Demographic Estimates
Universe estimates used to calculate a program or network's rating within that particular demographic for the 2022-23 television season. See the complete 2022-2023 universe estimates.
Demographic | Population | Share |
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Households | 123,785,250 | |
Persons 2+ | 312,190,000 | |
Persons 2-11 | 39,030,000 | 12.5% |
Persons 12-17 | 24,670,000 | 7.90% |
Persons 18-34 | 69,950,000 | 22.4% |
Persons 18-49 | 130,510,000 | 41.8% |
Persons 25-54 | 121,570,000 | 38.9% |
Persons 50+ | 117,980,000 | 37.8% |
Persons 55+ | 98,550,000 | 31.6% |
Males 18-34 | 35,160,000 | 11.3% |
Media Market Estimates
Top 10 designated market areas by number of television homes for the 2022-2023 season. See the complete 2022-2023 Nielsen DMA ranking.
Rank | Market | TV Homes | Share |
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1 | New York | 7,726,580 | 6.242% |
2 | Los Angeles | 5,838,090 | 4.716% |
3 | Chicago | 3,624,820 | 2.928% |
4 | Philadelphia | 3,108,960 | 2.512% |
5 | Dallas-Fort Worth | 3,041,540 | 2.457% |
6 | Atlanta | 2,679,850 | 2.165% |
7 | Houston | 2,666,330 | 2.154% |
8 | Washington-Hagerstown | 2,617,350 | 2.114% |
9 | Boston-Manchester | 2,596,190 | 2.097% |
10 | San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose | 2,593,210 | 2.095% |
Highest-Rated Programs
Ranking of the highest recorded rating achieved by programs in the Persons 2+ demographic, at any point in time, during the span of the 2022-23 network television season.
Events
2022
September
- State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II premieres on BBC America.
- State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II premieres on CNN.
- Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings: Great 8 premieres on Discovery.
- Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II premieres on Fox News.
- State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II premieres on HLN.
- Royal Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II premieres on Newsmax.
- NewsNation Live with Marni Hughes premieres on NewsNation.
- Zatima premieres on BET.
- The Black Hamptons premieres on BET.
- Firebuds premieres on Disney Junior.
- Challenge: Untold History premieres on MTV.
- Dutch Caribbean Coastguard premieres on Nat Geo.
- Norman Lear: Music and Laughter premieres on ABC.
- Univisionarios premieres on Univision.
- Creepshow premieres on AMC.
- Stream Deadly Injustice: Juan Balderas premieres on ID.
- Hot Tub Time Machine premieres on HBO.
- Dolittle premieres on Nick at Nite.
- Dolittle premieres on Nickelodeon.
- Celebrity Jeopardy! premieres on ABC.
- Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? premieres on CNN.
- Murdochs: Empire of Influence premieres on CNN.
- Black Widow Murders premieres on Oxygen.
- Asteroid Impact Live: DART Mission premieres on Discovery.
- Halloween Cookie Challenge premieres on Food Network.
- Rookie: Feds premieres on ABC.
- Outchef'd premieres on Food Network.
- Bobby's Triple Threat premieres on Food Network.
- Roadworthy Rescues premieres on Motor Trend.
- NFL's Most Interesting Jobs premieres on NFL Network.
- Hurricane Ian Coverage premieres on Fox News.
- Hocus Pocus premieres on ABC.
- So Help Me Todd premieres on CBS.
- Firebuds premieres on Disney Channel.
- Debate Night in America premieres on NewsNation.
- Debate Night in America: Analysis premieres on NewsNation.
- Olympic Channel is shut down.
- Eli Roth Presents: My Possessed Pet premieres on Travel Channel.
October
- Historic Battles for America premieres on Fox Business.
- American Dynasty premieres on Fox Business.
- Housing Complex C premieres on Adult Swim.
- Neighborhood premieres on BET.
- CFB Primetime with Pat McAfee premieres on ESPN2.
- Yvonne Orji: A Whole Me premieres on HBO.
- Harlem Globetrotters: Play it Forward premieres on NBC.
- Halloween in Hollywood premieres on NBC.
- Addams Family premieres on Nick at Nite.
- Addams Family premieres on Nickelodeon.
- Conjuring Kesha premieres on Travel Channel.
- Interview with the Vampire premieres on AMC.
- Walking Dead: Bonus Episodes premieres on AMC.
- East New York premieres on CBS.
- Toy Story of Terror! premieres on Disney Channel.
- The Murder of Gabby Petito premieres on ID.
