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2024-2025 Television Season

The 2024-2025 television season is the 79th network season in United States television history. It began on Monday, September 23, 2024 and ends on Sunday, May 25, 2025. The effective start date of the 2024-25 season for the purposes of audience measurement is Saturday, September 28, 2024.

Highest-Rated Programs

Top 10 ranking of the highest achieved rating by programs during the span of the 2024-25 TV season. See the extended list of the 2024-25 top-rated shows.

RankProgramNetworkRating
HighLow
1Super BowlFOX39.7
2Super Bowl Post-GunFOX29.3
3Super Bowl Post-GameFOX19.0
4AFC Championship GameCBS18.1
5AFC Championship Post-GunCBS13.9
6AFC Divisional PlayoffCBS13.5
7NFC Wild Card GameFOX11.3
8NFC PlayoffFOX10.9
9AFC Divisional Playoff Post GunCBS10.9
10NFL NationalCBS9.816.39

Media Market Estimates

Top 10 ranking of designated market areas by number of television homes for the 2024-2025 TV season. See the complete 2024-2025 Nielsen DMA ranking.

RankMarketTV HomesShare
1New York7,494,5105.972%
2Los Angeles5,835,7904.650%
3Chicago3,654,7502.912%
4Dallas-Fort Worth3,264,4902.601%
5Philadelphia3,145,9202.507%
6Houston2,797,4202.229%
7Atlanta2,758,1702.198%
8Washington-Hagerstown2,630,6402.096%
9Boston-Manchester2,584,4602.059%
10San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose2,542,4802.026%

Demographic Estimates

Universe estimates used to calculate a program or network's rating within that particular demographic for the 2024-25 TV season. See the extended 2024-2025 universe estimates.

DemographicPopulationShare
Households125,800,000
Persons 2+317,277,664
Persons 18-3471,680,00022.6%
Persons 18-49134,090,00042.3%
Persons 25-54123,480,00038.9%
Persons 35-4962,410,00019.7%
Males 18-3436,180,00011.4%
Males 18-4967,300,00021.2%
Males 25-5461,730,00019.5%
Females 18-3435,500,00011.2%

Events

2024

September

  1. Brilliant Minds premieres on NBC.
  2. Last Bite Hotel premieres on Food Network.
    Murder in a Small Town premieres on FOX.
  3. Doctor Odyssey premieres on ABC.
  4. Daryl Dixon: Return premieres on AMC.
    Pound 4 Pound premieres on BET.
    Summit premieres on CBS.
    Melania premieres on Fox News.
    Black Women in America premieres on MSNBC.

October

  1. Walz vs. Vance: VP Debate premieres on ABC.
    CBS VP Debate premieres on CNN.
    VP Debate Hosted by CBS premieres on FOX.
    CBS VP Debate premieres on Fox Business.
    CBS VP Debate Analysis premieres on Fox Business.
    CBS VP Debate premieres on Fox News.
    CBS VP Debate Analysis premieres on Fox News.
    NBC News VP Debate Countdown premieres on NBC.
    CBS News Vice Presidential Debate premieres on Newsmax.
    WWE NXT premieres on CW.
  2. Scariest House in America premieres on HGTV.
    Scare Tactics premieres on USA Network.
  3. MLB American League Division Series premieres on TBS.
  4. American Music Awards premieres on CBS.
    Black Saturday premieres on Fox News.
  5. MLB American League Division Series premieres on TruTV.
  6. Oprah Special: Presleys premieres on CBS.
    Finnerty premieres on Newsmax.
  7. Secret Life of Diddy premieres on ABC.
    Lost Monster Files premieres on Discovery.
    Hurricane Milton Coverage premieres on Fox News.
    Bargain Block New Orleans premieres on HGTV.
  8. WNBA Finals premieres on ESPN.
    MLB American League Division Series premieres on TNT.
  9. Latinos in Hollywood premieres on ABC.
  10. MLB on TBS Leadoff premieres on TBS.
  11. NCIS: Origins premieres on CBS.
  12. Northwoods Survival premieres on Nat Geo.
  13. Fugitives Caught on Tape premieres on A&E.
  14. Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage premieres on CBS.
  15. Happy's Place premieres on NBC.
  16. Bruce Springsteen premieres on ABC.
    Sunday Encore premieres on CBS.
  17. Poppa's House premieres on CBS.
  18. Residential Rage premieres on ID.
  19. Chris Brown: A History of Violence premieres on ID.
  20. Based on a True Story premieres on USA Network.
  21. Expedition Files premieres on Discovery.
    Finding Mr Christmas premieres on Hallmark.

