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  1. Most watched broadcasts by average viewership

  2. Most watched television broadcasts by year

     2019  2018  2017  2016  2015 

  3. Most watched TV series

     Most watched by year  Most watched series finales  Most watched series episode of the decade  Longest dominating series of the decade 

  4. See also

  5. References

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2015}}

The following is a list of most watched television broadcasts in the United States based on average viewership of the broadcasts by Nielsen. The Super Bowl has frequently been the most watched American television broadcast of the year. Super Bowl XLIX is currently the most watched U.S. television broadcast with 114.4 million viewers.[1]

Most watched broadcasts by average viewership

The following is a list of the most watched television broadcasts in the United States by average viewers per minute according to Nielsen.

No. Show Viewership Date Network
1 Super Bowl XLIX 114,442,000[2] February 1, 2015 NBC
2 Super Bowl XLVIII 112,191,000[2] February 2, 2014 Fox
3 Super Bowl 50 111,864,000[2] February 7, 2016 CBS
4 Super Bowl XLVI 111,346,000[2] February 5, 2012 NBC
5 Super Bowl LI 111,319,000[2] February 5, 2017 Fox
6 Super Bowl XLV 111,041,000[2] February 6, 2011 Fox
7 Super Bowl XLVII 108,693,000[2] February 3, 2013 CBS
8 Super Bowl XLIV 106,476,000[2] February 7, 2010 CBS
9 M*A*S*H ("Goodbye, Farewell and Amen") 105,970,000[3] February 28, 1983 CBS
10 Super Bowl LII 103,471,000[2] February 4, 2018 NBC
11 Super Bowl XLIII 98,732,000[2] February 1, 2009 NBC
12 Super Bowl LIII 98,190,000[4] February 3, 2019 CBS
13 Super Bowl XLII 97,448,000[2] February 3, 2008 Fox
14 Super Bowl XXX 94,080,000[2] January 28, 1996 NBC
15 Super Bowl XLI 93,184,000[2] February 4, 2007 CBS
16 Super Bowl XX 92,570,000[2] January 26, 1986 NBC
17 Super Bowl XXVII 90,990,000[2] January 31, 1993 NBC
18 Super Bowl XL 90,745,000[2] February 5, 2006 ABC
19 Super Bowl XXVIII 90,000,000[2] January 30, 1994 NBC
Super Bowl XXXII 90,000,000[2] January 25, 1998 NBC
Note
{{small|There have been television audiences this large or larger for certain news events, but those totals include coverage on multiple networks and total viewership. For example, 125 to 150 million viewers watched the first moon landing on July 20, 1969; CBS had the largest share of those viewers with 57 million.[5]{{not in citation given|date=November 2018}} Richard Nixon's resignation speech on August 9, 1974 attracted 128 million viewers. 118 million viewers watched the start of the "Operation Desert Storm" military attack on Iraq on January 17, 1991. 95 million viewers watched the police highway pursuit of O. J. Simpson on June 17, 1994.}}

Most watched television broadcasts by year

2019

{{main|List of most watched United States television broadcasts of 2019}}

2018

The following is a list of the ten most watched TV broadcasts in the United States in 2018 according to Nielsen.[6]

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No. Show Viewership
(in millions) 		Date Network(s)
1 Super Bowl LII 103.4 February 4, 2018 NBC
2 2018 State of the Union Address 45.6 January 30, 2018 Various
3 Jaguars vs. Patriots 44.1 January 21, 2018 CBS
4 Vikings vs. Eagles 42.3 January 21, 2018 Fox
5 Saints vs. Vikings 35.6 January 14, 2018 Fox
6 Jaguars vs. Steelers 31.4 January 14, 2018 CBS
7 Panthers vs. Saints 31.1 January 7, 2018 Fox
8 Redskins vs. Cowboys 30.5 November 22, 2018 Fox
9 Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle 29.2 May 19, 2018 Various
10 Crimson Tide vs. Bulldogs 28.4 January 8, 2018 ESPN

2017

The following is a list of the ten most watched TV broadcasts in the United States in 2017 according to Nielsen.[7]