- From Paris with Love premieres on MaxPrime.
- Qué Dicen los Famosos premieres on Telemundo.
- Family Law premieres on CW.
- Fox News at Night with Trace Gallagher premieres on Fox News.
- Nightcrawler premieres on HBO.
- Meet, Marry, Murder premieres on Lifetime.
- Cuomo premieres on NewsNation.
- Impact Atlanta premieres on BET.
- Love Off the Grid premieres on Discovery.
- Tales from the Territories premieres on Vice.
- Real Love Boat premieres on CBS.
- Tooning Out the News premieres on Comedy Central.
- Possession premieres on HBO.
- Reginald the Vampire premieres on Syfy.
- Dr. Death premieres on USA Network.
- Icons Unearthed: The Simpsons premieres on Vice.
- Alaska Daily premieres on ABC.
- UFC Ultimate Knockouts & Submissions premieres on ESPN2.
- UFC Unleashed premieres on ESPN2.
- Monster High premieres on Nick at Nite.
- Monster High: The Movie premieres on Nickelodeon.
- Monster High: The Movie premieres on TeenNick.
- Walker: Independence premieres on CW.
- Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! premieres on Cartoon Network.
- Fire Country premieres on CBS.
- Mickey's Tale of Two Witches premieres on Disney Channel.
- Saving the Manor premieres on HGTV.
- iHeartRadio Music Festival premieres on CW.
- Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir premieres on Disney Channel.
- Alaska Daily premieres on FX.
- To Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific premieres on Nat Geo.
- Una Familia de Diez premieres on Univision.
- Girl Meets Farm premieres on Magnolia Network.
- Let the Right One In premieres on Showtime.
- Mira Quién Baila All Stars premieres on Univision.
- De Noche Pero Sin Sueño premieres on Univision.
- Renovator premieres on HGTV.
- Winchesters premieres on CW.
- Professionals premieres on CW.
- Desafío: Súper Humanos premieres on UniMás.
- Tut's Toxic Tomb premieres on Discovery.
- Jackie Robinson: Get to the Bag premieres on FS1.
- Love at First Lie premieres on MTV.
- Halloween in Hollywood premieres on Syfy.
- Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! premieres on Cartoon Network.
- David Ortiz: Legend of the Fall premieres on FS1.
- Fixer Upper: The Castle premieres on Magnolia Network.
- Kornacki Countdown premieres on MSNBC.
- Queen Elizabeth II: Woman Behind Crown premieres on CW.
- Big Midterms Show premieres on Fox News.
- No One Can Hear You Scream premieres on ID.
- Jennifer Hudson Show premieres on TLC.
- Madrastra premieres on Univision.
- Searching for Shohei premieres on FS1.
- Primal Survivor: Over the Andes premieres on Nat Geo.
- After Happily Ever After premieres on BET.
- Reno 911! premieres on Comedy Central for the second time.
- Snack on This! premieres on Cooking Channel.
- King Tut: A Century of Secrets premieres on Discovery.
- Thursday Night Kickoff premieres on Amazon.
- TNF Tonight premieres on Amazon.
- Muppets Haunted Mansion premieres on Disney Channel.
- One of Us Is Lying premieres on E!.
- Home is Where the Farm Is premieres on Nat Geo Wild.
- Big Nate premieres on Nicktoons.
- Hair Tales premieres on OWN.
- Magic with the Stars premieres on CW.
- Toy Story of Terror! premieres on Disney Junior.
- Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes premieres on ID.
- Lakefront Bargain Hunt Renovation premieres on Magnolia Network.
- Turning Point premieres on MSNBC.
- BMF Documentary: Blowing Money Fast premieres on Starz.
- Million Dollar Wheels premieres on TNT.
- Our 2 Moms premieres on TLC.
- Vencer la Ausencia premieres on Univision.
- 101 Scariest Movie Moments of All Time premieres on AMC.
- Matthew Perry: The Diane Sawyer Interview premieres on ABC.
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown premieres on FS1.
- Monster High premieres on Nickelodeon.
- Urban Legend premieres on Travel Channel.
- Mostly Ghostly: One Night in Doom House premieres on Cartoon Network.
- Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls premieres on Cartoon Network.
- Barbarian premieres on HBO.
- Toy Story of Terror! premieres on ABC.
- Coal Miner's Daughter: Celebration of Loretta Lynn premieres on CMT.
- Clasificados a Qatar premieres on Fox Deportes.
- Everyday Cooking premieres on Magnolia Network.