November

  1. Reagan: Portrait of a President premieres on CW.
  2. Price of Fame: Liam Payne premieres on ABC.
    Before They Kill Again premieres on ID.
    Bill O'Reilly: Confronting the Presidents premieres on CW.
    Clinton: Portrait of a President premieres on CW.
  3. Driving the Vote premieres on CW.
  4. Feuds Turned Fatal premieres on ID.
  5. Lioness premieres on Paramount.
  6. St. Denis Medical premieres on NBC.
  7. Shop with BET premieres on BET.
  8. Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking premieres on Food Network.
  9. Last Woodsmen premieres on Discovery.
    Bob Hearts Abishola premieres on CW.
  10. UFC Prelims premieres on FX.
    Scripps News is shut down.
  11. Landman premieres on CMT.
    Landman premieres on Paramount.
  12. Making of Gladiator II premieres on CBS.
  13. Countdown to CMA Awards premieres on ABC.
    Tales from Oak Island premieres on History.
    Defying Gravity: Wicked premieres on NBC.
  14. Nugget Is Dead premieres on CBS.
  15. Tsunami: Race Against Time premieres on Nat Geo.
  16. Untold Story of Mary Poppins premieres on ABC.

December

  1. Agency premieres on Paramount.
  2. Jimmy Fallon Holiday Seasoning premieres on NBC.
  3. Frosty the Snowman premieres on NBC.
    Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer premieres on NBC.
  4. Mysteries Unearthed premieres on History.
  5. SEC Championship premieres on ABC.
    Women's Champions Classic premieres on FOX.
    Women's Champions Classic Bridge premieres on FOX.
    Separated premieres on MSNBC.
    California Christmas premieres on CW.
  6. Real Full Monty premieres on FOX.
    Best Christmas Movies Ever premieres on CW.
  7. NBA Cup Quater Finals premieres on TNT.
  8. Motown Christmas premieres on NBC.
  9. Billboard Music Awards premieres on FOX.
  10. NBA Cup Semi-Finals premieres on ABC.
  11. Evening with Dua Lipa premieres on CBS.
    Lost Treasures of the Bible premieres on Nat Geo.
  12. NBA Cup Finals premieres on ABC.
    HOF Women's Showcase premieres on FS1.
    Showdown premieres on TBS.
    Showdown premieres on TNT.
  13. Jingle Ball premieres on ABC.
    Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot premieres on ID.
  14. Manhunt: Luigi Mangione premieres on ABC.
    Nate Bargatze's Nashville Xmas premieres on CBS.
    Six Schizophrenic Brothers premieres on TLC.
  15. CFP Pregame premieres on ABC.
    CFP First Round premieres on ABC.
    CFP First Round premieres on ESPN.
    CFP First Round premieres on ESPN2.
  16. Santa Clause premieres on ABC.
  17. Your World premieres on Fox News.
  18. Christmas with Andrea Bocelli premieres on CBS.
  19. Cold Case Files: Murder in the Bayou premieres on A&E.
    Grammy Greats premieres on CBS.
  20. Alamo Bowl premieres on ABC.
    Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl premieres on CW.
  21. Jimmy Carter: A Full Life premieres on ABC.
    Winter Preview premieres on FOX.
  22. Law & Order premieres on BBC America.
    Day of the Jackal premieres on NBC.
  23. CFP Quarterfinals premieres on ESPN.
    CFP Quarterfinals premieres on ESPN2.
    New Year with Kat & Tyrus premieres on Fox News.

