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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 ended 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
1Super BowlNBC38.7
2Super Bowl KickoffNBC23.9
3Super Bowl PostgameNBC19.0
4AFC Divisional PlayoffCBS15.9
5NFC Wild Card GameFOX13.9
6NFL Playoff Game: DivisionalNBC12.6
7FIFA Men's World CupFOX11.21.89
8Super Bowl PregameNBC9.99
9NFC PlayoffFOX9.89
10NFL NationalCBS9.556.39

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. Killer Investigations premieres on A&E.
    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. NCAA College Basketball: Big East premieres on TNT.
  13. Players Era Festival premieres on TNT.
    Players Era Festival Bridge premieres on TNT.
  14. Rocky Mountain Mortician Murder premieres on ID.
  15. Griswold Vacation Marathon premieres on AMC.
  16. Hanks-Giving Marathon premieres on AMC.
    PAW Patrol Christmas premieres on CBS.
    O Deadly Night premieres on ID.
  17. Blizzard of Blood premieres on ID.
    Dinner & a Movie premieres on TBS.

December

  1. NCIS premieres on Lifetime.
    The Pitt premieres on TNT.
  2. Dancing with the Holidays premieres on ABC.
  3. Cheap A$$ Beach Houses premieres on HGTV.
    Christmas in Nashville premieres on NBC.
  4. Next Level Baker premieres on FOX.
    All Her Fault premieres on NBC.
  5. Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas premieres on Hallmark.
  6. Christmas All the Way Marathon premieres on AMC.
    Hallmark Christmas Experience premieres on Hallmark.
    Chicago PD premieres on USA Network.
  7. Christmas Candy Marathon premieres on AMC.
    Kevin Costner: First Christmas premieres on ABC.
    Fixer Upper: Colorado Mountain House premieres on HGTV.
  8. Year in Review premieres on NBC.
    Holiday Seasoning Spectacular premieres on NBC.
    Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors premieres on CW.
  9. 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.
  10. Heisman Trophy Ceremony premieres on ABC.
    Taylor premieres on CW.
  11. Star-Crossed Killers premieres on ID.
  12. Elf All Night Long premieres on IFC.
  13. Rob Reiner Story premieres on ABC.
    Secrets We Bury premieres on ID.
  14. The Look: Michelle Obama premieres on MS NOW.
    Angel Falls Christmas premieres on CW.
  15. That's Not Santa premieres on AMC.
    Law & Order premieres on Pop.
    Yogi's First Christmas premieres on CW.
  16. Naughty or Nice Weekend premieres on AMC.
    Rob Reiner: In His Own Words premieres on CNN.
    Real Nightmare Before Christmas premieres on ID.
  17. Christina Aguilera: Christmas in Paris premieres on CBS.
    CBS Evening News premieres on CBS for the second time.
    California Christmas: City Lights premieres on CW.
  18. Christmas Eve Tragedy premieres on ID.
    Yukon Rescue premieres on Nat Geo.
  19. History of a Christmas Carol premieres on Fox News.
  20. American Kitchen premieres on Fox News.
  21. Junk or Jackpot premieres on HGTV.
  22. Star Wars Weekend premieres on AMC.
    Gator Bowl premieres on ABC.
    Gator Bowl Postgame premieres on ABC.
  23. Grammy Celebration of Latin Music premieres on CBS.
  24. NBA Monday Regular Season premieres on NBC.
  25. Farmhouse Facelift premieres on HGTV.

2026

January

  1. Crime in Progress premieres on A&E.
    House of Ali premieres on HGTV.
    Cult of the Real Housewife premieres on TLC.
  2. Best Medicine premieres on FOX.
  3. Evening News with Tony Dokoupil premieres on CBS.
    Baking Championship: Next Gen premieres on Food Network.
  4. Cult Behind the Killer: Andrea Yates premieres on ID.
  5. Desert Law premieres on A&E.
    Harlan Coben's Final Twist premieres on CBS.
    Neighborhood Watch premieres on HGTV.
  6. Valley: Persian Style premieres on Bravo.
  7. ET: Live on the Golden Globes Red Carpet premieres on CBS.
    Fear Factor: House of Fear premieres on FOX.
  8. Killer Confessions: Texas Ranger premieres on ID.
    Suddenly Amish premieres on TLC.
  9. Dirty Talk premieres on ABC.
  10. College Hoops: Big 12 premieres on FOX.
  11. Knight of the Seven Kingdoms premieres on HBO.
    Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins premieres on NBC.
  12. Katie Pavlich: Trump Exclusive premieres on CW.
  13. Trump Investigations premieres on MS NOW.
  14. Inside the NBA premieres on ABC.
  15. Memory of a Killer premieres on FOX.
    Sinister Secretary premieres on ID.
  16. History's Deadliest with Ving Rhames premieres on History.
  17. DC Air Disaster: Final Minutes Revealed premieres on Discovery.
  18. Virginian premieres on INSP.
  19. NBA Tip-Off premieres on ABC.
    Liga MX Torneo Clausura premieres on TUDN.

