The 2014-2015 television season is the 69th network season in United States television history. It began on Monday, August 25, 2014 and ended on Sunday, May 31, 2015. The effective start date of the 2014-15 season for the purposes of audience measurement was Saturday, September 27, 2014 through Friday, September 25, 2015.
Top 5 ranking of the highest achieved rating by programs during the span of the 2014-15 TV season.
| Rank | Program | Network | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Low | |||
| 1 | Young and the Restless | CBS | 1.68 | 1.55 |
| 2 | Bold and the Beautiful | CBS | 1.28 | 1.19 |
| 3 | General Hospital | ABC | 1.04 | 0.82 |
| 4 | The View | ABC | 0.98 | 0.75 |
| 5 | Days of Our Lives | NBC | 0.88 | 0.80 |
Top 10 ranking of designated market areas by number of television homes for the 2014-2015 TV season. See the complete 2014-2015 Nielsen DMA ranking.
| Rank | Market | TV Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 7,442,270 | 6.539% |
| 2 | Los Angeles | 5,523,800 | 4.854% |
| 3 | Chicago | 3,477,250 | 3.055% |
| 4 | Philadelphia | 2,953,760 | 2.595% |
| 5 | Dallas-Fort Worth | 2,603,680 | 2.288% |
| 6 | San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose | 2,476,860 | 2.176% |
| 7 | Boston-Manchester | 2,423,640 | 2.130% |
| 8 | Washington-Hagerstown | 2,408,990 | 2.117% |
| 9 | Atlanta | 2,334,520 | 2.051% |
| 10 | Houston | 2,301,230 | 2.022% |
Universe estimates used to calculate a program or network's rating within that particular demographic for the 2014-15 TV season. See the extended 2014-2015 universe estimates.
| Demographic | Population | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Households | 116,400,000 | |
| Persons 2+ | 296,080,000 | |
| Persons 2-11 | 39,240,000 | 13.3% |
| Persons 6-11 | 23,710,000 | 8.01% |
| Persons 12-17 | 24,510,000 | 8.28% |
| Persons 12-34 | 92,470,000 | 31.2% |
| Persons 18+ | 232,330,000 | 78.5% |
| Persons 18-24 | 28,830,000 | 9.74% |
| Persons 18-34 | 67,960,000 | 23.0% |
| Persons 18-49 | 126,980,000 | 42.9% |