2025

January

  1. Homicide Squad New Orleans premieres on A&E.
  2. Fugitive Hunters Mexico premieres on A&E.
    Extreme Makeover: Home Edition premieres on ABC.
    Going Dutch premieres on FOX.
  3. NFL Kickoff premieres on ABC.
  4. TGL Golf premieres on ESPN.
    Doc premieres on FOX.
    Betting on Paradise premieres on HGTV.
  5. Ozark Law premieres on A&E.
    Florida Heat premieres on A&E.
    Live PD Presents: PD Cam premieres on A&E for the second time.
    Shifting Gears premieres on ABC.
    Coverage of LA Fires premieres on Fox News.
  6. State Funeral of Jimmy Carter premieres on CNN.
    BCS Bowl Studio Pregame premieres on ESPN.
    BCS Bowl Studio Postgame premieres on ESPN.
    BCS Bowl Studio Kickoff premieres on ESPN.
    President Carter Funeral premieres on Fox News.
  7. College Football Studio Show Pregame premieres on ESPN.
    Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This premieres on HBO.
    Bel-Air premieres on USA Network.
  8. AFC Wildcard Playoff premieres on Nickelodeon.
    NFL Playoffs premieres on Prime Video.
  9. The Wall premieres on GSN.
    Jeopardy premieres on GSN.
    Curious Case Of premieres on ID.
    Baylen Out Loud premieres on TLC.
  10. President Biden Farewell premieres on ABC.
    Presidential Address premieres on FOX.
    Presidential Address premieres on MSNBC.
  11. Hollywood Squares premieres on CBS.
  12. Unrivaled Basketball premieres on TNT.
  13. Hunting Party premieres on NBC.
    America Celebrates: Trump premieres on Newsmax.
  14. CFP Championship premieres on ESPN2.
    Inauguration of Donald Trump premieres on Fox News.
    Trump Inauguration Recap premieres on Newsmax.
  15. Will Cain Show premieres on Fox News.
  16. Rachel Maddow Show: Weekend premieres on MSNBC.
    From Roger Moore with Love premieres on CW.
  17. Watson premieres on CBS.
    Savage Nation premieres on Newsmax.
  18. Secret Lives of Mormon Wives premieres on ABC.
    CBS Evening News premieres on CBS for the second time.
    History's Most Shocking premieres on History.
    Fall of Diddy premieres on ID.
    Hunting UFO's: The Crash Retrieval Whistleblower premieres on CW.
  19. Hunting History with Steven Rinella premieres on History.
  20. Paradise premieres on ABC.
    Flip Off premieres on HGTV.
    Izzy Does It premieres on HGTV.
  21. Scamanda premieres on ABC.
    Perfect Wife: Sherri Papini premieres on ABC.
  22. Inside the 67th Annual Grammy Awards premieres on CBS.
    Guy's Ultimate Family Cruise premieres on Food Network.
    Pro Bowl Skills Challenge premieres on NFL Network.

February

  1. Very Scary Lovers premieres on ID.
  2. Life Interrupted: Isabella Strahan premieres on ABC.
  3. NFL Honors premieres on FOX.
  4. Critics Choice Awards premieres on E!.
    Mysteries from Above premieres on History.
  5. Super Bowl Soulful Celebration premieres on FOX.
    90s Boy Band Boom premieres on CW.
  6. Puppy Bowl Kickoff premieres on Animal Planet.
  7. Extracted premieres on FOX.
  8. 4 Nations Face-Off premieres on TNT.
  9. 4 Nations Face-Off premieres on ESPN.
  10. Magnum PI premieres on Ion Television.
  11. 4 Nations Face-Off premieres on ABC.
    Basketball Stories premieres on TNT.
  12. Lockerbie premieres on CNN.
    Foul Play with Anthony Davis premieres on TBS.
  13. On TV: Black History Month premieres on CBS.
    TGL Golf premieres on ESPN2.
    Thomas Jefferson premieres on History.
    Who Is Luigi Mangione premieres on ID.
  14. Good Cop/Bad Cop premieres on CW.
  15. Cold Case Files: Dead West premieres on A&E.
  16. Family Business: New Orleans premieres on BET.
    Super/Man: Christopher Reeve premieres on CNN.
    My View with Lara Trump premieres on Fox News.
  17. Americas premieres on NBC.
    Suits LA premieres on NBC.
    Grosse Pointe Garden Society premieres on NBC.
    Baldwins premieres on TLC.
    Americas premieres on USA Network.
  18. Beyond the Gates premieres on CBS.
    MSNBC Prime premieres on MSNBC for the second time.
    Big Family Big City premieres on TLC.
  19. Will Reeve: Finding My Father premieres on ABC.
  20. Countdown to Oscars premieres on ABC.