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No. Show Viewership
(in millions) 		Date Network(s)
1 Super Bowl LI 111.3 February 5, 2017 Fox
2 Packers vs. Cowboys 48.5 January 15, 2017 Fox
3 Steelers vs. Patriots 48.0 January 22, 2017 CBS
4 Donald Trump Congressional Address 47.7 February 28, 2017 Various
5 Packers vs. Falcons 46.3 January 22, 2017 Fox
6 Giants vs. Packers 39.3 January 8, 2017 Fox
7 Steelers vs. Chiefs 37.1 January 15, 2017 NBC
8 89th Academy Awards 32.9 February 26, 2017 ABC
9 Inauguration of Donald Trump 30.6 January 20, 2017 Various
10 Dolphins vs. Steelers 29.9 January 8, 2017 CBS

2016

The following is a list of the ten most watched TV broadcasts in the United States in 2016 according to Nielsen.[8][9][10][11][12][13]

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No. Show Viewership
(in millions) 		Date Network(s)
1 Super Bowl 50 111.9 February 7, 2016 CBS
2 First presidential debate 84.0 September 26, 2016 Various
3 Third presidential debate 71.6 October 19, 2016 Various
4 Super Bowl 50 post-game show 70.0 February 7, 2016 CBS
5 Second presidential debate 66.5 October 9, 2016 Various
6 World Series Game 7: Cubs vs. Indians 40.5 November 2, 2016 Fox
7 Vice presidential debate 37.0 October 4, 2016 Various
8 Redskins vs. Cowboys 35.1 November 24, 2016 Fox
9 Donald Trump RNC acceptance speech 34.9 July 21, 2016 Various
10 88th Academy Awards 34.4 February 28, 2016 ABC

2015

The following is a list of the ten most watched TV broadcasts in the United States in 2015 according to Nielsen.[14]

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No. Show Viewership
(in millions) 		Date Network
1 Super Bowl XLIX 115.2 February 1, 2015 NBC
2 Super Bowl XLIX post-game show 73.2 February 1, 2015 NBC
3 Colts vs. Patriots 42.3 January 18, 2015 CBS
4 87th Academy Awards 37.2 February 22, 2015 ABC
5 College Football Playoff National Championship 33.7 January 12, 2015 ESPN
6 Lions vs. Cowboys post-game show 33.1 January 4, 2015 Fox
7 Panthers vs. Seahawks 31.1 January 10, 2015 Fox
8 The Blacklist ("Luther Braxton", Super Bowl XLIX lead-out) 30.5 February 1, 2015 NBC
9 Colts vs. Broncos post-game show 28.6 January 11, 2015 CBS
10 Alabama vs. Ohio State 28.5 January 1, 2015 ESPN

Most watched TV series

Most watched by year

Nielsen began compiling ratings for television beginning in 1950. Prior to that year, television ratings were compiled by a number of other sources, including C. E. Hooper (which was bought out by Nielsen in February 1950) and Variety.

American Idol holds the record for most consecutive seasons at No. 1 (also its total), with eight. Note however that American Idol usually airs two episodes a week; for the 2005-2006 season, only the Tuesday show was ranked No. 1, overall American Idol was ranked No. 2 that season. For the show taken as a whole, it was No. 1 for six consecutive seasons.[15] All in the Family, and The Cosby Show share second place for most consecutive (and total) seasons at No. 1, with five each. Counting in for total seasons at No. 1, 60 Minutes also holds a share of a three-way second place, and is the first (and currently only) U.S. primetime television show to lead the annual Nielsen ratings in at least 3 separate decades - 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.

