Most watched tv shows 2022

Logo text No one would argue that broadcast TV is booming in 2022, but on a show by show basis, things don’t look quite as bleak as they did a year ago. Whereas in 2020-21, only one network series — All American— grew both its total audience and adults 18-49 rating, several shows managed the feat in the 2021-22 season, according to Nielsen’s final seven-day ratings for the season. The gainers were led by the top two shows on TV, NBC’s Sunday Night Football (18 million viewers, 5.0 rating in 18-49) and Fox’s Thursday Night Football (15.4 million, 4.3), which posted decent improvements in both measures. The Monday edition of American Idol (6.99 million viewers, 1.0 in 18-49) and several other sports franchises, including ABC’s Saturday college football and NBA showcases, also had gains in both viewers and the key ad demographic. NBC’s Law & Order: SVU and CBS’ The Amazing Race, Undercover Boss, SWAT and Bob Hearts Abishola all posted total-viewer growth, though they dipped some in the 18-49 demo. Among entertainment programs, CBS’ The charts below are seven-day averages for the full 2021-22 TV season (Sept. 20, 2021 to May 25, 2022). Series that aired fewer than three episodes during the season, continuations of summer shows from the previous season and sports pre- and postgame shows are excluded. The numbers below also don’t include streaming, which makes up a significant portion of the audience for a number of shows. Total Viewers vs. 2020-21 Rank Show Network Viewers (mil...

Logo text A month into the 2022-23 TV season, the crop of first-year network series have fit in pretty well with their surroundings. Which is to say, there may not be many breakout hits, but nor are there any shows really dragging down their respective networks. The 13 shows that debuted in the first four weeks of the season are collectively averaging 4.06 million viewers per episode after a week of Nielsen-measured delayed viewing (i.e., not including streaming). That’s about 19 percent lower than the average for all network primetime shows (excluding news and sports) of 4.99 million viewers, but good portion of that discrepancy comes from two of the newcomers — imports Professionals and Family Law on The CW —being the bottom two shows of the fall so far. The nine series on the big four broadcasters are averaging 4.91 million viewers, within 10 percent of the average (5.39 million) of all entertainment programs on ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC. That group is led by CBS’ East New York, currently ranks 20th overall and 16th among entertainment shows at 7.32 million viewers. ABC’s Among adults 18-49, NBC’s Fire Country and East New York in a tie for the lead. All three are averaging a 0.7 rating in the key ad demographic (equivalent to about 914,000 people in that age group). While its two imported shows aren’t pulling in many viewers, The CW’s homegrown originals — The Winchesters and Walker: Independence—have gotten off to better starts. The Winchesters, a Supernatural spinoff, ra...

• Share this article on Facebook • Share this article on Twitter • Share this article on Flipboard • Share this article on Email • Show additional share options • Share this article on Linkedin • Share this article on Pinit • Share this article on Reddit • Share this article on Tumblr • Share this article on Whatsapp • Share this article on Print • Share this article on Comment Logo text For the first time in a very, very long time, no broadcast drama or comedy broke the 10-million viewer mark in Nielsen’s season-long ratings. Only two primetime NFL showcases —NBC’s weekly Sunday Night Football (18.14 million viewers) and ABC’s four Monday Night Football telecasts (10.46 million) — got into double-digit millions of viewers for the 2022-23 season. That’s according to final seven-day Nielsen ratings for the 2022-23 season, which wrapped on May 24. Similarly, the number of shows that managed a 1.0 rating or better in the key ad-sales demographic of adults 18-49 fell precipitously: Where two dozen shows (not including live sports) hit that mark Survivor (1.04), Fox’s 911 (1.0) and NBC’s Chicago PD (1.0). Chicago Fire is just below that threshold at 0.99. After football, CBS’ NCIS is the most-watched show on the broadcast networks with 9.86 million viewers; the network has eight of the 10 most watched series (again, excluding sports) for the season. Where did those missing viewers go? Partly to streaming, which isn’t measured in Nielsen’s seven-day ratings but can pad a show’s ...