1%
33We TV226,0000.07+6%
34A&E224,0000.07-2%
35FX223,0000.07-5%
36Reelz211,0000.07-4%
37Bravo206,0000.06-13%
38BET204,0000.06-11%
39Fox Deportes192,0000.06+78%
40Oxygen189,0000.06-6%
41Adult Swim173,0000.05+4%
41Nick at Nite173,0000.05-4%
43Nat Geo165,0000.05-8%
44Syfy153,0000.05+6%
45FS1149,0000.05-94%
45Travel Channel149,0000.05-3%
47FETV146,0000.05-12%
48Big Ten Network145,0000.05+480%
49Comedy Central140,0000.04-11%
49MTV140,0000.04-5%
51Great American Family133,0000.04
52FXX123,0000.04+3%
53Sundance TV122,0000.04+13%
54LMN120,0000.04+9%
55HLN119,0000.04-5%
56NewsNation116,0000.04+45%
57IFC114,0000.04-15%
58NFL Network113,0000.04+1%
59BBC America106,0000.03+4%
60NBA TV104,0000.03+51%
61Animal Planet100,0000.03-5%
62CNBC97,0000.03+2%
63Nickelodeon96,0000.03-13%
64Disney Channel94,0000.03-10%
65E!89,0000.03+29%
65Magnolia Network89,0000.03+20%
67Pop85,0000.03+4%
68Up TV83,0000.03+2%
68VH183,0000.03+60%
70HBO82,0000.03-11%
70MotorTrend82,0000.03-6%
72OWN78,0000.02+3%
73Disney Junior70,0000.02+9%
74Cartoon Network68,0000.02+17%
75Nat Geo Wild67,0000.02-13%
76Science64,0000.02+7%
77Justice Central61,0000.02+17%
78Weather Channel58,0000.02-23%
79Cooking Channel54,0000.02+23%
79Hallmark Family54,0000.02-10%
79TV One54,0000.02-4%
82Smithsonian Channel50,0000.02+14%
83Showtime46,0000.01+21%
84Universo45,0000.01+41%
85Vice42,0000.01+2%
86FXM41,0000.01+21%
87Nick Jr.40,0000.01-26%
87TUDN40,0000.01-18%
89BET Her37,0000.01+6%
89TruTV37,0000.01-72%
91Boomerang34,0000.01+10%
91FYI34,0000.01
91Nicktoons34,0000.01-13%
91Ovation34,0000.01+17%
91Tennis Channel34,0000.01+26%
96RFD-TV33,0000.01-3%
97American Heroes32,0000.01+39%
98MTV228,0000.01+4%
99Galavisión25,0000.01-11%
100MLB Network23,0000.01-21%

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Mets-Jets TV

Jul 20, 2024 20:17 EST

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

Cable Viewer

Jul 2, 2024 08:02 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 18:47 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!

frank

Feb 5, 2024 11:02 EST

These numbers are weird. date is as of feb 1. I don't see the AFC Championship Game on CBS. It also got 50+M viewers.

shaman

Nov 9, 2021 16:39 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 17:32 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 13:48 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 00:47 EST

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

Christopher Thais

Jan 9, 2022 20:08 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 22:23 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 06:58 EST

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

Ron

Feb 8, 2023 15:58 EST

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

John Dryden

Jul 23, 2021 15:50 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 21:45 EST

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

TOM C.

Jan 5, 2022 09:49 EST

YEP! JMR! YOU ARE DEINATELY A SHEEPLE!!

Jacob

Nov 6, 2021 23:35 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 13:10 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 15:37 EST

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

Lindy Gardner

Jun 30, 2021 20:38 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 21:46 EST

How empty and sickening your life must be.

Ed

Mar 3, 2022 11:08 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 11:46 EST

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

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