SeasonLiveLive + 3 DVRLive + 7 DVR
ShowNetworkHouseholds
(in millions)		Viewers
(in millions)		ShowNetworkViewers
(in millions)		ShowNetworkViewers
(in millions)
1950s}}
1950–1951 Texaco Star Theatre NBC 6.28[16] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1951–1952 Arthur Godfrey's Talent ScoutsCBS 8.23[17] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1952–1953I Love Lucy 13.73[18] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1953–1954 15.29[19] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1954–1955 15.14[20] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1955–1956 The $64,000 Question 16.58[21] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1956–1957 I Love Lucy 17.00[22] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1957–1958Gunsmoke 18.07[23] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1958–1959 17.40[24] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1959–1960 18.44[25] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1960s}}
1960–1961 Gunsmoke CBS 17.61[26] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1961–1962 Wagon Train NBC 15.59[27] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1962–1963The Beverly HillbilliesCBS 18.11[28] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1963–1964 20.18[29] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1964–1965BonanzaNBC 19.13[30] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1965–1966 17.12[31] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1966–1967 16.04[32] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1967–1968 The Andy Griffith Show CBS 15.64[33] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1968–1969Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InNBC 18.52[34] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1969–1970 15.39[35] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1970s}}
1970–1971 Marcus Welby, M.D. ABC 17.79[36] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1971–1972All in the FamilyCBS 21.11[37] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1972–1973 21.58[38] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1973–1974 20.65[39] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1974–1975 20.69[40] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1975–1976 20.95[41] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1976–1977 Happy DaysABC 22.43[42] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1977–1978Laverne & Shirley 23.04[43] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1978–1979 22.72[44] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1979–1980 60 Minutes CBS 21.67[45] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1980s}}
1980–1981DallasCBS 27.57[46] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1981–1982 23.15[47] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1982–1983 60 Minutes 21.24[48] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1983–1984 Dallas 21.54[49] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1984–1985 Dynasty ABC 21.23[50] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1985–1986The Cosby ShowNBC 28.95[51] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1986–1987 30.50[52] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1987–1988 {{unknown}} {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1988–1989 23.14[53] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1989–199021.28[54] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
Roseanne ABC {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1990s}}
1990–1991 Cheers NBC 19.83[55] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1991–199260 MinutesCBS 20.17[56] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1992–1993 20.39[57] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1993–1994 19.69[58] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1994–1995 SeinfeldNBC 19.65[59] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1995–1996ER 21.10[60] {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1996–1997 20.56[61] 30.79[62] {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1997–1998 Seinfeld 21.27[63] 34.10[64] {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1998–1999 ER 17.69[65] 25.40[66] {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
1999–2000 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Tues) ABC {{unknown}} 28.53[67] {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
2000s}}
2000–2001 Survivor CBS {{unknown}} 29.80[68] {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
2001–2002 Friends NBC {{unknown}} 24.50[69] {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
2002–2003 Crime Scene Investigation CBS {{unknown}} 26.12[70] {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
2003–2004American Idol (Tues)Fox {{unknown}} 25.73[71] {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
2004–2005 {{unknown}} 27.32[72] {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
2005–2006 {{unknown}} 31.17[73] {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
2006–2007 American Idol (Wed) {{unknown}} 30.58[74] {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
2007–2008 American Idol (Tues) {{unknown}} 28.80[75] {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}
2008–2009 American Idol (Wed) {{unknown}} 25.53[76] {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} American Idol (Wed)Fox 26.88[76]
2009–2010 American Idol (Tues) {{unknown}} 22.97[77] {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} American Idol (Tues) 24.71[78]
2010s}}
2010–2011 American Idol (Wed) Fox {{unknown}} 23.37[79] {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} American Idol (Wed) Fox 25.97[80]
2011–2012NBC Sunday Night FootballNBC {{unknown}} {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} NBC Sunday Night Football NBC 20.74[81]
2012–2013 {{unknown}} {{unknown}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}NCIS{{efn>NBC Sunday Night Football aired three broadcasts before the official start of television season which are not counted in the rankings. If these broadcasts were counted, NBC Sunday Night Football would average 21.44 million viewers—more than NCIS.[82]}}CBS 21.34[83]
2013–2014 {{unknown}} 21.42[84] {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}} The Big Bang Theory 23.10[84]
2014–2015 {{unknown}} 20.69[85] {{n/a}} {{n/a}} {{n/a}}NBC Sunday Night FootballNBC 20.81[85]
2015–2016 {{unknown}} 21.30[86]NBC Sunday Night FootballNBC 21.38[87] 21.39[88]
2016–2017 {{unknown}} 19.63[89] 19.73[90] 19.75[91]
2017–2018 {{unknown}} 17.58[92] Roseanne ABC 18.21[93] Roseanne ABC 19.96[94]
Notes
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Most watched series finales

{{refimprove section|date=February 2019}}

The number of viewers for M*A*S*H (105.9 million) and Cheers (84.4 million) are the numbers most commonly reported. M*A*S*H has also been reported at 121.6 million viewers and Cheers has been reported at 93.5 million viewers.[95][96] For M*A*S*H and Cheers, 121.6 million and 93.5 million represent the total audience who watched at least six minutes and the 105.9 million and 84.4 million represent the viewers who watched the average minute. Regular episodes of M*A*S*H were thirty minutes long, but the final episode was a television movie of running length of two hours and thirty minutes, which reached a peak audience of 125 million by the primetime telecast conclusion of the 1983 M*A*S*H series finale.

