The 2018-2019 television season is the 73rd network season in United States television history. It officially began on Monday, September 24, 2018 and ended on Sunday, May 26, 2019. The effective start date of the 2018-19 season for the purposes of audience measurement was Saturday, September 22, 2018 through Friday, September 27, 2019.
Top 5 ranking of the highest achieved rating by programs during the span of the 2018-19 TV season.
| Rank | Program | Network | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Low | |||
| 1 | Dr. Phil | SYN | 1.41 | 1.22 |
| 2 | The View | ABC | 1.13 | 0.77 |
| 3 | Ellen | SYN | 1.06 | 0.90 |
| 4 | Live with Kelly and Ryan | SYN | 1.01 | 0.93 |
| 5 | The Talk | CBS | 0.78 | 0.72 |
Top 10 ranking of designated market areas by number of television homes for the 2018-2019 TV season. See the complete 2018-2019 Nielsen DMA ranking.
| Rank | Market | TV Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 7,100,300 | 6.441% |
| 2 | Los Angeles | 5,276,600 | 4.786% |
| 3 | Chicago | 3,251,370 | 2.949% |
| 4 | Philadelphia | 2,816,850 | 2.555% |
| 5 | Dallas-Fort Worth | 2,622,070 | 2.378% |
| 6 | Washington-Hagerstown | 2,482,480 | 2.252% |
| 7 | Houston | 2,423,360 | 2.198% |
| 8 | San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose | 2,414,470 | 2.190% |
| 9 | Boston-Manchester | 2,364,870 | 2.145% |
| 10 | Atlanta | 2,341,390 | 2.124% |
Universe estimates used to calculate a program or network's rating within that particular demographic for the 2018-19 TV season. See the extended 2018-2019 universe estimates.
| Demographic | Population | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Households | 119,900,000 | |
| Persons 2+ | 305,440,000 | |
| Persons 2-11 | 39,610,000 | 13.0% |
| Persons 12-17 | 24,420,000 | 8.00% |
| Persons 18-24 | 28,760,000 | 9.42% |
| Persons 18-34 | 69,780,000 | 22.9% |
| Persons 18-49 | 128,850,000 | 42.2% |
| Persons 25-54 | 120,640,000 | 39.5% |
| Persons 50+ | 112,560,000 | 36.9% |
| Persons 50-54 | 20,550,000 | 6.73% |