- Sentence of Michael Thompson premieres on MSNBC.
- Sleeping with Death premieres on Oxygen.
- Life Below Zero: Holiday Harvest premieres on Nat Geo.
- Monster High: The Movie: Plussed premieres on Nickelodeon.
- Love & Hip Hop: Where Are They Now? premieres on VH1.
November
- Below Deck Adventure premieres on Bravo.
- CNN This Morning premieres on CNN.
- Mountain Men: Ultimate Marksman premieres on History.
- Rehab Addict Lake House Rescue premieres on HGTV.
- Hip Hop Homicides premieres on We TV.
- Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda premieres on ABC.
- Runs Good premieres on Motor Trend.
- Lopez vs. Lopez premieres on NBC.
- Newsmax Town Hall premieres on Newsmax.
- Monster High premieres on TeenNick.
- Jack Osbourne's Haunted Homecoming premieres on Travel Channel.
- Made in Abyss premieres on Adult Swim.
- Spider-Man Marathon premieres on AMC.
- CNN This Morning Weekend premieres on CNN.
- Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines premieres on Food Network.
- See How They Run premieres on HBO.
- Election Week in America premieres on CNN.
- Christmas Vacation premieres on Cartoon Network.
- Dangerous Liaisons premieres on Starz.
- Polar Express premieres on TBS.
- On the Road to the CMA Awards premieres on ABC.
- Election Day in America premieres on CNN.
- Culpo Sisters premieres on TLC.
- State of Our Union: Reproductive Rights premieres on VH1.
- Home Fix premieres on HGTV.
- Madagascar premieres on Nick at Nite.
- Madagascar premieres on Nickelodeon.
- Pawn Stars Do America premieres on History.
- Secret Restoration premieres on History.
- Reasonable Doubt premieres on ABC.
- Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America premieres on Discovery.
- Christmas Open House premieres on HGTV.
- Transformers: EarthSpark premieres on Nickelodeon.
- Early Man premieres on Cartoon Network.
- Qatar Latino, Rumbo al Mundial premieres on Discovery Español.
- Lil Rel Howery: I Said It premieres on HBO.
- Renovation Face-Off premieres on HGTV.
- Diario de un Gigoló premieres on Telemundo.
- Haunted Scotland premieres on Travel Channel.
- Michelle Obama: The Light We Carry premieres on ABC.
- Faith Still Moves Mountains premieres on Fox News.
- Shame of a Nation premieres on Newsmax.
- Breaking with the President: Mike Pence Interview premieres on ABC.
- Customer Wars premieres on A&E.
- Good Bones: Better Yard premieres on HGTV.
- President Trump's Announcement premieres on Newsmax.
- Mi Camino es Amarte premieres on Univision.
- Shorty's Dream Shop premieres on Motor Trend.
- Enchanted premieres on ABC.
- Pickled premieres on CBS.
- Last Cowboy premieres on CMT.
- G4 is shut down for the second time.
- Hillside Strangler: Devil in Disguise premieres on Oxygen.
- Michelle Obama's Mission premieres on CNN.
- Tulsa King premieres on CMT.
- Artemis 1: Going Back to the Moon premieres on Discovery.
- Park'd Yellowstone premieres on Fox News.
- Tulsa King premieres on Paramount Network.
- Fever Pitch premieres on Smithsonian Channel.
- Waltons Thanksgiving premieres on CW.
- Bermuda Triangle: Into Cursed Waters premieres on History.
- Andor premieres on ABC.
- Shaq premieres on HBO.
- Countdown to Thanksgiving Day Parade premieres on NBC.
- BET Her Presents: David & Tamela premieres on BET.
- Criminal Minds: Evolution premieres on CBS.
- West Wing premieres on HLN.
- Byron Allen Presents TheGrio Awards premieres on CBS.
- Don't Worry Darling premieres on HBO.
- Oprah and Quinta Brunson premieres on OWN.
- Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen premieres on CNN.
- Howard Stern Interview: Bruce Springsteen premieres on HBO.
- Homicide Hunter: Devil in the Mountains premieres on ID.
- Southern Hospitality premieres on Bravo.
- Hometown Homicide premieres on HLN.
- Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin premieres on NBC.
- Amor y Traición premieres on Telemundo.
- Dangerous Breed: Crime. Cons. Cats premieres on USA Network.
- Shaunie & Keion: I Do premieres on VH1.
- Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually premieres on ABC.
- Reindeer in Here premieres on CBS.
- Queen Sugar Documentary premieres on OWN.