When TV miniseries are taken into the Nielsen tallies, ABC's Roots posted the second most watched series finale in U.S. history, watched on 30 January 1977, by 100 million viewers (51.1% of American households and more than 71% of the total U.S. television viewers that year), but attracted the largest viewership for any type of primetime television series in U.S. history – a record currently standing at between 130 million and 140 million.[97][98]

The M*A*S*H finale was notorious in that after the episode finished, water flow in New York City increased by 6.7 million gallons, representing about 1 million people using the bathroom. While contributing to the CD-ROM computer game Blast from the Past, in association with TV Land, Loretta Swit commented on the event, stating she thought it was due to the fact viewers stayed glued to the screens for the whole show, and then rushed to the facilities. The 2004 finale of Friends had overtaken the record of Seinfeld in 1998 since in its last 6 minutes were seen by almost 80 million people, but viewership remained at 65.9 million because it was the audience for most of the episode. Part one of the Friends finale had 52.47 million viewers and part 2 had 65.9 million viewers and both parts were broadcast on May 6, 2004 on NBC from 21:00 to 22:06.[99]

Bold text indicates the series was revived.Viewership
(in millions)		Household ratingShare Date Network
M*A*S*H 105.9 60.2% 77% format=mdy|1983|February|28}} CBS
Roots 100.0[100] 51.1% 71% format=mdy|1977|Jan|30}} ABC
Cheers 84.4[127] 45.5% 64%[95] format=mdy|1993|May|20}} NBC
The Fugitive 78.0[101] 45.9% 72% format=mdy|1967|Aug|29}} ABC
Seinfeld 76.3[102] 41.3% 58% format=mdy|1998|May|14}} NBC
Friends 52.5[103] 29.8% 43%[104] format=mdy|2004|May|06}} NBC
Magnum, P.I. 50.7 32.0% 48% format=mdy|1988|May|01}} CBS
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 50.0[102] 30.0% 46% format=mdy|1992|May|22}} NBC
The Cosby Show 44.4[102] 28.0% 45% format=mdy|1992|April|30}} NBC
All in the Family 40.2[102][105] 26.6% 43% format=mdy|1979|April|8}} CBS
Family Ties 36.3 20.8% 35% format=mdy|1989|May|14}} NBC
Home Improvement 35.5[106] 21.6%[107] 43%[106] format=mdy|1999|May|25}} ABC
Frasier 33.7[108] 16.3% 25% format=mdy|2004|May|13}} NBC
Dallas 33.3 22.0% 38% format=mdy|1991|May|3}} CBS
Everybody Loves Raymond 32.9[108] 20.2% 29% format=mdy|2005|May|16}} CBS
The Next Generation 31.0[109] 17.4% 34% format=mdy|1994|May|23}} Syndication
Gunsmoke 30.9[105] N/A N/A format=mdy|1975|March|31}} CBS
Happy Days 30.5 20.5% 31% format=mdy|1984|September|24}} ABC
The Golden Girls 27.2 18.9% 38% format=mdy|1992|May|9}} NBC
Full House 24.3 14.6% 25% format=mdy|1995|May|23}} ABC
St. Elsewhere 22.5[105] 17% 29% format=mdy|1988|May|25}} NBC[110]
MacGyver 22.3 13.8% 26% format=mdy|1992|May|21}} ABC
L.A. Law 22.1 15.9% 27% format=mdy|1994|May|19}} NBC
ALF 21.7 13.1% 24% format=mdy|1990|March|24}} NBC
The Mary Tyler Moore Show 21.16 16.5% 28% format=mdy|1977|March|19}} CBS
The Wonder Years 21.0 13.9% 23% format=mdy|1993|May|12}} ABC
Quantum Leap 20.6 13.7% 23% format=mdy|1993|May|5}} NBC
Who's the Boss? 20.5 12.7% 24% format=mdy|1992|April|25}} ABC
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 19.9 13.1% 22% format=mdy|1996|May|20}} NBC
Mad About You 19.8 13.6% 20% format=mdy|1999|May|24}} NBC
Knots Landing 19.6 13.9% 22% format=mdy|1993|May|13}} CBS
Bonanza 19.3[105] ? ? format=mdy|1973|January|16}} NBC
Designing Women 18.8 14.2% 22% format=mdy|1993|May|24}} CBS
Matlock 18.7 13.2% 20% format=mdy|1995|May|7}} ABC
Will & Grace 18.6 12.9% 20% format=mdy|2006|May|18}} NBC
The Facts of Life 18.2 13.2% 29% format=mdy|1988|May|7}} NBC
Jake and the Fatman 18.1 12.9% 20% format=mdy|1992|May|6}} CBS
Major Dad 17.9 12.6% 20% format=mdy|1993|April|16}} CBS
Murphy Brown 17.5 12.3% 19% format=mdy|1998|May|18}} CBS
