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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 14, 2024. See program ratings ranking for the complete listing.

RankProgramNetworkAudienceChange
1OscarsABC19,488,000+4%
2World News Tonight with David MuirABC7,787,000-1%
3Live from the Red CarpetABC7,145,000-9%
4FBICBS7,117,000+100%
5Young SheldonCBS6,520,000-4%
6Nightly News with Lester HoltNBC6,376,000-3%
7GhostsCBS5,511,000-2%
8FBI: InternationalCBS5,398,000+91%
9FBI: Most WantedCBS4,947,000+6%
109-1-1ABC4,929,000
11NeighborhoodCBS4,796,000-7%
12SurvivorCBS4,783,000+8%
13S.W.A.T.CBS4,727,000-6%
14Law & Order: Special Victims UnitNBC4,704,000
15Saturday Night LiveNBC4,670,000+16%
16Evening News with Norah O’DonnellCBS4,527,000-4%
17The VoiceNBC4,422,000-28%
18Bob Hearts AbisholaCBS4,298,000-8%
19Law & OrderNBC4,190,000+86%
20So Help Me ToddCBS4,180,000+132%
2160 Minutes PresentsCBS4,115,000-38%
22BachelorABC3,790,000+5%
23Grey's AnatomyABC3,619,000+20%
24Masked SingerFOX3,440,000+5%
25Law & Order: Organized CrimeNBC3,432,000+5%
26ConnersABC3,406,000+52%
27NCISCBS3,358,000-51%
28PasswordNBC3,149,000+30%
29Shark TankABC3,128,000
30Chicago MedNBC3,102,000-13%
31College Basketball Regular SeasonESPN3,076,000+1088%
32Night CourtNBC3,048,000+6%
33Young and the RestlessCBS3,036,000-2%
34The FiveFNC2,939,000+2%
35NCIS: Hawai'iCBS2,935,000-46%
36Blue BloodsCBS2,901,000-48%
37Good Morning AmericaABC2,890,000+1%
38Amazing RaceCBS2,888,000-13%
39Deal or No Deal IslandNBC2,873,000+71%
40Chicago FireNBC2,839,000-8%
41TodayNBC2,813,000-2%
42Station 19ABC2,794,000-25%
43DatelineNBC2,644,000-10%
44Face the NationCBS2,628,000-5%
45Rachel Maddow ShowMSNBC2,586,000+331%
46Chicago PDNBC2,554,000-4%
47Extended FamilyNBC2,553,000+12%
48Bold and the BeautifulCBS2,542,000-4%
4948 HoursCBS2,474,000+1%
50WWE Friday Night SmackDownFOX2,439,000+4%
51Jesse Watters PrimetimeFNC2,429,000-16%
52Curse of Oak IslandHistory2,421,000
53Meet the Press with Kristen WelkerNBC2,417,000-8%
5420/20ABC2,406,000+16%
55NBA Saturday PrimetimeABC2,400,000-21%
56This Week with George StephanopoulosABC2,397,000+1%
57NASCAR Cup Series Post RaceFOX2,364,000-10%
58ElsbethCBS2,313,000-50%
59Abbott ElementaryABC2,265,000-67%
60CBS MorningsCBS2,257,000
61GutfeldFNC2,210,000-9%
62Not Dead YetABC2,194,000+58%
63General HospitalABC2,168,000+8%
64Will TrentABC2,096,000-57%
65Special Report with Bret BaierFNC2,062,000+3%
66HannityFNC2,061,000-18%
67Bad RomanceABC2,048,000+15%
68Saturday EncoreCBS2,005,000+3%
69Women's College Basketball Post SeasonESPN1,960,000+126%
70Ingraham AngleFNC1,917,000-9%
71WWE EntertainmentUSA1,845,000+7%
72The WallNBC1,817,000+15%
73Farmer Wants a WifeFOX1,815,000-2%
74OutnumberedFNC1,766,000+7%
75Next Level ChefFOX1,760,000+109%
76Inside with Jen PsakiMSNBC1,637,000+79%
77Weakest LinkNBC1,629,000+39%
78America's NewsroomFNC1,580,000+7%
79Life, Liberty and LevinFNC1,569,000+15%
80Faulkner FocusFNC1,560,000+1%
81Animal ControlFOX1,535,000-5%
82Sunday Morning FuturesFNC1,526,000+3%
83MasterChef JuniorFOX1,521,000-5%
84Fox & Friends SaturdayFNC1,513,000+3%
85Last Word with Lawrence O'DonnellMSNBC1,484,000+1%
85UFC PPV PrelimsESPN1,484,000+29%
87America ReportsFNC1,483,000+8%
88Story with Martha MacCallumFNC1,424,000+9%
89Cleaning LadyFOX1,422,000-22%
90RookieABC1,412,000-60%
91NBA Regular SeasonESPN1,400,000-21%
92Home TownHGTV1,399,000-8%
93Casa de los FamososTEL1,386,000
93ACC TournamentESPN1,386,000+125%
95Fox & Friends SundayFNC1,368,000-1%
96Deadline: White HouseMSNBC1,363,000-1%
97MujerUNI1,348,000+5%
98Your World with Neil CavutoFNC1,345,000+6%
98Judge Steve HarveyABC1,345,000-9%
100NBA CountdownABC1,343,000-13%