- Love Without Borders premieres on Bravo.
December
- Luxe for Less premieres on HGTV.
- Face's SuperSnowtacular premieres on Nickelodeon.
- Shortsmas with Big City Greens premieres on Disney Channel.
- True Conviction premieres on HLN.
- Somos Navidad premieres on Univision.
- Fit for Christmas premieres on CBS.
- Holiday Change premieres on Cleo TV.
- George & Tammy premieres on CMT.
- Duck the Halls: Mickey Mouse premieres on Disney XD.
- Chibiverse premieres on Disney XD.
- Great Christmas Debate premieres on Fox News.
- Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks premieres on MSNBC.
- George & Tammy premieres on Paramount Network.
- George & Tammy premieres on Showtime.
- Aerial Argentina premieres on Smithsonian Channel.
- Christmas with My Ex premieres on TV One.
- TMZ's Merry Elfin' Christmas premieres on FOX.
- His Dark Materials premieres on HBO.
- Tetris Murders premieres on ID.
- Barmageddon premieres on USA Network.
- CNN This Morning premieres on HLN.
- Body Cam: EMT premieres on ID.
- Brink of Disaster premieres on Discovery.
- Gingerbread Christmas premieres on Food Network.
- Candy Coated Christmas premieres on Food Network.
- Qué Momento: Edición Mundial premieres on Telemundo.
- Battle of the Bling premieres on HGTV.
- Amsterdam premieres on HBO.
- Atsuko Okatsuka: The Intruder premieres on HBO.
- CNN This Morning Weekend premieres on HLN.
- Serial Killer Capital: Baton Rouge premieres on Oxygen.
- Adult Swim Yule Log premieres on Adult Swim.
- Yellowstone: One-Fifty premieres on Fox News.
- White House Christmas premieres on HGTV.
- Loan Wolves premieres on MSNBC.
- Lost Case Files: Ted Bundy premieres on Oxygen.
- Christmas Prayer premieres on TV One.
- Olaf's Frozen Adventure premieres on Disney Junior.
- Murder in the Wicked West premieres on ID.
- Baking It premieres on NBC.
- Dogs of the Year premieres on CW.
- Christmas Wars premieres on A&E.
- Avatar: The Deep Dive premieres on ABC.
- Real Time Crime premieres on ID.
- Finding Harmony premieres on ABC.
- Designing Christmas premieres on HGTV.
- Awake Surgery premieres on TLC.
- Merry Scary Christmas premieres on Travel Channel.
- Tidings of Terror premieres on Travel Channel.
- Beauty and the Beast 30th Anniversary Celebration premieres on ABC.
- Parent Test premieres on ABC.
- One Delicious Christmas premieres on Food Network.
- Small Town Potential premieres on HGTV.
- Great Nickmas Tree Sliming premieres on Nickelodeon.
- Christmas Around the USA premieres on CW.
- Santa Clauses premieres on Freeform.
- Prep & Landing premieres on Freeform.
- Snow Day premieres on Nickelodeon.
- 90 Day Fiancé: Love in Paradise premieres on TLC.
- Sherri Papini: Lies, Lies and More Lies premieres on Oxygen.
- Snow Day premieres on TeenNick.
- 1923 premieres on CMT.
- Life of Jesus premieres on Fox News.
- 1923 premieres on Paramount Network.
- The Wheel premieres on NBC.
- Stuart Little premieres on Nick at Nite.
- Stuart Little premieres on Nickelodeon.
- Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All premieres on CBS.
- Ice Cold Catch premieres on Discovery.
- Kelly Clarkson Christmas premieres on E!.
- All of Them Witches premieres on AMC.
- Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon premieres on CBS.
- Michael Bublé Christmas premieres on E!.
- Franklin Graham's Special Christmas premieres on Newsmax.
- Engineering on the Edge premieres on Science.
- Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice premieres on Freeform.
- Moving Memphis premieres on HGTV.
- CNN FlashDocs premieres on CNN.
- Home for the Holidays premieres on CBS.
- Christmas Takes Flight premieres on CBS.
- Chosen: The Messengers premieres on CW.
- Fright Before Christmas premieres on Travel Channel.
- Who Can Forget? premieres on Fox News.
- Black Adam premieres on HBO.
- 24 Hours of a Christmas Story premieres on TBS.
- 24 Hours of a Christmas Story premieres on TNT.
- Life of Jesus premieres on Fox Business.
- NASCAR Presents premieres on FS1.