March

  1. National Rugby League premieres on FOX.
  2. Arena with Kasie Hunt premieres on CNN.
  3. Presidential Address to Congress premieres on ABC.
    Presidential Address to Congress Preview premieres on ABC.
    Denise Richards: Wild Things premieres on Bravo.
    Presidential Address to Congress premieres on CNN.
    Presidential Address to Congress Preview premieres on CNN.
    Presidential Address to Congress premieres on CBS.
    Presidential Address to Congress Preview premieres on CBS.
    Presidential Address to Congress premieres on FOX.
    Presidential Address to Congress premieres on Fox News.
    Presidential Address to Congress Analysis premieres on Fox News.
    Presidential Address to Congress premieres on MSNBC.
    Presidential Address to Congress premieres on NBC.
    Presidential Address to Congress Preview premieres on NBC.
    Presidential Address to Congress premieres on Newsmax.
    Jay & Pamela premieres on TLC.
  4. Twitter: Breaking the Bird premieres on CNN.
    Filthy Fortunes premieres on Discovery.
  5. Ringo & Friends at The Ryman premieres on CBS.
  6. Constables on Patrol premieres on Discovery.
  7. Big East Tournament Extra premieres on FS1.
  8. Big East Tournament Hoops Extra premieres on FOX.
  9. Women's College Gymnastics premieres on FOX.
    Dolly Parton: Here I Am premieres on CW.
  10. Fixer Upper: The Castle premieres on HGTV.
    Body in the Snow: Trial of Karen Read premieres on ID.
  11. Last Days of Gene Hackman premieres on ABC.
    TGL Golf Postgame premieres on ESPN.
    House of Knives premieres on Food Network.
  12. Stadium Lockup premieres on A&E.
    Opry 100 premieres on NBC.
  13. Expedition Files premieres on TBS.
    NCAA Basketball Championship Postgun premieres on TNT.
  14. David Blaine: Do Not Attempt premieres on Nat Geo.
  15. TGL Golf Pregame premieres on ESPN2.
    Fixer Upper: The Hotel premieres on HGTV.
    Hollywood Demons premieres on ID.
  16. NCAA Men's Hockey Championship premieres on ESPN2.
  17. NHL Prime Postgame premieres on ABC.
    NASCAR Xfinity Post-Race premieres on CW.
  18. Chicken Sisters premieres on Hallmark.
  19. The Menopause Revolution premieres on ABC.

April

  1. Death Coast premieres on History.
    Voice: Cutdown premieres on NBC.
  2. Secrets Declassified premieres on History.
    Hacks premieres on TBS.
  3. Say Yes to the Dress: Tan France premieres on TLC.
  4. Evening with Elton John and Brandi Carlile premieres on CBS.
    College Basketball Crown premieres on FOX.
    College Basketball Crown Post Game premieres on FOX.
  5. All Access PD: Grand Rapids premieres on ID.
  6. Sherlock & Daughter premieres on CW.
  7. NHL Playoffs: First Round premieres on TNT.
  8. Dr. Pimple Popper: Breaking Out premieres on Lifetime.
  9. Francis: The People's Pope premieres on ABC.

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