Networks: Top 100

Ranking of the top television networks based on the most recent, aggregated ratings data as of Thursday, March 14, 2024. See network ratings ranking for the complete listing.

RankNetworkAudienceRatingChange
1CBS4,182,0001.33+9%
2NBC4,109,0001.30+45%
3ABC3,786,0001.20+87%
4Fox News2,233,0000.71-15%
5FOX1,787,0000.57-24%
6USA Network1,751,0000.56+6%
7MSNBC1,339,0000.42-3%
8Telemundo1,304,0000.41+3%
9Univision1,260,0000.40+7%
10ESPN1,128,0000.36-4%
11TNT1,051,0000.33-8%
12History915,0000.29-41%
13TLC881,0000.28-29%
14TBS808,0000.26-17%
15Food Network795,0000.25-22%
16Discovery772,0000.24-39%
17ESPN2763,0000.24
18Reelz719,0000.23-8%
19HGTV663,0000.21-11%
20INSP619,0000.20+4%
21Big Ten Network605,0000.19
22CNN604,0000.19+6%
23Hallmark466,0000.15-64%
24TV Land440,0000.14-6%
25ID409,0000.13-8%
26GSN375,0000.12
27Bravo373,0000.12-5%
28CW358,0000.11-31%
29Hallmark M&M357,0000.11-7%
29UniMás357,0000.11-17%
31FX356,0000.11+6%
32A&E347,0000.11-7%
33Lifetime343,0000.11-11%
34AMC318,0000.10-1%
35Oxygen312,0000.10+4%
36FS1310,0000.10+66%
37We TV296,0000.09-5%
38Nick at Nite295,0000.09+31%
39BET291,0000.09-7%
40Syfy287,0000.09-9%
41Paramount Network272,0000.09+14%
42Newsmax260,0000.08-4%
43Adult Swim249,0000.08+3%
44Comedy Central247,0000.08+14%
45Travel Channel219,0000.07
46FETV216,0000.07-2%
46MTV216,0000.07-3%
48Animal Planet209,0000.07+22%
49Nat Geo198,0000.06-20%
50Sundance TV191,0000.06-6%
51FXX183,0000.06+10%
52Freeform181,0000.06-4%
52IFC181,0000.06+4%
54HLN177,0000.06-3%
54Magnolia Network177,0000.06
56E!175,0000.06-4%
57MotorTrend159,0000.05-9%
58BBC America150,0000.05+2%
59LMN146,0000.05-12%
59Nat Geo Wild146,0000.05-6%
61HBO142,0000.05+4%
62CNBC139,0000.04+5%
62Nickelodeon139,0000.04-7%
64CMT120,0000.04-7%
64Science120,0000.04+9%
66NFL Network113,0000.04-29%
67Fox Business111,0000.04-5%
67NewsNation111,0000.04+8%
69OWN110,0000.03-11%
70Disney Channel108,0000.03-4%
71Pop107,0000.03-9%
72NBA TV105,0000.03+4%
72Weather Channel105,0000.03-23%
72Up TV105,0000.03-17%
75Disney Junior102,0000.03
75Great American Family102,0000.03+10%
75VH1102,0000.03+2%
78TruTV92,0000.03+5%
79Nick Jr.88,0000.03+2%
80Golf Channel83,0000.03-6%
81Justice Central81,0000.03+29%
82TV One78,0000.02-9%
83Hallmark Drama71,0000.02-8%
84Smithsonian Channel70,0000.02-1%
85Cartoon Network68,0000.02+1%
86TUDN67,0000.02+14%
87Cooking Channel61,0000.02-8%
87Vice61,0000.02-2%
89Ovation59,0000.02-13%
90RFD-TV55,0000.02+4%
91FYI50,0000.02-28%
92FXM48,0000.02-21%
92Universo48,0000.02-2%
94BET Her46,0000.01+5%
94Nicktoons46,0000.01-8%
96Starz44,0000.01+13%
97American Heroes42,0000.01-5%
97Showtime42,0000.01-2%
99Boomerang36,0000.01
99Tennis Channel36,0000.01-12%

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frank

Feb 5, 2024 12:02 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.

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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