- 2022: Headlines, Highlights and History premieres on MSNBC.
- Reindeer in Here premieres on Nicktoons.
- Year: 2022 premieres on ABC.
- Bake It 'Til You Make It premieres on Food Network.
- Metallica: Helping Hands Concert premieres on MTV.
- Invasion: Border Crisis premieres on Newsmax.
- Family Film Awards premieres on CW.
- Chef Dynasty: House of Fang premieres on Food Network.
- Ocean Emergency: Currents of Hope premieres on CW.
- Gift: Kindness Goes Viral premieres on CBS.
- SDCCU Holiday Bowl premieres on FOX.
- Revealed premieres on HGTV.
- Hillsong: A Megachurch Exposed premieres on TLC.
- My DNA Mystery premieres on TLC.
- Yuletide Yeti premieres on Travel Channel.
- Fix My Frankenhouse premieres on HGTV.
- School of Rock premieres on TeenNick.
- Popstar's Best of 2022 premieres on CW.
- Stab That Cake! premieres on Cooking Channel.
- Guy's Hometown premieres on Food Network.
- Mecum Top 10 premieres on Motor Trend.
- Fatal Attraction Last Words premieres on TV One.
- All the Single Ladies premieres on OWN.
- Así Sonó el 2022 premieres on Univision.
- Feliz 2023 premieres on Univision.
2023
January
- Street Outlaws: Locals Only premieres on Discovery.
- Our Barbara premieres on ABC.
- Sewer Divers premieres on Discovery.
- Manifesto of a Serial Killer premieres on Oxygen.
- America's Got Talent: All Stars premieres on NBC.
- Impact Atlanta premieres on VH1.
- NFL Tailgate Takedown premieres on Food Network.
- Special Forces: World's Toughest Test premieres on FOX.
- Funeral of Pope Benedict premieres on Fox News.
- Pope Benedict XVI Remembered premieres on Newsmax.
- Kold X Windy premieres on We TV.
- Partners in Rhyme premieres on We TV.
- Man v. Food premieres on Food Network.
- Untucked! premieres on MTV.
- Everybody Loves Raymond premieres on AMC.
- D+ Film premieres on CNN.
- The Menu premieres on HBO.
- Rico to the Rescue premieres on HGTV.
- Floribama Murders premieres on Oxygen.
- Me Caigo de Risa premieres on Univision.
- Mayfair Witches premieres on AMC.
- Mayfair Witches premieres on BBC America.
- Giuliani: America's Mayor premieres on CNN.
- Alert: Missing Persons Unit premieres on FOX.
- Idaho Murders premieres on Fox News.
- Mayfair Witches premieres on IFC.
- Mayfair Witches premieres on Sundance TV.
- Tal Para Cual premieres on Univision.
- Mayfair Witches premieres on We TV.
- CLASH Endurance premieres on FS1.
- Fixer Upper: Welcome Home premieres on HGTV.
- Cabo premieres on Univision.
- Sex Before the Internet premieres on Vice.
- Lingo premieres on CBS.
- SuperKitties premieres on Disney Channel.
- SuperKitties premieres on Disney Junior.
- Christina in the Country premieres on HGTV.
- Gold, Lies & Videotape premieres on Discovery.
- SpongeBob: The Tidal Zone premieres on Nickelodeon.
- Harry: The Interview premieres on CBS.
- Yellowstone Wardens premieres on Animal Planet.
- Nerds Outcasts Underdogs premieres on BBC America.
- Celebrity IOU premieres on Discovery Family.
- Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy premieres on Food Network.
- Way Home premieres on Hallmark.
- Last of Us premieres on HBO.
- MILF Manor premieres on TLC.
- Down Home Fab premieres on HGTV.
- Price of Glee premieres on ID.
- Urban One Honors premieres on TV One.
- Daily Show premieres on Comedy Central.
- National Day of Racial Healing premieres on MSNBC.
- Night Court premieres on NBC.
- Dirty Old Cars premieres on History.
- Power Slap premieres on TBS.
- Happy Birthday Dolly Parton premieres on IFC.
- Real Friends of WeHo premieres on MTV.
- Darcey & Stacey Strike Back premieres on TLC.
- Going Fur Gold premieres on Nat Geo Wild.
- YOLO: Silver Destiny premieres on Adult Swim.
- Accused premieres on FOX.
- Playboy Murders premieres on ID.
- Death by Fame premieres on ID.
- Dani Who premieres on UniMás.
- Homicide Hunter: American Detective premieres on ID.