Beverly Hills, 90210 16.8 11.9% 21% format=mdy|2000|May|17}} Fox
Roseanne 16.6 11.6% 19% format=mdy|1997|May|20}} ABC
Murder, She Wrote 16.5 12.3% 21% format=mdy|1996|May|19}} CBS
The Oprah Winfrey Show 16.404 11.5% N/A format=mdy|2011|May|25}} Syndication
ER 16.4 10.4% 17% format=mdy|2009|April|2}} NBC
NYPD Blue 16.1 10.4% 17% format=mdy|2005|March|1}} ABC
Miami Vice 16.1 11.0% 21% format=mdy|1989|June|28}} NBC
Perfect Strangers 15.8 11.8% 16% format=mdy|1993|August|6}} ABC
Married... with Children 15.2 10.0% 16% format=mdy|1997|May|5}} Fox
In the Heat of the Night 15.0 10.9% 17% format=mdy|1995|May|16}} CBS
Kate & Allie 14.9 11.9% 20% format=mdy|1989|May|22}} CBS
Dynasty 14.7 10.8% 17% format=mdy|1989|May|11}} ABC
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 14.6 -% -% format=mdy|2014|February|6}} NBC
Monday Night Football 14.4[111] 9.2% 16% format=mdy|2005|December|26}} ABC
Wings 14.2 10.2% 16% format=mdy|1997|May|21}} NBC
JAG 14.0[112] 9.0% 15% format=mdy|2005|April|29}} CBS
Mr. Belvedere 13.8 8.5% 16% format=mdy|1990|July|8}} ABC
The Late Show with David Letterman 13.76 9.3% -% format=mdy|2015|May|20}} CBS
Lost 13.6 7.5% 13% format=mdy|2010|May|23}} ABC
Evening Shade 13.5 9.6% 15% format=mdy|1994|May|23}} CBS
Two and a Half Men 13.5 -% N/A format=mdy|2015|February|19}} CBS
The King of Queens 13.5 8.8% 13% format=mdy|2007|May|14}} CBS
Doogie Howser, M.D. 13.4 9.2% 14% format=mdy|1993|March|24}} ABC
American Idol 13.3[113] 9.6% 15% format=mdy|2016|April|7}} Fox
Providence 13.3 9.0% 16% format=mdy|2002|December|20}} NBC
Life Goes On 13.2 8.9% 17% format=mdy|1993|May|23}} ABC
The X-Files 13.2[114] 7.9% 12% format=mdy|2002|May|19}} Fox
How I Met Your Mother 13.13 8.6% 13% format=mdy|2014|March|31}} CBS
Coach 13.1 9.3% 16% format=mdy|1997|May|14}} ABC
Touched by an Angel 12.9[115] 8.9% 15% format=mdy|2003|April|27}} CBS
Amen 12.9 8.3% 19% format=mdy|1991|May|11}} NBC
Falcon Crest 12.3 9.3% 15% format=mdy|1990|May|17}} CBS
Crime Scene Investigation 12.2 N/A N/A format=mdy|2015|September|27}} CBS
Desperate Housewives 11.9 9.0% 14% format=mdy|2012|May|13}} ABC
3rd Rock from the Sun 11.9 7.9% 13% format=mdy|2001|May|22}} NBC
The Sopranos 11.9 6.5% 11% format=mdy|2007|June|10}} HBO
Empty Nest 11.6 8.7% 17% format=mdy|1995|April|29}} NBC
Ally McBeal 11.5 7.5% 11% format=mdy|2002|May|20}} Fox
Life on the Street 11.4 8.4% 15% format=mdy|1999|May|21}} NBC
Without a Trace 11.2 7.3% 12% format=mdy|2009|May|19}} CBS
The Nanny 11.1 8.1% 14% format=mdy|1999|May|12}} CBS
Picket Fences 11.1 8.2% 14% format=mdy|1996|April|24}} CBS
The Practice 10.9 7.5% 13% format=mdy|2004|May|16}} ABC
Walker, Texas Ranger 10.8 6.8% 13% format=mdy|2001|May|19}} CBS
Judging Amy 10.8 7.6% 12% format=mdy|2005|May|3}} CBS
Sex and the City 10.6[116] ? ? format=mdy|2004|February|22}} HBO
Becker 10.6 7.3% 11% format=mdy|2004|January|28}} CBS
The Good Wife 10.6 TBA TBA format=mdy|2016|May|8}} CBS
Roseanne 10.58 N/A 20% format=mdy|2018|May|22}} ABC
Grace Under Fire 10.5 7.4% 11% format=mdy|1998|February|17}} ABC
Highway to Heaven 10.5 7.1% 16% format=mdy|1989|August|4}} NBC
Melrose Place 10.4 7.3% 12% format=mdy|1999|May|24}} Fox
Twin Peaks 10.4 N/A N/A format=mdy|1991|June|10}} ABC
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien 10.3 N/A N/A format=mdy|2010|January|22}} NBC
Breaking Bad 10.28 format=mdy|2013|September|29}} AMC
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman 10.2 6.7% 15% format=mdy|1998|May|16}} CBS
Sisters 10.1 7.1% 14% format=mdy|1996|May|4}} NBC
The West Wing 10.1 6.2% 10% format=mdy|2006|May|14}} NBC
The Mentalist 10.1 % % format=mdy|2015|February|18}} CBS
That '70s Show 10.0 6.0% 10% format=mdy|2006|May|18}} Fox
Boy Meets World 10.0 6.1% 12% format=mdy|2000|May|5}} ABC
Cold Case 10.0 6.4% 11% format=mdy|2010|May|2}} CBS
Notes
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Most watched series episode of the decade