February

  1. Mini Reni premieres on HGTV.
    NBA Sunday Night Basketball premieres on NBC.
  2. Groundhog Day Marathon premieres on AMC.
  3. Turpins: A New House of Horror premieres on ABC.
  4. Muppet Show premieres on ABC.
    Coach Vick Experience premieres on BET.
    NASCAR Cup Series premieres on FS2.
  5. Winter Olympics Preview premieres on NBC.
  6. Revealed premieres on MS NOW.
    Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony premieres on NBC.
  7. Super Bowl Soulful Celebration premieres on BET.
    Winter Olympics premieres on NBC.
    Winter Olympics Prime premieres on USA Network.
  8. Super Bowl Postgame premieres on NBC.
    Super Bowl premieres on NBC.
    Super Bowl Pregame premieres on NBC.
    Super Bowl Kickoff premieres on NBC.
  9. Murder at KK's Corner premieres on ID.
  10. Bodies in the Well premieres on ID.
  11. Kitchen Nightmares premieres on Food Network.
    Love Story: JFK Jr premieres on FX.
    Ruby & Jodi: Cult of Sin premieres on ID.
  12. WWE SmackDown premieres on Syfy.
  13. College GameDay on ABC Pregame premieres on ABC.
    Deadly Women: Fatal Instincts premieres on ID.
    Deadly Affairs: Betrayed by Love premieres on ID.
    NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series premieres on CW.
  14. Things That Matter premieres on CBS.
    Confessions of Answering premieres on ID.
    NBA Basketball All-Star Postgame premieres on NBC.
  15. Star Wars Marathon premieres on AMC.
  16. John and Carolyn premieres on ABC.
  17. Nevada Killing Spree premieres on ID.
    Murder on Long Island premieres on ID.
  18. This is UFC premieres on CBS.
  19. CNN & Variety Town Hall premieres on CNN.
    WWE Legends: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin premieres on CW.
  20. WWE Ancillary Programs premieres on ESPN.
    History's Greatest Picks with Mike Wolfe premieres on History.
    Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony premieres on NBC.
  21. CIA premieres on CBS.
  22. Scrubs premieres on ABC.
    Greatest Average American premieres on ABC.
    Lost Women of Alaska premieres on ID.

March

  1. Shockwaves: Attack on Iran premieres on ABC.
    Marshals premieres on CBS.
  2. Wild Vacation Rentals premieres on HGTV.
    Bachelor Mansion Takeover premieres on HGTV.
  3. RJ Decker premieres on ABC.
    We the People premieres on MS NOW.
  4. America's Culinary Cup premieres on CBS.
    Flavortown Food Fight premieres on Food Network.
    Hunt for the Missing: Chicago premieres on ID.
    Body Bizarre premieres on TLC.
  5. Predator Hunters premieres on A&E.
    Ladies of London: The New Reign premieres on Bravo.
  6. Mob-A-Thon premieres on AMC.
    UFC Prelims premieres on CBS.
    UFC premieres on CBS.
  7. Ultimate Baking Championship premieres on Food Network.
  8. Alcatraz: Mysteries at the Museum premieres on Travel Channel.
    FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup premieres on TruTV.
  9. Property Brothers: Under Pressure premieres on HGTV.
  10. Body Cam premieres on Discovery.
    Secrets of the 12 Tribes Cult premieres on ID.
  11. TGL Studio premieres on ESPN.
    Fatal Love premieres on ID.
  12. Assassination in the Valley of the Kings premieres on Discovery.
    Bad Foot Clinic premieres on TLC.
  13. Fanatics Flag Football Classic premieres on FOX.
  14. Love Overboard premieres on ABC.
    Standoff: FBI, Power & Paranoia premieres on CNN.
    Martin Scorsese: Saints premieres on FOX.
    The Faithful premieres on FOX.
  15. Bite Mark Murder premieres on ID.
  16. Southern Law premieres on A&E.
    Divorced Sistas premieres on BET.
  17. Baseball NT America premieres on NBC.
    MLB Opening Day premieres on NBC.
  18. Crooked on MS NOW premieres on MS NOW.
  19. Betrayal: Secrets & Lies premieres on ABC.
    IndyCar NICS Racing premieres on FS1.
    Covid Killer premieres on ID.
  20. MLB Regular Season Bridge premieres on FS1.
    History's Greatest Warriors premieres on History.
    Lethal Lunch Break premieres on ID.
  21. Jeff Dunham's The Cars That Drove Us premieres on Discovery.
    High School Studio premieres on ESPN.
    House Hunters Australia premieres on HGTV.
    Evil Lives Here: My Child premieres on ID.
    Secrets of the Bees premieres on Nat Geo.

