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2025-2026 Television Season

The 2025-2026 television season is the 80th network season in United States television history. It began on Monday, September 22, 2025 and ends on Sunday, May 31, 2026. The effective start date of the 2025-26 season for the purposes of audience measurement is Saturday, September 27, 2025.

Highest-Rated Programs

Top 10 ranking of the highest achieved rating by programs during the span of the 2025-26 TV season. See the extended list of the 2025-26 top-rated shows.

RankProgramNetworkRating
HighLow
1NFL NationalCBS9.556.39
2NFL Thursday PostgameCBS9.45
3NFL Sunday: NationalFOX8.615.01
4World SeriesFOX8.323.45
5NFL Thursday SpecialNBC8.16
6Sunday Night FootballNBC7.674.83
7NFL SingleCBS7.525.52
8NFL SaturdayFOX6.63
9NFL National PostgunCBS6.46
10NFL Thursday Pre-KickNBC5.97

Demographic Estimates

Universe estimates used to calculate a program or network's rating within that particular demographic for the 2025-26 TV season. See the extended 2025-2026 universe estimates.

DemographicPopulationShare
Households128,100,000
Persons 2+323,078,448
Persons 18-3472,000,00022.3%
Persons 18-49136,120,00042.1%
Persons 25-54125,680,00038.9%
Persons 35-4964,120,00019.9%
Males 18-3436,200,00011.2%
Males 18-4968,020,00021.1%
Males 25-5462,490,00019.3%
Females 18-3435,800,00011.1%

Events

2025

September

  1. Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent premieres on CW.
  2. Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything premieres on ABC.
  3. Death Investigator with Barbara Butcher premieres on Oxygen.
  4. On Brand with Jimmy Fallon premieres on NBC.

October

  1. Air India Crash: Declassified premieres on Discovery.
  2. Live PD: Greatest Shifts premieres on A&E.
    Press Your Luck premieres on GSN.
  3. 9-1-1: Nashville premieres on ABC.
    Con Esa Misma Mirada premieres on Univision.
    TNF Postgame premieres on Prime Video.
  4. DMV premieres on CBS.
    TV We Love premieres on CW.
  5. Holmes on Homes: Building a Legacy premieres on HGTV.
  6. NewsNation Townhall premieres on CW.
  7. Sheriff Country premieres on CBS.
    Boston Blue premieres on CBS.
    Mistletoe Murders premieres on Hallmark.
  8. The Road premieres on CBS.
    NFL Sunday Night Football Post Game premieres on NBC.
  9. Lejos de Ti premieres on Telemundo.
  10. Wife Swap: Real Housewives Edition premieres on Bravo.
    NBA Tip Off Game premieres on NBC.
    NBA Tip Off Pregrame premieres on NBC.
    Papás por Siempre premieres on Univision.
  11. Inside the NBA premieres on ESPN.
    NBA Tip-Off premieres on ESPN.
  12. Everything on the Menu premieres on USA Network.
    NBA on Prime premieres on Prime Video.
  13. It: Welcome to Derry premieres on HBO.
  14. Hunted by My Husband premieres on ID.
    NBA Pregame premieres on NBC.
    NBA Tuesday Regular Season premieres on NBC.
    NBA Tuesday Regular Season Postgame premieres on NBC.
  15. Bigfoot Took Her premieres on Discovery.
  16. Coaches Corner premieres on NBA TV.
  17. MSNBC LIVE '25: This Is Who We Are premieres on MS NOW.

November

  1. Baked with Love: Holiday premieres on Hallmark.
    CBB HoF Series Studio premieres on TNT.
    Monteverde premieres on Univision.
  2. Tournament of Champions: All-Star Christmas premieres on Food Network.
  3. Wicked: One Wonderful Night premieres on NBC.
  4. Stumble premieres on NBC.
  5. Sweet Empire premieres on Food Network.
    Killer Grannies premieres on Oxygen.
  6. The Paper premieres on NBC.
  7. Hoarding for the Holidays premieres on HGTV.
  8. College Basketball: Big 12 premieres on FS1.
  9. Gloria Estefan: En vivo desde Madrid premieres on Univision.
    American Revolution premieres on Syndication.
  10. Gingerbread Land premieres on Food Network.
  11. Primer Impacto premieres on Univision.
  12. Players Era Festival premieres on TNT.
    Players Era Festival Bridge premieres on TNT.
  13. Rocky Mountain Mortician Murder premieres on ID.
  14. Griswold Vacation Marathon premieres on AMC.
  15. Hanks-Giving Marathon premieres on AMC.
    PAW Patrol Christmas premieres on CBS.
    O Deadly Night premieres on ID.
  16. Blizzard of Blood premieres on ID.

December

  1. Dancing with the Holidays premieres on ABC.
  2. Cheap A$$ Beach Houses premieres on HGTV.
    Christmas in Nashville premieres on NBC.
  3. Next Level Baker premieres on FOX.
    All Her Fault premieres on NBC.
  4. Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas premieres on Hallmark.
  5. Christmas All the Way Marathon premieres on AMC.
    Hallmark Christmas Experience premieres on Hallmark.
  6. Christmas Candy Marathon premieres on AMC.
    Kevin Costner: First Christmas premieres on ABC.
    Fixer Upper: Colorado Mountain House premieres on HGTV.
  7. Year in Review premieres on NBC.
    Holiday Seasoning Spectacular premieres on NBC.
    Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors premieres on CW.
  8. Elf on the Twelfth premieres on AMC.
    End of an Era premieres on ABC.
    Taylor Swift: Eras Tour premieres on ABC.
    Avatar: A New Era" premieres on ABC.
    FBI premieres on TNT.
  9. Heisman Trophy Ceremony premieres on ABC.
    Taylor premieres on CW.
  10. Star-Crossed Killers premieres on ID.
  11. Elf All Night Long premieres on IFC.
  12. Rob Reiner Story premieres on ABC.
    Secrets We Bury premieres on ID.
  13. The Look: Michelle Obama premieres on MS NOW.
    Angel Falls Christmas premieres on CW.
  14. That's Not Santa premieres on AMC.
    Yogi's First Christmas premieres on CW.
  15. Naughty or Nice Weekend premieres on AMC.
    Rob Reiner: In His Own Words premieres on CNN.
    Real Nightmare Before Christmas premieres on ID.

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Blake

Oct 11, 2025 17:54 EST

When will the full 2025-26 Nielsen DMA Rankings be released?

Anonymous

Sep 27, 2025 12:24 EST

Is It Possible To Have A History Of The Top Rated Show Weekly Somewhere On This Site?

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