This table lists the most watched overall television episode for every decade in the United States, as tallied by the Nielsen Media Research since the 1950–1951 television season. The audience share category of the Nielsen ratings only began in the 1959–1960 television season, and that all the Nielsen ratings for U.S. telecasts starting 2003 were adjusted from the 2008–09 season to incorporate both the standard live primetime and time-shifted or delayed DVR viewership figures (based on the telecast's final 5-minute standard run) in the United States only (from the dates of their original series finale runs).

Decade Title Episode Viewers
(in millions)		Household
share		Audience
share		 Date Network
1950s The Ed Sullivan ShowSpecial guesting of Elvis Presley 60.71 43.7% 82.6% format=dmy|1956|Sept|09}} CBS
1960s The Fugitive"The Judgment" Part 2 78.02 45.9% 72% format=dmy|1967|Aug|29}} ABC
1970s Roots (miniseries)"Part VIII" 100.0[100] 51.1% 71% format=dmy|1977|Jan|30}} ABC
1980s M*A*S*H"Goodbye, Farewell and Amen" 125.02[100] 60.2% 77% format=dmy|1983|Feb|28}} CBS
1990s Cheers"One for the Road" 93.51[102] 51.7% 72%[95] format=dmy|1993|May|20}} NBC
2000s Friends"The Last One"80.0[117]40.2%62%format=dmy|2004|May|06}} NBC
2010s Undercover Boss"Waste Management, Inc" (Series Premiere) 42.3 29.4% 36% format=dmy|2010|Feb|07}} CBS

Longest dominating series of the decade

This table lists the primetime television series with the most number of seasons of No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for every decade in the United States, as tallied by the Nielsen Media Research since the 1950–1951 television season. Only the Nielsen household share will be shown in the following table.

The U.S. television program with the longest ever streak at No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings is written in bold text.

Decade Series Peak season
household share 		Debut season at
Nielsen No. 1 		End season at
Nielsen No. 1 		Seasons
at No. 1 		Network
1950s I Love Lucy 67.3 (1952–1953) 1952–1953 1956–1957 4CBS
1960s Gunsmoke 43.1 (1957–1958) 1957–1958 1960–1961
1970s All in the Family 34.0 (1971–1972) 1971–1972 1975–1976 5
1980s The Cosby Show 34.9 (1986–1987) 1985–1986 1989–1990 NBC
1990s 60 Minutes 28.4 (1979–1980) 1979–1980 1993–1994 CBS
2000s American Idol 17.6 (2005–2006) 2003–2004 2010–2011 8 Fox
2010s NBC Sunday Night Football 13.3 (2015–2016) 2011–2012 2016-2017 5 NBC

See also

  • List of most-watched television broadcasts

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115. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1877016|date=April 30, 2003|title=The Programming Insider|last=Berman|first=Marc |work=Mediaweek |accessdate=2006-10-23 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20071008104123/http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1877016 |archivedate = October 8, 2007}}
116. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000443096|date=February 25, 2004|title=The Programming Insider|last=Berman|first=Marc |work=Mediaweek |accessdate=2006-10-23 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927011529/http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000443096 |archivedate = September 27, 2007}}
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