April

  1. American Bible Challenge premieres on CW.
  2. College Hoops: Crown premieres on FOX.
    Celebrity Jeopardy premieres on GSN.
  3. Tropic Like It's Hot premieres on HGTV.
    Roommate Rivalry premieres on ID.
  4. Growing Up Tiny: Kenadie's Story premieres on TLC.
    World's Tallest Man: Next Chapter premieres on TLC.
  5. Artemis II: Coming Home premieres on ABC.
    Artemis II Splashdown premieres on FOX.
    Artemis II: Coming Home premieres on Nat Geo.
  6. Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever premieres on CNN.
  7. Buffalo Butcher premieres on ID.
    MLB Sunday Night Baseball premieres on NBC.
  8. World's Bargain Dream Homes premieres on HGTV.
  9. One Day in My Body premieres on TLC.
  10. Artemis II: To the Moon premieres on Discovery.
  11. Bear Grylls Is Running Wild premieres on FOX.
  12. Chernobyl's First 48 premieres on Discovery.
  13. Devil of a Boss premieres on ID.
    White House Correspondents' Dinner premieres on Newsmax.

May

  1. Kentucky Oaks premieres on NBC.
  2. Triple Feature premieres on AMC.
    Vengeance: Killer Coworkers premieres on ID.
  3. NFL Films Presents premieres on ESPN.
    NHL Playoffs: Round 2 premieres on TNT.
    NHL Playoffs: Round 2 premieres on TruTV.
  4. California Governor Primary Debate premieres on CNN.
    Deadly Drifter premieres on ID.
  5. Nancy Guthrie Mystery premieres on CW.
  6. M.I.A. premieres on NBC.
  7. Ted Turner: Maverick Man premieres on CNN.
  8. War of the Survival Worlds premieres on Discovery.
    Professional Pickleball Association premieres on FOX.
    Home Town: Inn This Together premieres on HGTV.
    WNBA Regular Season premieres on USA Network.
    WNBA Studio premieres on USA Network.
  9. Mystery of Richard Simmons premieres on ABC.
    Chopped Castaways premieres on Food Network.
    Cottage Killer premieres on ID.
  10. Face Doctors premieres on TLC.
  11. Dutton Ranch premieres on Paramount.
  12. Banana Ball World Tour premieres on CW.
  13. Disaster: Chernobyl Meltdown premieres on CNN.
    Naked & Afraid: Global Showdown premieres on Discovery.
    In the Eye of the Storm: Chasers premieres on Discovery.
  14. Killer Among Us premieres on Oxygen.
  15. In the City premieres on Bravo.
    Murder at Silver Peak premieres on ID.
  16. 600: History of NASCAR's Toughest Race premieres on FS1.
  17. World Wars premieres on History.
  18. Band of Brothers Marathon premieres on AMC.
    Food Network's Top 10 premieres on Food Network.
    World War II with Tom Hanks premieres on History.
    Many Lives of Benjaman Kyle premieres on ID.
  19. Rise & Fall of the Roman Empire premieres on History.
  20. American on Purpose premieres on CNN.

June

  1. Truth & Lies: JFK premieres on ABC.
    History's Greatest Machines premieres on History.
  2. What Happened to Russell Ray premieres on ID.
  3. This Land premieres on CNN.
    100 Cooks premieres on Food Network.
    Renovation Island: Adventure Continues premieres on HGTV.
  4. Crashers premieres on HGTV.
  5. Most Extreme Humans premieres on TLC.
  6. MLB Opening Day premieres on ESPN.
    After Hours with James Corden premieres on FOX.
    Surviving Earth premieres on NBC.
  7. Toy Story 30 Years and Beyond premieres on ABC.
  8. College Baseball Studio premieres on ESPN.
  9. Little Singles premieres on TLC.
  10. Swamp Patrol premieres on A&E.
  11. Hope Comes Home premieres on MS NOW.

July

  1. Top Gun: Maverick premieres on CBS.
  2. Pursuit of Happiness premieres on ABC.
    America the Beautiful premieres on ABC.
    FIFA Men's World Cup Postgame premieres on FOX.
    Gun the Man Down premieres on INSP.
    Fatal Fourth of July premieres on ID.
  3. NASCAR Cup Series premieres on TruTV.

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Blake

Oct 11, 2025 18:54 EST

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

Anonymous

Sep 27, 2025 13:24 EST

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

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